Your morning might be busy and hectic, but breakfast can be the most important meal of the day, and it can be easy to fit in something every morning. The following breakfast ideas are not only supportive of a clean eating lifestyle, but they are really easy to put together. Some of them can even be prepared the night before.
P.S. if you intermittent fast like me, no worries! You can fast from 4 pm to 7 or 8 am and still have breakfast! OR, move your schedule later, and break your fast with a late breakfast.
Breakfast Toast
If you take a peek around Instagram, you will notice that breakfast toast is very popular for people who are health-conscious, including those following a clean eating lifestyle. It started with avocado toast, which consists of mashed up avocado on whole-grain or gluten-free bread, sometimes with a fried egg on top. Doesn’t that sound yummy???
However, you can make plenty of other healthy breakfast toasts according to what you have, such as almond butter with sliced fruit, salmon and hummus, or veggies with hummus on the toast. You really can add any of your favorite things, or even use large slices of sweet potato for the bread portion of the toast to make it even healthier (this alternative is great for those who are sensitive to grains, whether gluten-free or not).
Overnight Oats
Don’t rule out something as simple as overnight oats. Oats themselves are usually approved by the clean eating diet, as long as they are prepared in a natural and fresh way. This means you shouldn’t use processed instant oatmeal and be careful about what you add to them. However, you can make them ahead of time, usually the night before, so it is convenience when you wake up the following morning with your oats in a mason jar all ready to eat. A basic overnight oats recipe consists of rolled oats, milk, and Greek yogurt.
Try adding some organic honey and chia seeds to the oats as well. I do recommend a good amount of protein to start off your morning, so you can add a clean animal or plant protein as a companion to the oats. Leftovers from the night before can come into play beautifully here!
Egg-in-a-Basket
This is a breakfast that is fun and easy to make but is usually done with bread. Typically, it is cooked with a hole in the middle of bread that is placed on the pan and an egg is cracked in the hole. A healthier version is to slice up a bell pepper, put the slices on a pan, and break the eggs inside the peppers. When the egg is done, you enjoy the bell pepper along with the egg. You are saving on carbs and having a healthy meal at the same time. You can also bake an egg in the middle of a half slice of avocado, there are many recipes on the internet for this one.
You can also try old favorites, such as smoothies, as long as you are careful about the dairy portion and whether or not it comes from grass-fed cows.
RECIPE
Warm Grain-Free Cereal
Serves 2
- 1 cup dairy-free milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons coconut flour
- 2 tablespoons ground flax seeds
- ¼ cup sunflower seeds
- ¼ cup pumpkin seeds
- 1 tablespoon chia seeds
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
MIX THE CEREAL: Warm the dairy-free milk and vanilla extract in a small pot on the stove. While the milk is warming, combine the remaining ingredients in a small serving bowl. When the milk is warm, pour it over the cereal and mix. Allow the cereal to sit for about 3 minutes to thicken. Top with fresh fruit and/or sweetener of choice.
To Your Health,
Patti
