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Our topic this week is “Healthy Breakfast Ideas!” YES! Anyone need help with this one like I do? One of my big goals (resolutions) for this year has been to really get my health back on track. First, I finally decided to let go of my coffees/caffeinated soft drinks/teas. I am proud to say that they are no longer a stronghold for me. I also added water to my daily diet. I began daily cardio-training. And, for the past two weeks, I have been working with a trainer. Now, I am at the place where I am ready to get my diet on track, but I have a problem. I have skipped breakfast for so long that I truly have no idea where to begin with yummy, yet healthy breakfast ideas. So, have some ideas to share? I sure hope so!
This week, share either a list of options or your best recipes for Healthy Breakfast Ideas. This one should be very, very good! I can’t wait!
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Angela C says
Oh yay! I was just working on my menu plans.
Eggs for us are a great way to get protein. They are cheep when compared to a lot of meat on the market, so I use eggs alot within different meals. It’s not unusual for me to buy 15-17 dozen eggs at a time.
Here’s what I have planned for our breakfasts for this week:
Tuesdays and Thursdays we have to be out the door early so we take our breakfast with us.
Monday – Scrambled eggs and cheese, fruit (Apples, Oranges, Grapes), water or milk
Tuesday – Home Made yogurt and fruit, almonds or cashews, and 1 hard boiled egg.
Wednesday – Oatmeal with a tiny bit of honey and cinnamon, Milk, eggs
Thursday – Yogurt, fruit, nuts and 1 hard boiled egg.
Friday – Baked Oatmeal, milk
Saturday – Pancakes, eggs, sausage or bacon, milk (Fruit and Protien Smoothie for me while I head out to work)
Sunday – Crockpot Breakfast Casserole
Baked Oatmeal
2 cups oats
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 cup butter or cinnamon applesauce
1 beaten egg
1/2 cup brown sugar
3/4 cup milk
1 Tablespoon baking powder
1 tspn cinnamon
Heat oven 350F. Mix all ingredients. Bake in a greased 8×8 pan for 30 minutes. Cut into squares and serve in bowls with warm milk, or these can be used as snack bars.
I usually make a double batch of this in a 9×13 dish when I’m baking bread.
Crockpot Breakfast Casserole
Found at this link:
http://www.monthlymenuplanner.com/recipe_box.php?recipe_name=Breakfast+Casserole+in+Crockpot&filter=breakfast&find_recipes=1
To make this healthier you can cut back the bread and add more veggies or oats.
Angela C says
Oops, forgot to add, that when I make eggs in the morning: They are usually scrambled with spinach or other diced veggies added in. Or I poach eggs, or steam eggs in my steamer in individual egg cups. This cuts out the amount of bad fat by not frying eggs. Also I add in good fat by adding a tiny bit of olive oil to the eggs when I scramble them., or by eating nuts, or advocado.
karendg8 says
I like to eat yogurt and homemade granola for breakfast. I buy or make plain yogurt, drizzle some pure maple syrup on it and some granola (Sue Gregg’s Breakfast cookbook has a great one.)…sometimes I add a spoonful of brown sugar (or you could use brown sugar splenda but it’s really not that many calories to have a tsp. of brown sugar anyway.)
I haven’t done this in a while but a fruit smoothie made with yogurt or silken tofu and some frozen fruit and fruit juice makes a quick healthy breakfast in the blender.
Sue Gregg’s pancakes or waffles with a fruit topping is a more labor intensive yet yummy and healthy breakfast. (I think you can get this recipe free on her website.)
A healthy muffin and a piece of fruit.
When the weather turns cold again it will be a perfect time for hot cereal. Cooked millet is something different and tastes very good.
yabby says
Recently we found a recipe that the kids really enjoy and we can get ready for the oven the night before. I’d love to give credit to who I got it from but I honestly have no clue.
Basic Breakfast Casserole
6 eggs
1 tsp salt
2 cups milk
1 tsp dry mustard
1 lb ground sausage (we used bacon instead, chopped up)
1 cup grated cheddar cheese
6 slices bread, broken into small pieces
Spray a 8×12 inch pan with nonstick spray. Brown and drain sausage (or bacon). Mix eggs, milk and mustard in blender or wisk thoroughly. Add sausage, bread and cheese. Pour in pan and refrigerate overnight. Bake in the morning at 350 degrees until egg is set, about half an hour.
(we made 1/2 recipe in smaller pan and fed 2 little boys, 2 big boys and dad)
kathleen.nobodyhome says
Some of my favorite healthy breakfast ideas:
* An omelet (one whole egg plus a couple of whites) with plenty of veggies, like chives, celery, tomato, onion, etc. With some whole wheat toast and jam.
* Fruit smoothie: Half a banana, some yogurt, a handful of spinach, some frozen berries, and a splash of milk or juice. Add some ice and blend the heck out of it.
~Kathleen
(kathleen.nobodyhome)
lindysrest says
Oh goody! I hope everyone else has wonderful ideas.
My easy idea lately has been homemade yogurt with granola in it. My kids love this and it is so fast and easy. Any yogurt or cereal will work, but the sweet warm whole milk fresh from the cow makes such yummy yogurt. MMMMM
My kids also love Decorated Eggs. 🙂 Scrambled eggs with “stuff” (whatever’s in the fridge) in them.
Oatmeal is a standard at our house. I use rolled grains or cut grains, then add dried fruit and a few nuts. If we really want a treat, I’ll drizzle a little maple syrup or brown sugar on it.
Congratulations on being good, Cindy. Keep it up!
Linda Sprague
Jennifer George says
I have always liked Bircher Muesli. My favourite recipe is very simple. Fruit yoghurt, rolled oats and fruit juice in equal quantities in a bowl to soak in fridge over night. In the morning add some fresh fruit and LSA (linseed, sesame and almond meal I think). Even my babies love this. Some people add honey too!
I also like French Toast with fruit and yoghurt but I make mine from scratch. It seems that a lot of premade things are not so healthy and anything made from scratch would be more nutritious in my opinion.
Best wishes
Jen in Oz
(and you go girl on looking out for you!)
bluekimberly says
This is my favorite good for me breakfast:
1/2 cup of 2% low fat cottage cheese (or 3/4 cup of 1%)
1/2 cup frozen (thawed) strawberries or blueberries or fresh berries
7 walnut halves (yeah, you have to watch the number of nuts 🙂 )
This gives you about 230 calories. If you need more calories, add another 1/2 cup of berries, that’ll give you about 300.
I love this especially in the summer. It’s refreshing, simple, and gives your body the good fuel it needs.
Hope you enjoy it too!
Kim Ehlers
Danielle Hull says
Oatmeal is our main breakfast around here. We make it with milk and usually add raisins. I love to put raw almonds in mine; ground fine they’re still crunchy and a few go a long way. We’ve been switching to sucanat instead of brown sugar, as it’s less processed.
Especially in the summer we have fruit and low fat cottage cheese. Also, fruit smoothies: I try to put fresh spinach in them – you can barely taste it, honest! You cannot use lettuce in its place because it doesn’t blend to liquid like the spinach does 😉
When we “must” have breads or pancakes, we try to make them from scratch using whole grain flour.
Then there are eggs. To “sneak in” more nutrition for the kids, I mince onion and yellow pepper to mix in scrambled eggs. I try to use a lower fat cheese, like mozzarella, too.
Blessings,
Danielle Hull
smoakhouse says
Omelet are a good high protein breakfast, that everyone can customize with their favorite veggies and top with a touch of cheese and voila!
But our family loves muffins, not always a healthy or as quick as I would like. I found a recipe that improves on both accounts.
I add cinnamon and nutmeg to the mix.
anneelliott says
Cindy,
I try to soak oats overnight before cooking them, because it makes them so much easier to digest. But I would forget! So I heard an idea to get a lamp timer (at Wal-mart). Then I put my oats and water in a crockpot in the afternoon, usually while I’m making supper. I just let them soak away in there (not turned on). Then my timer turns the crockpot on low around 3 a.m. (while I’m snoozing). By 7 a.m., my oatmeal is all cooked and ready to go. I add butter and some raw sugar, maybe some raisins or dried apples (yum!), and breakfast is served.
I also like to serve some protein, usually in the form of eggs. This has become my kids’ job. They really like cooking, and it has been good training for them in how to use a stove and how to cook. They like adding cheese or salsa to the scrambled eggs.
Anyway, when I wake up, our oatmeal is basically ready. By the time I’ve made a pot of coffee for me and hubby, the eggs are ready, too. Breakfast is served!
Hugs,
~Anne Elliott
Julie K says
For starters healthiest breakfast you can eat in the morning in my opinion is a Green Smoothie. Here is the simple way to do it.
1-2 cups water in blender,
Add 3 cups Mixed Greens or spinach greens or Romaine lettuce
1-2 tablespoons honey
1 chopped apple
1-2 tablespoons extra virgin coconut oil (Add some almonds too if you like)
Blend altogether until smooth. Add some extra virgin coconut oil, and blend, then add 1-2 frozen bananas or fresh if frozen not available
Other frozen fruit if desired and some ice cubes. Blend it all again.
I save these in 8 oz canning jars so if need an energy pickup later in the day, I can have another smoothie quickly. My 2 year old has at least 2 of these a day and they make up for him not eating meat or drinking dairy.
Sunday Breakfast
We usually make a coffee cake on Saturday afternoon with the Sue Gregg recipes and then all I do on sunday is warm it up in low heat oven and put butter on everyone’s pieces and eat with fresh fruit. sure beats the morning rush. this can be used other days too, or make a double batch and freeze especially for holidays or visitors coming…
Other weekdays it is Oatmeal and mashed banana mixed together or 7 grain porridge.
Bobbi says
Here’s a yummy, easy breakfast:
Orange You ‘Nutty Julius
1 can Whole Coconut Milk
2 egg yolks
2 cups Orange Juice (Preferably Fresh)
Place it all in a blender and process until frothy. Makes about 4 one cup servings.
You can have just this, or add a slice of sprouted grain bread with 1 T pasture butter for extra staying power.
Another favorite around here is a cheese quesadilla with either guacamole or Mediterranean style yogurt to dip it in. Not your traditional breakfast, but my girls love it.
Bobbi Beeson
rodnamomof2 says
I need this too! I really do not know how to make much from scratch.
I do like to make omelets. They are pretty healthy. You can mix in a little turkey bacon or beef sausage, a little cheese and some veggies if you want. Mushrooms are good!
If you want a fast breakfast like cereal, Cascadian Farms has some granola cereals that are really yummy and so filling that you do not need much.
We love malt-o-meal! I just add a little butter and sugar. I can control how much goes in rather than buying premade.
Buck wheat pancakes are actually really good or whole grain pancakes made from scratch are good too. That way you are not just eating a bunch of white flour.
Angela says protien, fruit and veggies at every meal so I would say some eggs, turkey bacon and some fruit of your choice would make a well rounded meal.
I would love a recipe for an easy breakfast casserole dish or something.
Anyone got one?
Rodna James
Amy Matthys says
One thing I like to do is to make up some whole grain pancakes and keep them in the fridge or freezer to grab one or two in the morning. Top them with some berries or sugar free syrup and you’re good to go. Our favorite recipe is below- I like it because of the extra nutrition boost from the pumpkin. Also, we use 100% White Whole Wheat Flour. It is 100% whole grain- the actual wheat berry is white rather than the traditional red wheat use for most flours- and the flour is much more fine (more like all purpose) than the red wheat. You could also use Whole Wheat Pastry Flour- it’s red whole grains ground up into a VERY fine flour.
Pumpkin Pancakes
2 cups flour
3 T brown sugar (or you could use stevia)
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp ginger
1/2 tsp salt
1 1/2 cups milk
1 cup canned pumpkin puree
1 egg
2 T veg. oil or applesauce
2 T vinegar
Combine liquid ingredients and dry ingredient separately and then mix together and cook each side until browned. Enjoy!
Lisa Martin says
We do many of the same things that others have said:
* baked oatmeal
* homemade granola (either with milk or yogurt)
* homemade whole wheat muffins with yogurt
* eggs and ww toast
* whole wheat pancakes
* french toast made with homemade ww bread
My biggest secret to quick, healthy breakfasts is to make more than I need on the days I have time. That way, on a morning that we need to eat and run, we can grab something from the fridge (like baked oatmeal) or freezer (like pancakes or muffins). There’s almost always homemade granola and yogurt available also — unless I need to go food shopping 😉
revelation1211 says
From Mindy Brasher aka revelation1211
I do not enjoy carbs/sugars for breakfast. They make me feel yucky during the day. So… This recipe sounds fattening but really it is so good for you and with portion control you will be full and energized longer than eating carbs. Try it!
EGG FRITTATA
Serves 2
2 eggs
1 to 2 Tablespoon of organic sour cream
1 sauteed sweet onion (chop as desired)
Coconut, olive, red palm oil (enough to sautee onion)
seasoning of choice – I use Herbamare and Simply Organic All Purpose Seasoning – sea salt and pepper are good also
Sautee onion in oil of choice until soft and transparent. Beat eggs lightly in small bowl. Mix sour cream into eggs. Once onions are done stir into egg/sour cream mixture. You don’t have to wait for the onions to cool. Pour this mixture into the pan you sauteed onion in, adding a little more oil, if needed. Cook until the bottom of frittata begins to brown well. If you find that your frittata does not cook on top to your liking you can pull the sides over to allow the liquid on top to drain to the side and therfore cook.
Other vegis you can add to your frittata: tomato, bell pepper, garlic, artichokes (so yummy!), I even have added tender baby green peas. Just be creative! Here’s to our health. Shalom
kboatwright says
We like to make smoothies for breakfast. Here is an easy recipe.
Add the following ingredients in a blender and mix.
milk
yogurt
strawberries
honey or your favorite sweetener
3-4 ice cubes
To mix it up, sometimes we add bananas or blackberries and sometimes all the fruit together. If it gets too thick, add more milk.
Katrina Boatwright
vickilynn10 says
One of our favs is pancakes with fresh fruit mixed in. We love bananas or blueberries. And for a special treat chocolate chips! Yum!
TinaK says
My family loves breakfast burritos! Use the whole grain wraps, eggs, cheese, add what you want! These will keep you full and provide needed energy!
Thanks
TinaK
bloodcoveredprincess says
I think healthy breakfast all comes down to balance!
Many people make the mistake of having the same thing for breakfast every day although noone would have the same thing for lunch or dinner every day and we really need to have variety of things for breakfast too.
Even people who make menu plans rarely include breakfast, but if you do include breakfast on a menu not only can you make sure that you eat a variety of things for breakfast you can also balance what you have for breakfast with what you eat for the rest of the day.
For instance if you have a sweet thing such as pancakes for breakfast lay off the sweets for the rest of the day and if you have bacon or sausage lay off the fatty stuff.
Love and Blessing
Angela Marchington
Cariann McCready says
The other morning I made a quick healthy breakfast that lasted a lot longer than I thought it would..
1 scrambled egg with chipotle and lime seasoning
small amount of shredded cheese
1 slice multi grain nut bread toasted
salsa to go with the egg.
my boys like Oatmeal but around here it isn’t super healthy.. they like it with brown sugar and butter…
If I’m trying to be healthy with oatmeal I use crasins and a little milk.
I don’t keep white bread or even plain whole wheat bread in the house… It is all multi grains, nuts, etc… style breads…
We also do a lot of peanut butter and toast or cottage cheese and cinnamon..
I also make pancake mix in bulk with whole wheat flour, brown rice flour, and whatever other healthy flour I can find… I don’t use powdered milk in the mix instead we use Milk when we make it…
cindyisrich says
Oh, I like this topic! I need good ideas for breakfast (I didn’t like breakfast foods growing up)!
These are some of the things we do that are at least semi-healthy:
Smoothie using homemade Almond milk (soak 1 cup preferable raw almonds overnight; in morning, blend with 3 cups water; strain and repeat. We sometimes add agave or dates to sweeten it) or fruit juice (unsweetened kind), frozen fruit of any kind (we LOVE blueberries),a banana, and a handful or two of spinach and blend! You can’t even taste the spinach (as someone already mentioned)! So yummy! This is one breakfast item that I love! 🙂
Scrambled omelets (as my kids call them…. shhhh, they’re really scrambled eggs with all the goodies in it) with sauted onions, fresh bell peppers, tomatoes, zucchini, sometimes cucumbers (added last, not long enough to cook), mushrooms, if we have it, Anaheim peppers and a little cheese (not everyone can have or likes cheese though, so this is to their preferences).
Bagels and cream cheese or some like it with homemade jam instead.
Occasionally we’ll make homemade “Egg Muffins” with homemade or whole grain bread, eggs and if we have it, natural non-hormone sausage. If we don’t have sausage it’s called “Cackleberry Sandwich”, in which the egg is scrambled instead of fried (which all my cooking is done with olive oil or coconut oil on low heat).
Oatmeal is a favorite as is Germade (Cream of Wheat type cereal). The kids also like granola (if I’m really good I’ll make it myself).
Muffins that have been tweaked to fit our lifestyle (no dairy for most of us or eggs for some of us) made with whole grains etc, are sometimes made. Need to keep working on the tweaking part though to make them a little more “fluffy”.
One of my sons loves “Finnish Pancakes”! He’s learned how to make them, so that’s his job when he desires them. As they’re loaded with milk and eggs, some of us can’t have them, so we fend for ourselves on these occasions!
My kids also like “Instant Oatmeal”. We found a recipe that we make our own and have on hand (all the kids help with this one).
Makes 8 packets (we quad or more the recipe)
3 cups quick oats
salt
8 snack size ziplock baggies
Put 1/2 cup oats in a blender and whirl at high speed until powdery; reserve in a small bowl & repeat procedure with an additional 1/2 cup oats. If you’re using a food processor, powder the 1 cup of oats in one motion. Into each ziplock baggie, put 1/4 cup unpowdered oats, 2 tbsp powdered oats, and a scant 1/4 tsp salt. Seal baggie. Store packets in a box or airtight container.
To Serve: Empty packet into a bowl. Add 3/4 cup boiling water; stir and let stand for 2 minutes. For thicker oatmeal, use less water; for thinner, use more water.
Additions:
Apple-Cinnamon Oatmeal:
To each packet add 1 tbsp sugar, 1/4 tsp cinnamon and 2 Tbsp chopped, dried apples.
Sweetened Oatmeal:
To each packet add 1 tbsp sugar
Cinnamon-Spice:
To each packet add 1 tbsp sugar, 1/4 tsp cinnamon (be careful here – my boys overdid it and they couldn’t eat the packets) and a scant 1/8 tsp nutmet (we omitted the nutmeg).
Raisins and brown sugar:
To each packet add 1 tbsp packed brown sugar & 1 tbsp raisins.
We’ve added different kinds of dried fruit: mango, pineapple, craisins, etc. All have turned out well. My kids especially liked the mango!
Thank you Cindy for the great topic! I’ve already received some ideas that I’ll incorporate!
Cindy Richards
Hillary Moore says
We eat eggs frequently–we have hens laying them for us 🙂 I like to use my stick blender to get them really broken up and add spinach–green eggs. It doesn’t affect the taste much at all.
We also like smoothies–or milkshakes as the children like to call them. We add in many different combinations of fruit. We like to have these with a muffin or breakfast cookie. I have seen many recipes for these–usually some sort of oatmeal cookie. I do have to plan ahead for this and bake them a day or two earlier. I never feel like baking before breakfast 🙂
mscheck says
We eat mostly oatmeal. But sometimes we like to eat eggs, so I make a Crustless Quiche recipe.
serves 6
2 large eggs
1/2 cup liquid eggs or egg whites
1 small can (5 ounces) evaporated milk
2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
Adjust oven rack to center position and heat to 400 degrees.
Grease a 9-inch Pyrex pie plate.
Wisk eggs, milk, mustard, salt, and pepper in a medium bowl. Pour mixture into
pie plate and bake until just set, 25 to 30 minutes. Remove from oven and let rest 5 minutes. Cut into 6 wedges and serve.
This is a very good Quiche Recipe.
Blessings Mary