In this Food for Healthy Breakfast article, we will explore healthy breakfast foods for all ages. Some healthy fast food breakfast options, and over 250 make at home low calorie breakfast recipes.
Make sure to check out the 10 Healthy Breakfast Foods section to make sure you’re starting your day off right with healthy breakfast options.
Food for Healthy Breakfast
If you’re looking to add healthy breakfast options, you have to start with the ingredients.
Healthy breakfast recipes should include ingredients that promote health, energy, and ingredients that are filling.
In this article, I will share the best food for healthy breakfast recipes, as well as options for the kiddos, and even options for fast food with healthy breakfast option.
Sections in This Breakfast Article:
- 10 Healthy Breakfast Foods (breakfast foods for weight loss)
- Healthy Breakfast for Kids
- 275 Low Calorie Breakfast Recipes (recipe cards!)
- 5 Healthy Fast Food Breakfast Options
10 Healthy Breakfast Foods
You often hear that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Many people believe so, because if done right, breakfast can set you up for a very healthy day.
I often find that if I, or my weight loss coaching clients go off plan at breakfast, the rest of the day is a slippery slope into over eating and making unhealthy choices.
Below I will share 10 Lose Weight By Eating reader favorite healthy breakfast recipes. But in this section I wanted to share the 10 items you should work into your first meal of the day.
Top 10 Healthy Breakfast Foods:
- Oatmeal
- Eggs
- Whole Grains
- Greek Yogurt
- Bananas
- Avocados
- Nuts
- Quinoa
- Berries
- Coffee
Here’s what makes each of the Top 10 Breakfast Foods Special:
Find out more about each food for healthy breakfast here, and below 10 recipes using these healthy breakfast ingredients.
1. Oatmeal
There is no shortage of oatmeal recipes for breakfast on the Lose Weight By Eating website. And for good reason, oatmeal is a great way to start your day!
This whole grain helps lower cholesterol (1). Plus the fiber rich ingredient will keep you fuller, longer.
Oatmeal promotes a healthy heart and bones, it contains anti-aging properties, and can improve memory!
Check out these 15 Oatmeal for Weight Loss Recipes, they can help you get started on consuming more food for healthy breakfast.
2. Eggs
Eggs are a great healthy breakfast option! They improve brain function (2) and are so packed full of protein, you’ll be full and satisfied for hours.
Breakfast recipes with eggs are pretty common, but when you’re looking for low calorie breakfast egg recipes, it can be a bit tricky. But below I’ll highlight healthy breakfast fast food options to make your life easier.
There are several breakfast recipes with eggs in the section below. And in my best selling cookbooks.
There are several healthy breakfast recipes with eggs further down in the article:
- Breakfast Quesadilla
- Breakfast Pita
- Spicy Avocado Toast
- and more…
3. Whole Grains
Whole grains make for healthy breakfasts. They keep you fuller longer, and promote a healthy brain (3).
We recommend combining whole grains with protein, such as an egg, or some healthy fat, like avocado.
There are loads of whole grain recipes further down in the article:
- Spicy Avocado Toast
- Almond Banana Sandwich
- Apple Cinnamon pancakes
- and more…
4. Greek Yogurt
I always keep a big tub of unsweetened Greek Yogurt in my fridge. I just adore it!
It’s packed full of protein, and healthy probiotics, it’s such a great food for a healthy breakfast!
I love to use this healthy ingredient in place of sour cream in savory dishes, and add a bit of fruit and honey for a sweet treat.
Check out these 15 Greek Yogurt Recipes for more healthy breakfast recipes.
Below in this article you will find several Greek Yogurt recipes, keep scrolling!…
5. Bananas
Bananas are full of more nutrients than potassium! They have loads of fiber, vitamin C and B6, and manganese (5).
This means bananas can help promote a healthy heart, skin, bones, immune and nervous systems and increase metabolism.
Bananas are also great for reducing stress and increasing energy!
You can find a delicious Almond Banana Sandwich below in the article. This recipe will focus on 3 of the 10 Healthy Breakfast foods in this section.
There are many more Banana recipes in this article for 13 Healthy Strawberry Banana Smoothies.
6. Avocados
Avocados are a wonderful addition to your healthy breakfast! They make healthy breakfast recipes easy, and delicious!
Avocado toast recipes have become extremely popular, and I should know… There’s one in my best selling cookbook Detox Week! But there are many ways to incorporate avocados into your healthy breakfast recipes.
Avocados are known to promote a healthy heart, they also increase energy and metabolism (6)!
You can find avocado breakfast recipes later in this article like the Spicy Avocado Toast!
Find more Avocado Benefits here.
7. Nuts (Nut Butters)
I always keep nut butters in my fridge, they make wonderful food for healthy breakfast!
Our favorite nut butters are almond butter and peanut butter… and that’s handy as they are the most popular.
Almonds naturally boost metabolism, reduce pain, migraine, and inflammation, making them a great healthy breakfast food (7)!
Peanuts help reduce depression, inflammation, pain, and PMS symptoms (8).
Check out the Almond Butter Banana Sandwich below! It’s got 3 of the 10 best food for healthy breakfast!
8. Quinoa
Quinoa is a great head pain reliever, making it a great healthy breakfast food to enjoy before you stare at a computer screen everyday (8).
This wonderful grain is a great easy healthy breakfast for those who don’t like the mushy consistency of oatmeal. Quinoa is more crunchy, and chewy, giving it a completely different experience that most people love.
Check out more Benefits of Quinoa here.
There are a few Quinoa Breakfast Recipes below in the article:
- Apple Cinnamon Breakfast Quinoa
- Blueberry Quinoa
9. Berries
Berries are packed full of cell regenerating antioxidants!
They help promote a strong body and a strong mind! They even boost energy and metabolism making them a great food for healthy breakfast recipes!
We have several healthy breakfast recipes below that are packed full of berries:
- Strawberry Waffles
- Dutch Baby
- Blueberry Quinoa
- and more…
10. Coffee
Coffee is a great brain “food”, it helps increase brain and memory function (9).
Coffee has a slew of health benefits from weight loss, to lowing the risk of diabetes, even lowering the risk of cancer (10)!
Find more benefits of coffee here.
Try some of these Coffee Recipes:
Healthy Breakfast for Kids
Kids can be very picky eaters, but most often breakfast foods are some of their favorites!
Ask any kid if they want cereal of pancakes for dinner, and they will likely jump for joy! But how do you make those options, healthy?
There are 3 ways to get your kids eating healthy breakfast recipes:
- Make it fun
- Hide the healthy ingredients
- Baby step
1. Make it fun
Making a healthy breakfast for kids can be done simply if you make it fun!
Be silly:
You’ve likely been to a restaurant where they make a funny face on a pancake with fruit. Often the parents are shocked to see the kid gobbling up the entire meal, and the fruit. Why? because the restaurant made the meal fun!
I love being silly with food when it comes to kids. The Breakfast Quesadilla recipe below shows just that. A quesadilla, for breakfast?! FUN!
Let them help:
Having the kids make the breakfast is also fun. You don’t need them to be handling the spatula to “make” their own breakfast!
Next time you serve pancakes, oatmeal, or yogurt for breakfast, give the kids a topping bar!
It can be as simple as a small bowl of blueberries, another small bowl with strawberries, and a third bowl with granola or their favorite cereal. get them involved, and they will be more likely to eat it!
2. Hide the healthy ingredients
Trick my kid… yes, I absolutely trick her into eating healthy! And I’m ok with that! Eventually she watches me make that favorite meal she had no idea was 90% vegetables, and doesn’t even flinch.
Chop it fine:
Chop well, or get the blender out! My Strawberry Waffles below are a perfect example. That recipe is so packed full of berries!
But when you are working with vegetables it’s even more important! If you are trying to hide vegetables in food, the best thing you can do is chop it well, or blend it.
Try the Strawberry Waffles below, and the Breakfast Quesadilla. Be sure to chop the veggies really well in the Quesadilla, they will mix well with the eggs.
3. Baby step
Kids love their cereal… and getting them away from the ingredient can be difficult. But what if you baby stepped into a healthier breakfast?
Step 1:
Add their favorite berries to their cereal. Don’t even mention it, just a little extra love this morning.
Step 2:
Swap out the milk for Greek Yogurt, give them more berries and some of the Strawberry Sauce, or Blueberry Syrup below to drizzle over. Tell them it’s a breakfast treat.
Step 3:
This one is tricky, so don’t try it on a high stress morning… Swap out the favorite cereal with an all natural granola, or a more natural version of Theis favorite cereal. (See the Organic section of the store)
All kids are different, which is why there are 3 different ways above to help you to get their eating healthier breakfasts.
Healthy breakfasts for kids don’t have to sound so daunting when you have some tricks up your sleeve!
275 Low Calorie Breakfast Recipes
I choose 10 reader favorite low calorie breakfast recipes to share in this article. They all have loads of healthy ingredients, and hit on one or more of the 10 Best Breakfast Foods from above.
250+ BEST Breakfast Recipes for Weight Loss
Ingredients
Low Calorie Breakfast Toast Recipes:
Protein Packed Breakfast Recipes:
- Healthy Cottage Cheese Pancakes (Protein Pancakes)
- 5 BEST Egg Muffins for Breakfast
- Low Calorie Chaffle Recipe (Protein Waffles)
- Healthy Omelet with Spinach and Cheese
- The Best Vegetable Omelet Recipe
- Breakfast Tofu Scramble Recipe
- LOW CALORIE Breakfast Turkey Patties Recipe
- 10 Breakfast Greek Yogurt Fruit Bowl Recipes
- The Best Meaty Omelette Recipe
- 10 Healthy Recipes for Baked Eggs
- Homemade Blueberry Yogurt
Breakfast Smoothies for Weight Loss:
- 10 Best Weight Loss Smoothies
- 10 Coconut Milk Smoothies for Weight Loss
- 5 Spinach Blueberry Smoothie Recipes
- 10 Vanilla Protein Shake Recipes for Weight Loss
- Strawberry Protein Shake to Lose Weight
- The Best Chocolate Protein Shake Recipe
- 10 Healthy Banana Smoothie Recipes
- 10 Green Smoothie Recipes for Quick Weight Loss
- 10 Best Breakfast Smoothies for Weight Loss
- Mango Smoothie Bowl Recipe
- Green Smoothie Bowl Recipe
- Low Calorie Acai Bowl Recipe
- 5 Best Celery Juice Recipes for Weight Loss
Meal Prep Breakfasts for Weight Loss:
- Breakfast Oatmeal Bake with Berries
- 5 Parfait Yogurt Recipes
- Easy Breakfast Wrap Recipe “To Go”
- Easy Toasted Coconut Granola Recipe
- Healthy Recipe for Peanut Butter Granola
- The BEST Chocolate Chip Muffin Recipe
- Glazed Lemon Blueberry Scones Recipe
- Easy Banana Muffins Recipe
- The Best Breakfast Burrito Recipe
- 30 Easy Overnight Oats Recipes
- 15 Recipes for Low Calorie Scones
Fun & Healthy Breakfasts for Kids (and Adults!):
- Healthy Breakfast Quesadillas Recipes
- Healthy Breakfast Tacos Recipe
- Peanut Butter Banana Waffles Recipe
- Simple Fruit Salad Recipe
- The BEST Blueberry Muffin Recipe
- Heathy Chocolate Chip Zucchini Bread Recipe
- 10 Minute Chilaquiles
- 10 Easy Pancake Recipes
- Healthy Waffles Recipe with Toppings Guide
- Healthy Egg and Cheese Breakfast Quesadillas (below)
- Low Calorie Chocolate Chip Pancakes (below)
- Strawberry Shortcake Waffles (below)
Weekend Breakfasts & Brunch Recipes:
- Easy Breakfast Quiche Recipe
- Green Shakshuka with Feta
- Healthy Pumpkin Pancakes Recipe
- Healthy Buckwheat Pancake Recipe
- Low Calorie Homemade Hash Browns Recipe
- The Best Shakshuka Recipe
- The Best Eggs Benedict Recipe
- Easy Oven Roasted Potatoes Recipe
- Easy Recipe for Breakfast Casserole
- 5 Ingredient Banana Pancakes
- Healthy Pumpkin Bread Recipe
- Healthy French Toast Recipe
- Whole Wheat Apple Cinnamon Pancakes (below)
- Skinny Strawberry Dutch Baby (below)
Oatmeal Recipes and Breakfast Grains:
- 10 Healthy Protein Oatmeal Recipes
- 5 Healthy Oatmeal Pancakes Recipes
- 15 Healthy Oatmeal Recipes for Quick Weight Loss
- Chocolate Oatmeal Smoothie for Weight Loss
- 5 Low Calorie Granola Recipes
- Healthy Breakfast Millet Recipe with Cranberries
- Apple Cinnamon Breakfast Quinoa (below)
- Blueberry Almond Breakfast Quinoa (below)
Instructions
- Choose a recipe you want to try.
- Click the link to get to the printable recipe card.
- Print or Pin to Pinterest, then get cooking.
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Healthy Breakfast Recipes with Eggs
These healthy breakfast recipes with eggs will help make your mornings easire, and more delicious!
Try out some of these easy healthy breakfast recipes this week.
1. Spicy Avocado and Egg Toast
This is one of my favorite breakfast recipes with eggs!
If you’re looking for a superfood breakfast recipe, check out this easy healthy breakfast! It’s packed with food for healthy breakfast ingredients.
Spicy Avocado and Egg Toast
Ingredients
- ½ Avocado sliced
- ¼ cup Greek Yogurt
- Salsa or Hot Sauce as much as you like. I like Pepper Plant hot sauce.
- 2 slices Wheat Bread toasted
- 2 Large Eggs
Instructions
- Make each egg to your liking while you toast the bread.
- Meanwhile, add the avocado, yogurt and hot sauce to a bowl. Use a fork to mash and mix together.
- Top the bread with the avocadomixture, then the egg.
- Cut in half and serve.
Notes
Fat: 11
Fiber: 3.5
Protein: 12
Carbs: 16
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2. Healthy Breakfast Quesadillas
Looking to make breakfast more fun for the kids? Try this healthy breakfast for kids (and adults!) this week.
This is a step up from a breakfast burrito, all the flavor, but half the calories. Making this a great low calorie breakfast.
Healthy Breakfast Quesadillas (JUST 252 CALORIES)
Ingredients
- 2 Whole Wheat Tortillas
- ¼ cup Low Fat Cheddar Cheese
- ½ Bell Pepper Chopped
- 1 Large Egg beaten w/ a tsp of water
- ½ Jalapeno Halved and Sliced* remove seeds and ribs if you don’t like a lot of heat
- 2 tbsp Pinto Beans**
- 1 Garlic Clove smashed but still intact
- ½ tbsp Olive Oil
- Hot Sauce or Salsa
- ¼ cup Greek Yogurt- Optional
Instructions
- Heat oil in a large skillet on medium-high and toss in bell pepper, jalapeno and garlic clove, cook for 5-10 minutes until the bell peppers are getting soft.
- Remove the garlic clove lower heat to medium and push all the veggies to one side of the pan.
- In the empty side of the pan add egg and push around until scrambled. Add the beans, remove from heat and mix well.
- Time to get started with the tortillas, put a little cheese on one side, then layer the egg mixture then a little more cheese, and fold.
- Heat a clean pan on med-high place the folded quesadillas in the pan and heat until cheese is melted and tortilla is slightly browned, flip and repeat.
- Using a pair of scissors (a Mommy trick that I use often) slice the quesadillas, then plate with the Greek Yogurt topped with salsa or hot sauce and dig in.
Notes
** I like to open a can of pinto beans and put in Tupperware in the fridge. I take out a little as I need it. Beans are great in everything from salads to tacos and sandwich wraps and if you get them canned they are already cooked, you just need to heat up. Each quesadilla has: Calories: 252
Fat: 11
Fiber: 6
Protein: 15
Carbs: 24
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3. Healthy Breakfast Pita
This is one of our favorite breakfast recipes with eggs, it’s so simple and delicious… and you get to eat bacon!!
This low calorie breakfast will quickly become a family favorite, so stock up on ingredients!
Healthy Breakfast Pita Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 Whole Wheat Pita
- 2 tbsp low calorie Cheddar Cheese
- 1/4 cup Arugula
- 1/2 bell pepper sliced
- 1 Egg
- 1/4 avocado, sliced optional
- 3 snow pea pods optional
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400, place the pita on a cookie sheet, top with cheese and place in the oven for 3-5 minutes just until the cheese is melted.
- Preheat a skillet over medium heat and spray with olive oil. Crack the egg in and cook the egg to your liking, scrambled, fried, over easy whatever you prefer.
- Time to put it all together, top the cheese covered pita with the arugula, then the bell peppers and then the egg, top with your favorite hot sauce if you like, fold or cut into 4ths.
Notes
Fat: 11
Fiber: 5
Protein: 23
Carbs: 30
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Breakfast Recipes with Quinoa
I love making breakfast recipes with quinoa! But if you’re looking for oatmeal, check out these 15 Healthy Oatmeal Recipes for Breakfast.
4. Apple Cinnamon Breakfast Quinoa
Apples and cinnamon both naturally boost metabolism, making this low calorie breakfast very healthy! It’s also one of the vegan breakfast recipes in this article, bonus!
Quinoa is a wonderful super food, you can find more information on Quinoa benefits here, and more healthy breakfast recipes made with quinoa below.
Apple Cinnamon Breakfast Quinoa
Ingredients
- ½ cup quinoa
- ½ cup unsweetened apple sauce
- 1 cup water
- 1 apple chopped
- 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
- 2 tbsp. almonds optional
- 1 teaspoon maple syrup optional
Instructions
- Rinse quinoa in cold water, drain and move to a small sauce pot. Add the apple sauce, water, ½ of the chopped apple, cinnamon and nutmeg to the pot and mix together.
- Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low. When all the liquid is absorbed (about 15 minutes) it’s ready to serve.
- Stir in the rest of the chopped apple and serve, drizzle a little maple syrup over the top or top with almonds if you like.
Notes
Fat: 2.5
Fiber: 6
Protein: 6
Carbs: 44
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5. Blueberry Almond Breakfast Quinoa
Quinoa is a wonderful food for healthy breakfast, and this is one of my favorite recipes.
This vegan breakfast recipe is packed with protein and superfood ingredients, making it a wonderful easy breakfast recipe!
Blueberry Almond Breakfast Quinoa
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup organic quinoa
- 1 1/4 cup water
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 teaspoons real maple syrup
- 2 tablespoons dried blueberries cranberries also work here
- 2 tablespoons slivered almonds
Instructions
- Rinse quinoa according to directions on the package.
- In a small sauce-pot combine quinoa, water, vanilla, maple syrup and blueberries, cover and bring to a simmer on medium heat then reduce to the lowest setting, undisturbed, until all the water is absorbed, about 20 minutes.
- Meanwhile, toast almonds in a skillet on medium low heat, until they start to turn light brown, about 3-5 minutes. Move to a plate immediately (they will continue to cook) and allow to cool while you quinoa finishes cooking.
- To serve, divide the cooked quinoa into two bowls, top with almonds and enjoy.
Notes
Fat: 9 (mostly from the nuts)
Fiber: 5.5
Protein: 9.5
Carbs: 46
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Pancake Recipes for Breakfast
Pancakes can actually be healthy! In the following healthy breakfast recipes I’ll show you how to cut calories, without cutting flavor!
Be sure to scroll down to find two topping sauces for these delicious healthy breakfast recipes.
6. Whole Wheat Apple Cinnamon Pancakes
Cinnamon and apple is one of my favorite combinations, and not just because it makes my house smell amazing… the combination naturally boosts metabolism!
This vegetarian breakfast recipe is easy and delicious.
Whole Wheat Apple Cinnamon Pancakes
Ingredients
- 4 oz Unsweetened Apple Sauce the little cups are 4 oz
- 1 cup Almond Milk
- 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
- 2 Eggs
- 1 1/4 cups Whole Wheat Flour
- 1 tablespoon Brown Sugar
- 4 teaspoons Baking Powder
- 3/4 teaspoon Salt
- 1 tsp Cinnamon
- Optional: Maple Syrup- adds only 53 calories per tbsp
Instructions
- In a large bowl combine flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and cinnamon set aside. In a medium bowl combine the milk, apple sauce, eggs and vanilla and whisk well. Pour the wet mixture into the dry and mix well. Let this mixture sit for 10 minutes to an hour, it will rise and fluff up a little.
- Heat a griddle or large skillet on medium, spray with cooking spray and using a ladle pour your pancakes, once they bubble all over it is time to flip. Never squish down only flip once, good pancakes are fluffy because they have been treated with care.
- Serve with all natural maple syrup and a smile 🙂
Notes
Fat: .5
Fiber: .25
Protein: 1.5
Carbs: 7
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7. Low Calorie Chocolate Chip Pancakes
These Chocolate Chip Pancakes are one of my favorite low calorie breakfast recipes! They are only 74 calories each!
I love to top this healthy breakfast for kids (and adults) with the Strawberry Sauce below.
Healthy Chocolate Chip Pancakes (JUST 74 CALORIES)
Ingredients
- 3.5 oz Pear Baby Food
- 1 cup Almond Milk
- 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
- 2 eggs
- 1 1/4 cups flour
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 4 teaspoons baking powder
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup Mini Dark Chocolate Chips
Instructions
- In a large bowl combine flour, sugar, baking powder and salt and set aside. In a medium bowl combine the milk, baby food, eggs and vanilla and whisk well. Pour the wet mixture into the dry and mix well, add in the chocolate chips and combine. Let this mixture sit for 10 minutes to an hour, it will rise and fluff up a little.
- Heat a griddle or large skillet on medium, spray with cooking spray and using a ladle pour your pancakes, once they bubble all over it is time to flip. Never squish down only flip once, good pancakes are fluffy because they have been treated with care.
- Plate and serve, sprinkle with powdered sugar if you like and dig in.
Notes
Fat: 1
Fiber: .5
Protein: 2
Carbs: 13
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8. Skinny Strawberry Dutch Baby
This baked pancake recipe makes a great easy healthy breakfast!
If you love strawberries, and you’re looking for more breakfast recipes healthy, try the Strawberry Waffles below! Yum!!
Strawberry Dutch Baby (LOW CALORIE)
Ingredients
- 2 pints strawberries
- 1 Tbsp. amaretto liqueur or sugar
- 3 Tbsp. butter
- 3 eggs
- 6 Tbsp. flour
- 1 Tbsp. sugar
- 6 Tbsp. milk
- Vanilla low-fat yogurt or Greek-style yogurt
Instructions
- Wash, hull, and cut strawberries into quarters lengthwise. Place in shallow bowl; add sugar or amaretto. Let sit while you make the pancake, stirring occasionally.
- Heat oven to 425⁰. Put butter in large cast iron skillet; place in oven to melt butter and heat skillet. In a medium bowl, beat eggs with whisk.
- Add flour,milk, and sugar. Beat just until smooth. Tilt skillet to coat bottom with butter. Pour batter into hot skillet and return to oven. Bake at 425⁰ about 15 minutes, until puffed and golden.
- Cut pancake into slices and top with strawberries. Serve with vanilla yogurt or Greek-style yogurt if desired.
Notes
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Healthy Waffles and Toppings
Below you will find healthy breakfast recipes for kids and adults.
The waffles are a reader favorite, and the toppings go great over pancakes, waffles, Greek Yogurt, oatmeal, breakfast quinoa… you will want to use them for everything!
9. Skinny Strawberry Shortcake Waffles
These Strawberry Shortcake Waffles have long been a reader favorite! And what’s not to love when it comes to low calorie, high nutrition breakfast recipes?!
Strawberry Shortcake Waffles
Equipment
- waffle maker
Ingredients
- 2 cups Whole Wheat Flour
- 3 tbsp. Brown Sugar
- 2 tsp. Baking Soda
- ½ tsp. Sea Salt
- 1 ¾ cup Unsweetened Almond Milk
- 2 Large Eggs
- 1 tsp. Vanilla Extract
- 3 cups Frozen Strawberries
- ½ tsp. Balsamic Vinegar
- ½ tsp. Powdered Sugar
Instructions
- Pre-heat your waffle maker and lightly coat with cooking spray (you will also want to coat before you cook each waffle).
- Chop up the strawberries, set 1 cup aside in a medium bowl. To the remaining 2 cups of chopped strawberries add ½ tsp balsamic vinegar and ½ tsp powdered sugar, mix, cover with cling wrap and set aside until time to serve. Take the 1 cup of chopped strawberries you set aside and with the back of a fork smash until it is mush.
- To the strawberry mush add the eggs, vanilla extract and almond milk, whisk and set aside.
- In a large bowl add the flour, brown sugar, baking soda and salt, whisk and then you can add the wet ingredients (eggs & milk mixture) to the dry mixture and then spoon onto your waffle maker. Cook until browned, top with strawberry balsamic topping, toss some flour on yourself (like in the old rice crispy commercials) and exclaim “I’ve been slaving on these for hours” I won’t tell anyone it took you just a few minutes 😉
- If you like a crispy Healthy Strawberry Shortcake Waffle, place in the toaster for a minute before serving and it will crisp up to perfection. If you are making these during strawberry season try making with fresh strawberries.
Notes
Fat: 2
Fiber: 4
Protein: 5
Carbs: 27
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Strawberry Sauce
I love to add this strawberry sauce to all my favorite sweet, healthy breakfast recipes!
It’s really fantastic on the waffles above, and in Greek Yogurt! Try recipe with he kiddos to help make healthy breakfast for kids easier.
Strawberry Sauce
Equipment
- Blender
Ingredients
- 3 cups fresh or frozen Strawberries
- 4 tbsp Powdered Sugar
- 2 tsp Lemon Juice
Instructions
- If you are using frozen strawberries (I did, no shame in that) pop them in the microwave for 30 seconds, if they are soft take them out (if not give them another 30 seconds) and place in a blender or food processor.
- Add the sugar and the lemon juice and blend until smooth add a tbsp water if needed, place in jar and top ice cream, yogurt, pound cake, cheese cake, waffles or pancakes and dig in.
- Store in fridge for up to a week.
Notes
Fat: 0
Fiber: 1
Protein: 0
Carbs: 7
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Blueberry Syrup
This blueberry syrup cuts the calories in maple syrup drastically, and gives you a boost of nutrition!
Try this recipe over Greek Yogurt, pancakes, in oatmeal… the possibilities are endless.
Blueberry Syrup
Ingredients
- 1 cup Fresh or Frozen Blueberries
- 1/4 cup Maple Syrup- Get REAL Maple Syrup
Instructions
- In a medium sauce pan combine the blueberries and Maple syrup, heat on medium-high until the blueberries boil, pop and ooze, stir and keep an eye on the syrup (if you are making pancakes or french toast make at the same time) once most of the blueberries are dissolved move the syrup to a jar or maple pitcher to cool slightly. If you don’t want it chunky, with a fork stir and whip a little until all the blueberries dissolve.
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Healthy Breakfast Sandwiches
If you’re looking for more of the egg sandwiches, check my best selling cookbook Detox Week for a delicious, low calorie breakfast recipe that freezes perfectly for hectic mornings.
You could also scroll down to see the healthy breakfast sandwich options in the 5 Healthy Fast Food Breakfast Options section, or add another piece of bread to the Spicy Avocado Egg Toast above to make a sandwich.
10. Almond Butter Banana Sandwich
This vegan breakfast recipe is easy and delicious! Now I know it’s one of our vegan breakfast recipes… but trust me when I tell you it makes a wonderful lunch. Or cut in half and shared as an after school snack!
Almond Butter Banana Sandwich
Ingredients
- 4 Slices Whole Wheat Bread
- 2 tbsp Almond Butter
- 1 Banana
Instructions
- Heat ridged cast iron pan on medium high, spray with cooking spray or Misto.
- In a shallow bowl mash the banana with the back of a fork until it looks like mush.
- Spread out the slices of bread and cover each a little on one side with the Almond Butter, then add 1/2 of the banana mush to the each sandwich and place in the hot pan for 1-3 minutes until hot and gooey.
- Remove from pan, slice in half and dig into that Hunka Hunka Burning Love 😉
Notes
Fat: 10
Fiber: 5
Protein: 8
Carbs: 40
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5 Healthy Fast Food for Healthy Breakfast Meals
We know that fast food is not always the healthiest option when looking for healthy breakfast options. But sometimes it’s all you’ve got. So I wanted to end this Food for Healthy Breakfast article with some healthy fast food breakfast options.
1. Panara Bread: Steel Cut Oatmeal with Strawberries and Pecans 360 calories
Panara makes a great oatmeal dish, and it’s packed with the best healthy breakfast ingredients we outlined above!
Panara has other healthy options, and we especially love that they try to use all natural ingredients.
2. Starbucks: Sous Vide Egg Bites: Egg White & Red Pepper 170 calories
This 170 calorie breakfast allows you a few extra calories for a yummy coffee drink!
Just make sure you choose a healthy coffee drink as well, or opt for one of Starbucks fantastic unsweetened Iced Teas.
3. Dunkin Donuts: Egg White Veggie Sandwich 290 calories
We love that this fast food breakfast has vegetables in it!
It’s not a “everyday” meal, but it is a healthy option when the rest oof the family is begging for donuts!
4. Chick-fil-A: Egg White Grill 300 calories
This $3 breakfast sandwich has 25 grams of protein! That’s a lot!!
The multigrain English muffin helps make this a healthier option.
5. McDonald’s: Egg White Delight McMuffin 250 calories
This lightened up Egg McMuffin will save you 50 calories over the original.
The $3 sandwich is a decent option when trying to find a healthy breakfast on the go. Pair with a coffee or tea, and try to stay away from the hash browns… sorry!
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Awesome recipe. Easy. I never mixed salsa and yogurt but it was really good
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