Top 10 Quick and Easy Breakfast Ideas

1. Peanut Butter Overnight Oats: Mix together the following ingredients in a bowl. Spoon into a portable jar. Let sit overnight. Grab and go in the AM! Serves 1

• 1/2 cup unsweetened plain almond milk 
• 3/4 Tbsp chia seeds
• 2 Tbsp natural salted peanut butter or almond butter
• 1 Tbsp maple syrup 
• 1/2 cup rolled oats

Toppings:

• Sliced banana, strawberries or raspberries
• Flaxseed meal or additional chia seed

2. Seedy Hummus Toast:

• 2 slices toast, recommended bread + 1/4 cup hummus + 1 Tbsp hemp seeds + 1 Tbsp roasted unsalted sunflower seeds.

3. Avocado Toast: 

• Toast, recommended bread+ Avocado + Chickpeas + Sriracha.

4. Rainbow Chard Banana Peanut Butter Wrap: Wrap the peanut butter, seeds, banana and basil in the chard leaf. Serves 1

• 1 large rainbow swiss chard leaf, rinsed and dried
• 1.5 Tbsp natural salted crunchy peanut butter
• 1 medium ripe banana
• 1 Tbsp flaxseed meal
• 1 Tbsp shelled hemp seeds
• 1 handful basil

5. Raw Chocolate Nut Energy Bites: Blend the following ingredients in a food processor and form into small balls to eat on the go.

• 2 cups dates
• 1 cup raw cashews
• 1/3 cup almond butter
• 2 tbsp coconut oil
• 2 tbsp cocoa or cocao powder
• Pinch of salt

6. Antioxidant Coffee Smoothie: Blend the following ingredients and pour in a glass with a lid. Makes 1 serving.

• 1 cup coffee (Try this amazing mushroom coffee!) Frozen overnight
• 1 banana
• 1/4-cup rolled oats
• 1 tablespoon cocoa powder
• 1 tablespoon flaxseeds meal
• 1 tablespoon almond butter
• 1/4 avocado
• 1/2 cup spinach
• 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 cup plain unsweetened almond milk
• 1 teaspoon agave syrup

7. Breakfast Banana Bites:

• Spend five minutes in the morning slicing bananas and topping each slice with a little nut butter and some shelled hemp seeds.

8. Berry Breakfast Parfait Cups: Layer these three components in a portable jar. Makes 2 servings

Cashew Cream: Blend together

• ½ cup raw cashews
• ¼ cup filtered water
• 2 tablespoons unsweetened shredded coconut
• 2 tablespoon raspberries (fresh or frozen)
• 1 tablespoon maple syrup or honey
• ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
• Juice of 1 lemon
• Pinch of sea salt

Nut and Seed mix: Pulse in food processor

• 1 cup raw almonds
• 1 cup raw walnuts
• 1/4 cup raw pumpkin seeds
• 1/4 cup raw sunflower seeds
• 1/4 cup shelled hemp seeds
• 1/4 cup unsweetened dried shredded coconut

Berry Layer:

• 1 cup fresh blueberries
• 1 cup fresh raspberries

9. Chocolate Overnight Chia Pudding: Mix together the following ingredients in a bowl and store in portable jars. Makes 4 servings

• 1 1/2 cups unsweetened almond milk
• 1/3 cup chia seeds
• 1/4 cup shelled hemp seeds
• 1/4 cup cacao or unsweetened cocoa powder
• 3 Tbsp maple syrup
• 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp sea salt
• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract

10. Stuffed Avocados: Top 4 halved avos with the following ingredients. Serves 4. 

• 1 15-ounce can black beans, slightly drained (if unsalted, add 1/4 tsp sea salt)
• 1/2 tsp each cumin, garlic powder and chili powder
• Lime juice
• Fresh cilantro, chopped
• 1/4 red onion, chopped
• 3-4 Tbsp salsa or sub hot sauce

❤ Colleen Poling, RD