Sweet, healthy, easy breakfast options
Posted: December 27, 2013 Filed under: 24-Day Challenge Friendly Recipes, Food | Tags: ezekiel bread, fast easy breakfast recipes, healthy french toast, healthy pancakes, oatmeal recipes, protein for breakfast, sweet healthy breakfast Leave a commentAll the nutritional knowledge in the world does nothing to combat my craving for sweets in the morning.
In heaven, I plan to eat a chocolate croissant and biscuits with honey butter every morning. (Heaven is calorie-free, right?)
In my current reality, most morning sweets will hold my appetite for a very short time, while holding the sides of my hips for a very long time. Also, I know that making healthy choices all day long starts in the morning.
Having seen the line at Krispy Kreme and Dunkin Donuts each morning when I use to commute to work in Atlanta, I feel safe assuming I’m not alone, so I thought I’d share some of my sweet solutions.
There is a lot to love about the following options. They’re easy, yummy, healthy and kid-friendly. I don’t use exact measurements for any of them, so just make them each “to taste,” and ask if you have questions.
Sweet, healthy breakfast options:
Nutty Nana Oatmeal: Boil water, add old-fashioned oats, once boiling again, add banana and almond butter. Reduce to simmer and cook until mixed and absorbed. Add a splash of unsweetened vanilla almond milk.
Ezekiel French Toast: Soak Ezekiel bread (regular or cinnamon-raisin) in mixture of egg, unsweetened vanilla almond milk and cinnamon. Cook in a skillet. Enjoy with a little butter and honey, if needed.
Nutty Cinnamon Prunes: Smear a bit of nut butter on a few prunes, sprinkle with cinnamon.
And, of course, there are always my healthy pancakes!
Recipe: Delicious, quick, easy, healthy pancakes
Posted: February 27, 2011 Filed under: Food | Tags: fast easy breakfast recipes, flourless pancakes, healthy breakfast, healthy pancakes, high fiber pancakes, high protein breakfast, high protein pancakes, pancake recipe 2 Comments- 1 rounded cup of old-fashioned oats (do not use instant oatmeal or quick oats)
- 1 handful of raw almonds (about 12-15)
- 1/4 cup of unsweetened vanilla almond milk
- 1 banana
- 2 egg whites
- dash of cinnamon
- dash of baking powder and soda (if you want them to rise a little)
- real maple syrup
Put everything except the syrup into your blender and hit the magic blend/grind button that turns it into batter. Heat your skillet/griddle to medium and spray it with nonstick spray. Cook each pancake until it starts to bubble, flip and cook on the other side.
Serve with hot, maple syrup and enjoy!