Healthy Breakfast Foods

What to eat for breakfast? This question bothers billions of people all around the globe. The majority knows that skipping a breakfast is not a good idea. However, “healthy breakfast foods recipes” sounds like something time-consuming and difficult to handle in the morning.

We decided to bust a myth and share a couple of healthy breakfast ideas that will take up to 30 minutes of your precious time in the morning. Below you can also find some recipes of breakfasts you can prepare on the evening beforehand.

TOP easy & healthy breakfast foods

Oatmeal with fruits

This is the queen of breakfasts – easy and fast to cook, tasty and nutritious. If you are not a huge fan of oatmeal, just add some yogurt and fruit slices. It can be everything, from apples, peaches, bananas to kiwis and oranges. You can also go with nuts and honey instead of fruits.

Avocado & salmon toast

Your favorite sandwiches can be not just tasty, but really delicious. Toast a slice of wholemeal bread to make it slightly brown. Spread it with mashed avocado and put a couple of salmon slices atop.

Fruit & veggie smoothie

How about some vitamin experiments? You can combine literally any fruit and vegetables you can find in a fridge. Just be reasonable. Tomatoes, cucumbers, and bell peppers can turn into a cool drink, as well as carrots, apples, and strawberries.

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Egg & avocado salad

Start your day with a protein boost. Take two soft-boiled eggs, a medium avocado, and some parsley. Cut eggs and avocado into slices, chop the parsley, sprinkle it with sesame, add some balsamic sauce, sour cream or yogurt and enjoy the meal.

Cottage cheese & grapefruit

Take 150-200 grams of cottage cheese. Peel a grapefruit and cut a half into a bowl. Juicy and delicious breakfast is ready. Besides, this combination boosts metabolism and destroys fat deposits.

Ricotta, orange & pomegranate toast

This is a real finding for fans of unexpected gastro combinations. Take two slices of wholemeal bread, spread them with a thin layer of ricotta, them place orange slices and a handful of pomegranate seeds on top. Tastes just perfect!

Make-ahead breakfast

Mushroom frittata

Ingredients

• • 4 eggs

• • 300 g of mushrooms

• • 1 onion

• • 1 tbsp of grated parmesan

• salt, pepper, greens

Directions

1. 1. Cut mushrooms into slices. Peel and chop an onion.

1. 1. Mix and fry on olive oil. Add some salt, pepper, and chopped greens.

1. 1. Whisk eggs, add parmesan.

1. 1. Pour everything in a casserole dish and mix well with mushrooms.

1. 1. Bake at 180ºC for 10 minutes.

1. Heat in the morning.

Berry pudding

Ingredients

• • 100 g of oatmeal flakes

• • 200 ml of natural yogurt

• • a handful of berries

• pinch of vanilla extract, cinnamon or cardamom

Directions

1. 1. Mix the flakes, seasoning and yogurt.

1. 1. Leave in a fridge overnight.

1. Add berries in the morning.

Cheese pancakes with fruits

Ingredients

• • 300 g of lean cottage cheese

• • 2 eggs

• • 50 g of all-purpose flour

• • 5–6 apricots, plums or other fruits

• a pinch of sugar and vanilla

Directions

1. 1. Mash cottage cheese. Add eggs and sugar and mix well.

1. 1. Add flour in small portions, constantly mixing it in.

1. 1. Cut each plum/apricot into four pieces.

1. 1. Cover a baking pan with butter-paper. Take a spoon and put a half of curds on a pan, forming little pancakes.

1. 1. Place a slice of fruit on each piece and cover with remaining curds.

1. Bake at 180ºC for 20 minutes. Reheat in the morning.

Original & healthy breakfast ideas in Nigeria

Vegetable omelette

Ingredients

• • 4 eggs

• • 2 bell peppers

• • 2 tomatoes

• 300 g of mushrooms

Directions

1. 1. Chop the vegetables.

1. 1. Stew onion and mushrooms.

1. 1. Add mushrooms and pepper 3 min before mushrooms are cooked.

1. 1. Stew for 5 more min.

1. 1. Mix eggs with mushrooms and vegetables in a frying pot.

1. Cook for 2 more min.

Baked eggs with beans

Ingredients

• • 250 g of cherry tomatoes

• • ½ lemon

• • olive oil

• • 4 leaves of fresh basil

• • 400 g of baked beans (1 jar)

• • a pinch of fennel

• • 2 eggs

• • 2 slices of wholemeal bread

• • 2 tsp of ricotta cheese

• balsamic or chilli sauce

Directions

1. 1. Cut tomatoes into halves and sprinkle with lemon juice.

1. 1. Add 1 tbsp of olive oil and basil leaves. Mix and put aside for a couple of minutes.

1. 1. Heat a frying pan. Put beans and fennel inside, add a pinch of black ground pepper. Cook for 5 min, mixing all the time.

1. 1. Add tomatoes and pour in 100 ml of water. Boil for a couple of minutes until water dissolves.

1. 1. Break and pour in two eggs. Cover and cook for 3 min.

1. 1. Prepare ricotta toasts.

1. Sprinkle eggs with sauce and serve.

Egg & berry sandwich

Ingredients

• • 2 eggs

• • 1 ripe banana

• • ground nutmeg

• • ground cinnamon

• • 2 slices of wholemeal bread

• • 150 g of strawberry

• • olive oil

• • 20 g of shelled pistache

• • 4 tbsp of fat-free yogurt

• honey

Directions

1. 1. Whisk an egg and peeled banana. Add cinnamon and nutmeg. Mix well and pour on a plate.

1. 1. Make a pocket in bread slices by taking out soft parts of bread.

1. 1. Put some strawberries inside and pour in banana-egg mixture.

1. 1. Pour the remaining mixture on a pre-heated frying pan. Place the slices on top.

1. 1. Cool a couple of minutes on each side.

1. Cover with yogurt, honey and pistache.