Breakfast on the GO!

Hello friends! I’ve heard from a few of you that you would like more breakfast ideas. EASY, quick breakfast ideas–but HEALTHY ones. Kudos to you guys for going the healthy route ! OK, here’s a couple of easy ones to try:

Almond Protein Shake - there are a couple ways to do this depending on your preference for vanilla vs chocolate! (I’m a chocolate girl, myself!) I start with chocolate, unsweetened almond milk (you can go for nonfat dairy milk, vanilla oat milk, or vanilla rice or soy milk. Then add either chocolate or vanilla protein powder. Currently, I am using Biochem’s chocolate protein powder. If you want to cut calories, go 4 oz of the base milk and 6-8 oz of water, add 1/2 banana (I freeze mine once they start turning so I never lose a banana!), 1 tbsp almond butter. You can also add 1/4 cup raw almonds if that’s easier. I also keep organic frozen blueberries in my freezer and throw that in as well, plus some cinnamon flax seed oil. Yum!

Another easy meal is your basic eggs and toast. Try 2 pieces of Ezekiel bread ( like the cinnamon and raisin–can you tell I love cinnamon?!) and make your self an omelet with 3-4 egg whites and 1/2 cup chopped spinach and if you have them on hand, you can throw in tomatoes/sun dried tomatoes, mushrooms and/or onions (another good one to keep chopped and frozen in the freezer for ease. On your toast, again I go for a little sweet and good fat by either putting a tad of coconut oil on them fresh from the toaster so a little goes a long way, then I sprinkle stevia and loads of cinnamon. Add 1/2 a grapefruit and don’t forget your cup o’ GREEN! (…tea, that is–but with this breakfast you are also starting your day with a dark leafy veggie which is AWESOME!)

Another easy breakfast is OATMEAL. If you haven’t tried it in a while, this is one I tend to cook up more in the winter. Get yourself the SLOW cooked oatmeal, 1/2 cup, cook it per directions either microwave or stove top depending on your available time. Then, add in your protein powder . Again, I go for chocolate protein powder, about 1/3 package of sugar free hot chocolate mix (for sweetness), and 1 tbsp of almond butter. Mix it all up, then throw in fresh or frozen fruit–blueberries are a super food and they are always handy, but banana slices or raisins work well with this high protein, complex carb power breakfast.

These ought to get you going. If you have some ideas, please share them! Later I will share some snack ideas. My kids are hooked on a couple raw foods and home made energy bars.

POWER UP and LIVE FIT!