Breakfast. One of the most important meals of the day. Start your day off with a healthy and hearty breakfast full of healthy fats and you’re set for the day!

You guys asked, and now you get it. Breakfast ideas. You all ask often for healthier breakfast options that are easy to make. I’ve chosen to share with you three of my go to breakfast options. All are as easy or involved as you want them to be. All of them give you endless options for flavor combinations so you never get bored, and all of them allow you to be creative and choose what you like!

If you have littles, this is a great way to get them involved and making their own decisions, which can ease up stress around meal times. You can present them with a few different options for each and let them choose what sounds yummiest to them! They may be even more likely to try new foods.

All these options are super yummy and easy to put together. No recipe required as it’s really more of a method.

First up, breakfast bowls.

Here’s how I do it:

1. Start with a bed of greens. Cooked or not. You’ve got lots of options here: kale, spinach, arugula, spring mix, romaine, etc. Optional: dress with a little drizzle of olive oil and lemon juice. I like to make sure to add greens to every meal so I am sure to get in lots of veggies throughout the day.

2. Next add the goods. Make sure to include at least one protein, healthy fat, and carb.

3. Add your finishing touches. Things like: kraut (so great for digestion), hemp seeds, salt and pepper, any dressings or sauces, etc.

Proteins: Ham, bacon, prosciutto, ground meat, sausage, eggs, steak.
Carbs: Roasted veggies of all kinds (broccoli, brussel sprouts, sweet potatoes, carrots, beets, potatoes, squash, etc), beans, hummus,
Fats: Cook with fats like lard, avocado oil, olive oil, coconut oil. Drizzle veggies with avocado oil or olive oil. Avocado, olives, nuts and seeds, full fat cheese.

Here are some of my favorite combinations:
-Pastured eggs scrambled in grassfed butter or ghee with goat cheese/¼-½ a sliced avocado/roasted potatoes/spinach/olive oil/lemon juice
-Spinach/bacon/soft boiled eggs/avocado/apple
-Scrambled pastured eggs/sauteed kale with lemon/crispy pork belly/ginger beet kraut
-Sausage (or ground pork with sausage seasoning)/roasted carrots + sweet potatoes/sauteed spinach/avocado

Next, yogurt bowls.

Start with a base of full fat/whole milk yogurt of the best quality you can find.

Topping options: Granola, fresh or dried fruit, nut butters, nuts + seeds, honey drizzle, chopped protein bars. Get creative!

Bonus: I like to mix a scoop of Vital Proteins collagen peptides into my yogurt for added protein and gut healing.

Some of my favorites:
-Vanilla yogurt/pumpkin spice peanut butter/diced apple/gluten free chocolate sea salt granola
-Mixed berry yogurt/peanut butter (no sugar added)/fresh berries/sliced almonds/hemp seeds 
-Yogurt/apple/chopped Perfect Bar or RX Bar/diced apple/nut butter
-Vanilla yogurt/pomegranate seeds/pears/sliced almonds/honey drizzle
-Vanilla yogurt/grapefruit segments/sea salt/cinnamon/coconut chips

Side note: Add the topping straight to your yogurt cup for less dishes or something you can eat on the go!

 

Avocado toast.

I know, I know. It’s the ‘thing’ right now, and maybe it even sounds like it would get old after awhile, but that’s just not the case. There are so many ways to mix it up and keep it interesting.

Start with your toast, obviously. I prefer gluten free or a good sourdough. Then smash your avocado on top. I usually do half of a small avocado for each slice.

The most common way I see people eat avocado toast is to top the avocado with sea salt and red pepper flakes. Which is so good and I dig it, but here are some of my other favorites!

Toast/avocado/Kite Hill dairy free cream cheese/ sea salt/red pepper flakes
Toast/avocado/sea salt/sliced deli ham/arugula/poached egg/fresh ground pepper
Toast/avocado/smoked salmon/dill/thinly sliced red onion/capers/squeeze of lemon
Toast/avocado/crumbled bacon/halved cherry tomatoes/cracked pepper/sea salt

And if you don’t like avocados (is that even a thing?) there are other options for fun toast. Try hummus, yogurt, soft cheeses or nut butters.

Toast/vanilla yogurt/almond butter/cinnamon/persimmon slices
Toast/jalapeno hummus/cilantro/feta cheese/crushed pepitas
Toast/goat cheese/olive tapenade/sundried tomatoes
Toast/vanilla yogurt/sliced figs/honey drizzle/crushed pistachios

Enjoy!

If you ever have any questions or comments please free feel to email me. You can also send ideas and requests my way for future blog posts. I’m here to help you, so your input is always appreciated! info@thenourishedbreath.com I look forward to hearing from you!

 

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Aimee Lecointre is 31 years old with CF and is currently living in Salt Lake City, UT. She is a certified Nutritional Therapy Practitioner and registered yoga teacher. She is passionate about helping the CF community through movement and nutrition. In her free time you can find her hiking the beautiful mountains in UT, paddleboarding, doing yoga (in a studio, outdoors, or on a paddleboard), skateboarding, writing, reading or cooking! You can visit her website at www.thenourishedbreath.com, follow her on Facebook at The Nourished Breath or find her on Instagram @thenourishedbreath.

 

 

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