5 Quick Ways to Spice Up Your Breakfasts
- soy, almond, or cashew milk
- chopped nuts or seeds
- dried fruit
- fresh fruit
- flax meal or chia seeds
- spices like cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, etc.
- Unsweetened applesauce, cinnamon, nutmeg, and almond milk – tastes like apple pie!
- Sliced peaches, soy milk, ginger, and crushed toasted cashews
- Peanut butter, maple syrup, and sliced bananas – I call this my Elvis Oatmeal
- Dried cherries, chia seeds, 1/4 teaspoon of vanilla extract, and brown sugar
- Make to-go meals. Pack a container with a whole grain English muffin or bagel, some nut butter, and sliced fruit.
- Make-ahead smoothies. You can make a big batch of smoothies, and they will keep for a couple of days in the fridge. Just pour them into individual Mason jars, and you can sip on the run.
- Fruit and nuts. Cut up yummy fresh fruit and put into a partitioned container with toasted nuts.
- Chia pudding. In a Mason jar, mix up 1 cup almond milk, 2 tablespoons chia seeds, and a teaspoon of maple syrup to make a pudding that you can grab on the go. You can create a few of these grab-and-go jars – the pudding will keep for a week in the fridge.
- Mix and match fruits. Strawberry-banana is delicious, but try using other fruit like frozen mango, cherries, raspberries, and pineapple for different tastes.
- Add a little protein. Put a couple of tablespoons of flax meal or chia seeds or even your favorite nut butter to make your smoothies more filling. They also add a nice, nutty taste, which keeps things fun!
- Go chocolate! Next time you have the smoothie blues, put a tablespoon of fair trade cocoa powder in the blender.
- Get spicy. Spices like ginger, cinnamon, and nutmeg add a little oomph and some extra micronutrients, too!
- Cashew butter + banana
- Tahini + sliced, fresh strawberries
- Peanut butter + apple butter
- Almond butter + cinnamon + thinly-sliced apple
- Hummus or your favorite bean spread with a big slice of tomato
- Spread avocado onto your toast with a knife, top with salt and pepper, tomato, sliced onion, and capers
- Parsley walnut pesto topped with baby spinach
- Make a to-go breakfast sandwich with pan-fried tofu, fresh veggies, and avocado
Published October 25, 2012
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