Every morning is an opportunity for a fresh start. I believe that breakfast sets the tone for the rest of the day. My kids know they’re not leaving the house without a proper breakfast, one that contains protein, good fats, and complex carbohydrates—and is filling and satisfying. Children especially need to eat breakfast in the morning to help stimulate their brain, provide blood sugar stability (for energy, mood, and focus), and supply their cells with enough fuel to make it through to their next meal.
Even though most of these recipes are more traditional, breakfast doesn’t have to be. One of my favorite things to eat in the morning during the cooler months is soup. Furthermore, there’s nothing wrong with last night’s leftovers or a sandwich with protein or a quesadilla for breakfast.
But for many people, the struggle with eating a good breakfast is not in finding the recipes; it’s finding the time to make them! Remember when I said being organized is the key to eating healthfully? That is especially true for breakfast. Make a breakfast plan for yourself at the beginning of the week or come up with a repeating schedule of oatmeal on Monday, eggs and toast on Tuesday, yogurt and granola on Wednesday, pancakes on Thursday, and so on, leaving the weekends for experimenting with new and more time-consuming recipes. There are several recipes here that can be made the night before, or that can be frozen and defrosted overnight. No time to cook? Look at the page of my go-to quick breakfasts.