Does Your Breakfast Make You Amazing?

I saw this commercial and Quaker Oats does such a great job at pushing the most important meal of the day, BREAKFAST!  Check it out: Does Your Breakfast Make You Amazing?

Time and time again, I work with clients that do not eat a healthy breakfast or one at all!  This is the one meal you cannot skip!!  Regardless of whether you are hungry or not, you need to eat a healthy, powerful breakfast within the first hour of waking. 

You need to get your Metabolism going ASAP!  Think of it this way, your body has been working all night rebuilding the work you've done from the day before on top of maintaining daily functions.  If you got a good nights sleep, you could have gone 8 hours without eating/drinking a thing!  Our body is a smart little thing and conserves it's energy as if in starvation mode.  So when you wake up, one of the first things you should do is get something in your belly!

So what should we eat? There are so many options here but there needs to be some healthy Carbohydrates in here!  This is the energy for our day!  Do not cut carbs here!!!  Try to get some type of Protein as well, eggs or natural nut butters are some of my favorites here.  It's also nice to incorporate some Fiber here; whether from grains/fruits/vegetables. 

Here are a few of my favorites!

Greek Yogurt with Fresh Fruit and Granola: I don't cut that fat in the Greek Yogurt, I go for the 2% so I can get some good fats right in the morning as well.  I usually grab an organic granola to go with this as well as seasonal organic berries. Also an easy mid-morning snack to bring to work!






Breakfast Burrito:  You can make this pretty healthy and with whatever ingredients you have in the kitchen.  I usually incorporate some sauteed seasoned potatoes here, some scrambled eggs, cheese, salsa/pico.  If you have an avocado, slice it up and add it at the end!  All wrapped in a whole-wheat burrito!

Oatmeal: The old-fashioned oats, not the sugared ones in a package, preferably.  You can add so many things here: nut butters, fruit, nuts, almond milk, etc.  A great winter breakfast!

Ezekiel Bread Toast with Natural Peanut Butter and Sliced Apples/Bananas: This is a great breakfast if you're not too hungry or going to workout and want something light.  Ezekiel bread is one of my favorites, it's a flourless bread made from sprouted grains.  You can find them in the freezer section!

Protein Pancakes: This is a great weekend breakfast that I found the recipe in the cookbook, "Body For Life."
 -1 c. oatmeal
 -1 c. cottage cheese
 -6 egg whites
 -1 tsp. cinnamon
 -1 tsp. vanilla
 -1 pkg. natural sweetener
Mix all ingredients in a blender and you've got an amazing pancake batter!  Add some fruit or peanut butter on top and you've got a yummy treat!

What are some of your favorites?  Post your favorite recipes below, I'd love to try them!!! 

Make Your Breakfast Amazing!