Breakfast is my favorite meal of the day. I have to have it, but it can't be loaded with sugar or else I'll be crashing by 10 am. I try to eat healthy when I get up. At least in my experience, it makes me feel better throughout the day and leads to better food choices for lunch/dinner. When I'm off for the weekend, I will get up and try to get a workout in first thing. I'll usually have to drink some water and eat a handful of almonds or cashews to help me power through a workout or a 5k run. When I get back, I'll make some coffee and one of these small but effective breakfasts that I've adapted from other recipes to create a single serving for myself. These recipes are so simple to mix up or swap other ingredients I don't happen to have on hand at the time. Have a good morning!
Microwave Pancake:
1/3 cup whole-wheat flour (or whatever flour you want to use)
1/2 tsp cinnamon
0.5 T ground flax
2 T Oats (rolled/old fashioned/instant)
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 cup unsweetened almond milk
Mix and add to microwave safe bowl (or mug)
Cook for 1:30 to 2:00 minutes
Mix together topping: 1/2 banana, mashed/ 1 T nut butter / 1/4 cup plain greek yogurt
Top pancake with yogurt and drizzle with agave/ light pancake syrup / honey if desired
Banana Coconut French Toast:
2 slices of bread (I use Honey Oat)
1 very ripe banana
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/4 cup of milk (I use unsweetened almond)
Coconut Oil
2 tsp of sweetened shredded coconut
Maple Syrup or Agave
Mix together 1/2 mashed banana, cinnamon, and milk with 1 tsp of shredded coconut
Soak bread slices in the mixture
Coat a skillet with the coconut oil
Cook bread until browned
Serve topped with other 1/2 banana, sliced, and 1 tsp of coconut flakes. Drizzle with syrup.
I made these beauties during the Snowpocalypse of 2014. It was the only thing that kept me optimistic about the weather while holed up inside the house. Stock up on eggs, milk and bananas, people!
Savory Power Waffle:
1/3 c flour (I've used whole wheat or oat flour. Both are awesome, but you can use any flour)
1 egg or substitute (1 T ground flax with three tablespoons of water, sit for 10 minutes)
1/8 tsp salt and pepper
1/8 tsp baking powder
1/4 cup almond milk
1/8 cup plain greek yogurt (or ricotta)
2 tsp oil (I use olive oil)
1/2 tsp garlic, minced
1/5 cup chopped greens (power greens or spinach)
1/8 cup parmesan cheese
1 T tomato paste (or sundried tomatoes, diced tomatoes)*
1 T basil
Whisk wet ingredients into dry. Fold in greens, parm, tomatoes, and basil. Let sit for 2 min. Load into a waffle maker and cook for desired doneness. You can top this savory waffle with more greek yogurt mixed with garlic, an herb butter, or sundried tomatoes.
*Like I said, you can swap this out for anything. Today, I completely omitted the tomatoes, and added some basil paste. Added all the ingredients to a blender (because I used rolled oats in this rendition) and some olives. Here I ate them without toppings. Most of my pictures will be similar to this half-eaten version here ;).
Nutrition Facts using modifications:
Replaced 1/4 cup whole wheat with half whole wheat/ half oat flour
Replaced tomatoes with 3 whole italian olives, chopped
Calories 369
Carbohydrates 38
Fat 16
Protein 18
Sugars 2
Microwave Pancake:
1/3 cup whole-wheat flour (or whatever flour you want to use)
1/2 tsp cinnamon
0.5 T ground flax
2 T Oats (rolled/old fashioned/instant)
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 cup unsweetened almond milk
Mix and add to microwave safe bowl (or mug)
Cook for 1:30 to 2:00 minutes
Mix together topping: 1/2 banana, mashed/ 1 T nut butter / 1/4 cup plain greek yogurt
Top pancake with yogurt and drizzle with agave/ light pancake syrup / honey if desired
Banana Coconut French Toast:
2 slices of bread (I use Honey Oat)
1 very ripe banana
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/4 cup of milk (I use unsweetened almond)
Coconut Oil
2 tsp of sweetened shredded coconut
Maple Syrup or Agave
Mix together 1/2 mashed banana, cinnamon, and milk with 1 tsp of shredded coconut
Soak bread slices in the mixture
Coat a skillet with the coconut oil
Cook bread until browned
Serve topped with other 1/2 banana, sliced, and 1 tsp of coconut flakes. Drizzle with syrup.
Savory Power Waffle:
1/3 c flour (I've used whole wheat or oat flour. Both are awesome, but you can use any flour)
1 egg or substitute (1 T ground flax with three tablespoons of water, sit for 10 minutes)
1/8 tsp salt and pepper
1/8 tsp baking powder
1/4 cup almond milk
1/8 cup plain greek yogurt (or ricotta)
2 tsp oil (I use olive oil)
1/2 tsp garlic, minced
1/5 cup chopped greens (power greens or spinach)
1/8 cup parmesan cheese
1 T tomato paste (or sundried tomatoes, diced tomatoes)*
1 T basil
Whisk wet ingredients into dry. Fold in greens, parm, tomatoes, and basil. Let sit for 2 min. Load into a waffle maker and cook for desired doneness. You can top this savory waffle with more greek yogurt mixed with garlic, an herb butter, or sundried tomatoes.
*Like I said, you can swap this out for anything. Today, I completely omitted the tomatoes, and added some basil paste. Added all the ingredients to a blender (because I used rolled oats in this rendition) and some olives. Here I ate them without toppings. Most of my pictures will be similar to this half-eaten version here ;).
Nutrition Facts using modifications:
Replaced 1/4 cup whole wheat with half whole wheat/ half oat flour
Replaced tomatoes with 3 whole italian olives, chopped
Calories 369
Carbohydrates 38
Fat 16
Protein 18
Sugars 2
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