Healthy Breakfast Ideas

With the start of the new school year, we encourage you to invite your child to be more active in the kitchen! Start by trying out these four simple breakfast recipes. All of them have a several-day fridge life and each can be prepared in advance. Start a new meal prep tradition on Sundays, which will help your family to be more organized for the week ahead.

Chia Pudding

Our salmon is so healthy for the heart that it’s actually an approved food by the American Heart Association. Another heart-healthy food you can introduce to your diet are chia seeds! They are a tiny super food that are very nutritious, high in fiber, and rich in bone nutrients such as calcium, phosphorus, and magnesium. They’re also easy to prepare and consume. Add them in smoothies, salads or soups, or try this great breakfast recipe that can be prepared with just two ingredients!

All you need is 6 tablespoons of chia seeds and 2 cups of almond milk. Mix them well in a jar and leave in the fridge. The pudding can last up to 5 days in the fridge. Serve topped with fruit, granola, honey, or maple syrup.

Energy Balls

An incredible source of nutrition and goodness, these energy balls are quite convenient to keep around as they last up to 6 days in the fridge. In fact, the longer you keep them, the better they taste! But most likely this would be difficult as they are so easy to munch on and very delicious. The recipe to make them is pretty flexible, but make sure you have a food processor, blender, or chopper to mix everything together.

Ingredients

  • 6 Medjool dates, pitted

  • 1/2 cup of roasted nuts - cashews, hazelnuts, almonds, peanuts—whatever you have available at home

  • 2 heaping tablespoons of smooth nut butter—anything works

  • 1 1/2 tablespoons of oats

  • 2 teaspoons of cacao powder

  1. Place dates in a food processor and pulse until they form a smooth paste. Next add in everything else - the butter, the oats, the cacao powder, and the nuts. Pulse again until they are really well combined.

  2. Take a tablespoon of the mixture and roll into a ball. Place the rolled balls into the fridge for around 1 hour before serving, and then store in an air-tight container.

Quinoa porridge

Ingredients

  • 100g cooked quinoa

  • 1 1/2 cup almond milk

  • 1 tablespoon chia seeds

  • A pinch of cinnamon

  1. Cook the quinoa and then simmer it for 15 minutes on a pan together with the almond milk, the chia seeds, and the cinnamon. The porridge will be ready when the quinoa can be squashed against the side of the pot with the back of a spatula or a spoon. Serve in a bowl and top with mixed seeds, fruit, bee pollen, or whatever your heart desires. You can also store it in a jar in the fridge for up to 3 days.

Overnight oats

Ingredients

  • 100g oats

  • 1 tablespoon of maple syrup

  • 1 1/2 cups of almond milk (or any other milk)

  • 1 tablespoon of chia seeds

  • 1 teaspoon of vanilla powder

  • A handful of raisins (optional)

  1. The easiest recipe ever! Mix all of the ingredients into a jar, a bowl, or any other container you have. Stir them well. Leave the bowl in the fridge overnight to thicken up. You can store it for up to 5 days. Enjoy them for breakfast in the morning or as a snack in the afternoon.