Breakfast is truly the most important meal of your day. It helps kick-start your metabolism and gives your body the fuel it needs to get started with the day.

However, eating a balanced and healthy breakfast is equally important, as failing to do that can leave you feeling tired, having difficulty concentrating, and craving unhealthy foods. That said, when your body gets good nutrients that it needs, you are likely to feel better and even stay fit.

That's why, when you are planning or preparing your breakfast, you must consider the nutritional value your body will receive. Typically, your breakfast should contain 400 to 500 calories. However, this may vary based on your lifestyle choices, occupation, age, weight, and more. It is also important to have a well-balanced breakfast that includes some form of carbohydrates, which breaks down into glucose and gives you energy for the rest of the day.

Even though most of us know how important a good and healthy breakfast is for our well-being, we often find ourselves wondering what to make for breakfast. One way to make healthy breakfast part of your life is to keep nutritious breakfast staples always available at home. Buying bulk cashews, almonds, and other nuts, oats, and chia seeds, and fresh fruits are a few good examples of foods that go very well in breakfast recipes.
 
With a few super delicious and healthy breakfast recipes, we help you treat your body right by indulging in easy, healthy, and nutritious breakfast options.

Strawberry and banana overnight oats recipe

Overnight oats are a very healthy and popularly enjoyed breakfast items around the world. For most of us mornings are very hectic, rushing from one chore to another trying to get out of the house for work or dropping the kids to school.

With this busy schedule, the overnight oats recipe is quick, easy to make, and gives you enough energy to get through the day. Besides, it is also a great gluten-free and vegan option for people who are following any special diets.

This recipe allows you to personalize the ingredients according to your preference and availability. You can use gluten-free rolled oats, which are a good source of dietary fiber. You can also add chia seeds to your overnight oats and make a fiber powerhouse breakfast.

You can customize your oats in so many ways but we love the strawberry and banana version the most. You can make endless variations of this recipe by adding new and exciting flavors and toppings to your breakfast.

Ingredients

• 3 cups of gluten-free rolled oats
• 1/3 cup of chia seeds
• 1/2 cup of chopped cashews and other nuts
• 1/2 unsweetened shredded coconut
• 10 oz fresh or frozen strawberries
• 2 ripe bananas
• 2 tbsp maple syrup
• 4 cups almond milk

Instructions

• Add all dried ingredients in a large mixing bowl and set aside. Put the strawberries and bananas in a blender or food processor and blend until you have a liquid mixture.
• Add your fruit mixture, almond milk, and syrup to the bowl of dried ingredients and mix it all up. Keep the mixture covered in the refrigerator overnight.
• Your strawberry and banana overnight oats are ready to serve and enjoy in the morning. You can make chopped nuts and coconut on top, as desired, for some crunch and extra flavor.

Gluten-free banana bread recipe

If you enjoy having banana bread, then you are going to absolutely love this recipe as well. The gluten-free variation makes this diet-friendly for a lot of people who try to avoid gluten. A thick slice of this banana bread goes really well have a glass of milk or cup of coffee. You can even take it as a go-to snack at work or pack it in school lunch.

The right balance of ingredients is very important especially for gluten-free baked goods that can at times lack substance. The combination of brown rice flour and coconut flour used in this recipe gives this banana bread a firm texture and great consistency and tenderness.

The use of gluten-free rolled oats and other base mixtures gives it a good amount of dietary fiber. Besides, like most of the interesting breakfast recipes, you can customize the recipe by adding some fair trade cashews or walnuts.

By replacing sugar with honey, we have made sure this banana bread is not overly sweet, which means you can snack on it without any guilt and the additional nuts will give your bread a delicious crunch.

Make sure you try this banana bread as the recipe is a joy and the sweet aroma will fill your kitchen.

Ingredients

• 2 eggs
• 3 overripe bananas, mashed
• 1/4 cup of coconut oil, melted
• 1/4 cup of almond milk
• 1/4 cup of applesauce
• 1/3 cup of honey
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 3/4 cups of brown rice flour
• 1/4 cup of coconut flour
• 1/2 cup of gluten-free rolled oats
• 1/2 cup of cashews and walnuts, chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda
• 2 tsp baking powder

Instructions

• Preheat your oven to 330 degrees F. Take a 9'' x 5” bread loaf baking pan, grease and flour it, and set it aside.
• In a mixing bowl, add all the wet ingredients and whisk together. Fold and mix all the dry ingredients until the mixture is smooth and thick.
• Pour your batter into the greased baking pan. If you want you can sprinkle some rolled oats or more nuts over the batter. Then, bake for 50 to 55 minutes or until your tester comes out clean.
• Let the bread sit for at least 20 minutes in the pan before you remove the bread. Let it cool completely on a rack and cut into slices and enjoy your delicious banana bread.

Quinoa pancakes recipe

Pancakes might not be the first thing that comes to mind when you think of quinoa. Quinoa's rich nutritional content including calcium, vitamin E and B, and dietary fiber, makes it a great item to incorporate into your breakfast. The grain-like texture of quinoa goes really well when making fluffy pancakes.

You can use whole wheat pastry flour or brown rice flour for this recipe, whatever suits your dietary choices. This recipe is very versatile. You can add pecans, walnuts, cashews as well as fresh fruit like blueberries or bananas. Some chocolate chip might make this super delicious!

Ingredients

• 1 cup of cooked and cooled quinoa
• 1 cup of whole wheat pastry flour/ brown rice flour (to make it gluten-free)
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup of milk
• 3 tbsp of maple syrup or honey
• 1/3 cup of raw pecans, chopped
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 2 tsp of vanilla extract
• A pinch of salt

Instruction

• Take a stand mixer and add the milk, eggs, and syrup and mix until the mixture is well-combined. Then add flour, cooked quinoa, pecans, baking powder, vanilla extract, and salt. Fold the batter together using a spatula until the mixture is combined.
• Add one-third of the batter at a time in a nonstick griddle and cook your pancakes until they are puffed and you can see bubbles forming on the top. Flip and cook the other side for another 1 to 2 minutes.
• Serve while hot with your choice of toppings.

Make sure to try these absolutely delicious and healthy breakfast options and start your day the right way!