By the time you wake up, drink your coffee, pack your gym bag, pack your work bag, and wonder what to do about lunch, do you really have time to sit down for breakfast? Stop messing around in the morning! These breakfasts are ready to grab and go, to help you get out the door fast. With delicious options, like overnight oats, frozen breakfast burritos, and mini frittatas, you won’t even be tempted to swing by the coffee shop for a pastry. (There’s a reason they call it pound cake.) Here are 10 healthy breakfasts you can make ahead, so you can crush your AM workouts and deadlines all week.
One note: It seems like everyone is nuts for coconut these days, but canned coconut milk is high in calories and saturated fat. Use the new, better-for-you coconut milk found in the dairy case, if you really love the flavor, or swap it out for low-fat cow’s milk. And check out this good guide to milk, for more info on cow, soy, hemp, and nut milks.
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Blueberry Muffin Overnight Oats
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Photo courtesy of Sandhya’s Kitchen
Mango Coconut Overnight Oats
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Photo courtesy of Eating Bird Food
Kiwi Chia Pudding Parfait
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*See note, above.
Photo courtesy of Real Food Whole Life
Grapefruit & Ginger Chia Seed Pudding
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*See note, above.
Photo courtesy of Sweet Peas & Saffron
Berry Almond Breakfast Quinoa
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Photo courtesy of Happy Healthy Mama
Baked Banana Peanut Butter Oatmeal
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Photo courtesy of Dear Crissy
Crustless Mini Quiches
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Editor’s note: Use nitrate-free sausages, or substitute lean ground turkey for a healthier option.
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Breakfast Burritos with Sweet Potatoes & Black Beans
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Photo courtesy of Sweet Peas & Saffron
Healthy Freezer Breakfast Sandwiches
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Photo courtesy of Sally’s Baking Addiction
Whole-Wheat Apple-Cinnamon Muffins
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Photo courtesy of Whole and Heavenly Oven
Healthy Zucchini-Oat Breakfast Cookies
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Editor’s note: Try to stick to 1 to 2 cookies per serving!
This information is for educational purposes only and is not intended as a substitute for medical diagnosis or treatment. You should not use this information to diagnose or treat a health problem or condition. Always check with your doctor before changing your diet, altering your sleep habits, taking supplements, or starting a new fitness routine.
Becky Duffett
Becky Duffett is a contributing nutrition editor for Fitbit and a lifestyle writer with a passion for eating well. A former Williams-Sonoma cookbook editor and graduate of San Francisco Cooking School, she’s edited dozens of cookbooks and countless recipes. City living has turned her into a spin addict—but she’d still rather be riding a horse. She lives in the cutest neighborhood in San Francisco, spending weekends at the farmers’ market, trying to read at the bakery, and roasting big dinners for friends.
It would be nice to see some low carb/keto recipes. All the recipes you have shown are not carb friendly for diabetics (except fore the crustless quiche).
Great job on using glass and not plastic for DIY grab and go!
These recipes all look really yummy but it would help if there were some sort of calorie count or nutrition list to go with it. Just because it has “whole wheat” in it doesn’t necessarily make it a good option, especially if you are trying to lose weight.
These all look amazing, can’t wait to try them all!
Hi Becky awesome post.
How long can you keep those quiche in the fridge?
I normally cook my lunch and dinners twice a week. But so far I’ve not been able to do the same for breakfast.
I’m still trying to find a new recipe that works and Tailored to what I can eat, and afford.
I will definitely try some of these recipes, thank you!
These recipes look great and appear to be easy. Are they Weight Watcher’s friendly?
Oh I want these recipes but my old computer cannot handle going into all these links with the popups, etc. Can I somehow get all these recipes in a text file?
Thank you for all the positive output,I feel in this day and age we can all us a little pick me up.keep up all the great feed back.
Need gluten-free variety (no oat, no barley, no wheat, no rye) of some of these.
I’m looking forward to making these recipes for my family.
Sounds great!
Will try today.
Todo se ve muy bonito y rico
Thank you! I’m always looking for a breakfast I can take with me to work. I’d rather eat once I get to work but not have to fuss…just something simple but healthy and these do the trick!