When I did my first Whole30 back in January 2016, I found breakfast a pretty easy meal to plan. Eggs were allowed and encouraged and you can eat as many as you want. So, I ate eggs pretty much every single day with a variety of vegetables and some healthy avocado.
I continue to eat plenty of eggs and am concerned that I will get tired of them as I gear up for my next Whole30 that begins January 1st! Mother Fran told me I was going to start clucking like a chicken if I don’t figure out other breakfast foods!
As I prepare to launch into my next Whole30 I am looking to increase my repertoire of yummy breakfast food options. I love to look thru cookbooks as well as recipes on-line and have come up with a few new options to experiment with that meet 3 essential requirements. My breakfast options must be Whole30 compliant, easy to prepare and tasty.
A few times over the last few weeks I have made a breakfast cereal that meets my requirements. I chop up some almonds and cashews, add some berries and stir in some cinnamon and almond milk. My honey added a banana to hers which was a good idea as I found myself hungry long before lunch. I got the recipe from a YouTube video by a blogger who goes by “Dot 2 Trot”.
I initially discovered Dot over at YouTube where I listened to her video where she talks about her 145 pound weight loss journey. This is a link to her video, go ahead check it out! I’ll wait.
I admire how she took control of her life by making daily decisions in the pursuit of health. Seems like she is paddling her kayak in the right direction! She is also a fan of “Why We Get Fat… and What To Do About It” by Gary Taubes that Number9 introduced us to in his guest post.
Smoothies are another delicious breakfast option and can be made Whole30 compliant. I generally toss in 1-2 handfuls of greens (spinach, lettuce or spring mix), a banana or 1/2 avocado, frozen berries, 2 tablespoons of nuts or sunflower butter and either water or almond milk. It is easy to make several smoothies during the course of the week and by mixing up the fruit, nuts and greens create a totally new one each time.
In the book that introduces the Whole30; “It Starts with Food“, the authors encourage us to think of meal 1,2 and 3 instead of breakfast, lunch and dinner. This frees us to consider what we usually consider lunch or dinner food for breakfast as well. Although I am a morning person, I find it difficult to eat chicken or seafood at 6:00AM. I do eat the leftover veggies quite often for breakfast.
I found a recipe over at here for sweet potato mash made simply with sweet potato, sugar-free applesauce (or just mashed apple) and sea salt. I haven’t tried it yet but am willing to give it a go sometime during the month of January. The same post had several other breakfast food ideas that might be interesting.
Taking part in a Whole30 requires some planning in order to be successful. I encourage anyone interested to make a list of what they currently eat that is not Whole30 compliant and spend some time brainstorming what you will eat instead. This might look like this:
Now On Whole30
Cereal with Milk Nuts/berries with Almond Milk
Tea with Cream/Sugar Tea with Coconut Milk
Pancakes with Butter Fried Eggs with Broccoli and Avocado
Egg on Toast Eggs with leftover vegetables
If you are joining me in the Whole30 I wish you luck in week 1! Taking charge of your health is a great way to start the new year!
Having each other for support, ideas and inspiration is a wonderful bonus. Thanks for joining me in My Little Blue Kayak!
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