Diet

Breakfast ideas

April 27, 2013
Grain products
  • Bread. Go to the bakery to discover all types of bread. Freeze it and take some out the previous day. Try: honey and nut, wheat, country, raisin, pumpernickel, ciabiatta, baguette, etc.
  • Bagels. Once again, try new flavours. There are so many!
  • Cereal. Don’t limit yourself to popular commercial cereal. There are healthier mixes, but equally delicious - with chocolate chips, cranberries or dried cherries, etc. - on the shelves at the grocery store.
  • Muffins. It’s better to make them at home to lower their fat and sugar content, and prepare them to your liking. Double your recipe to freeze some and enjoy them again later on. And from time to time, why not indulge in fresh muffins from the grocery store?
  • Others : english muffins, pancakes, tortillas, oatmeal, etc.
Fruit and vegetables

Fresh, canned, juiced, dried, stewed: try new arrivals and jump on the season’s best!

Milk and alternatives
  • Milk : Cow milk, soy milk, and why not chocolate milk?
  • Yogurt : Vary the types and textures.
  • Cheese : Have different kinds on hand. Have it sliced thin, perfect to slip into a sandwich.
  • Probiotic drinks : such as Danactive and others.
Meat and meat substitutes
  • Eggs : Sunny-side up, poached, fried, scrambled, etc.
  • Nuts : great way to add protein to your yogurt!
  • Tofu spread
  • Peanut butter
  • Creton or pâtés
Little pleasures
  • Jelly and jam
  • Chocolate hazelnut spread
  • Almond butter
  • Maple syrup
  • Honey (you can find flavoured honey… simply delicious!)
Vox Pop – Facebook

We received many breakfast ideas our Facebook page!

  • French toast with crusty bread on the BBQ (Natacha)
  • Homemade waffles with fruit and chocolate chips (Melissa)
  • Whole wheat pancakes and oatmeal with honey (Diane)
  • A simple cereal mix (Anaïs)
  • Toast with maple butter (Mélanie)
  • Grilled-cheese sandwich with raisin bread and brie (Marie-Josée)
  • In the blender: frozen blueberries, yogurt and granola (Nathalie)
  • Huge fruit salad (Caroline)
  • Morning shake: 1 cup of frozen fruit (raspberries and mangoes), 1/2 banana, 1/2 cup of yogurt, 1/2 cup of milk and 1 egg. Everything in the blender! (Julie)
  • Apple oatmeal : 1 dose of oatmeal, 3 doses of apple juice and 1 dose of applesauce (Sylvie)

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