“Breakfast is the most important meal of the day.”
How many times have we heard that as college students? From our parents to our freshman year RA that tells us this when we awkwardly run into him in the dining hall the first morning of school.
And how many times have you responded with, “I don’t have time in the morning. I’m too tired?”
Probably too many.
I have taken the liberty of compiling a list of four healthy breakfast options that won’t force you to reset your 10 a.m. alarm.
1. Avocado Toast with a Fried Egg
Ingredients
1 ripe avocado
Garlic salt
Pepper
2 fried eggs
2 slices of bread, toasted
Instructions
Toast slices of bread
De-pit the avocado, scoop out the avocado and then put it on a cutting board. Take a fork and smash the avocado. Add garlic salt and pepper to it.
Cook your eggs
Spread the avocado on your toast. Place each egg on a piece of toast.
2. Overnight Oats
Ingredients
Rolled oats
Milk
½ banana
Chopped nuts
Cinnamon
Instructions
Combine ½ cup milk, 1/3 cup rolled oats, ½ mashed banana, ¼ cup of chopped nuts, and a little bit of cinnamon in a bowl.
Mix well.
Store in a sealed Tupperware container overnight in the fridge.
In the morning, you can either eat as is, or you can warm it up in the microwave for about 1-2 minutes if you like warm oatmeal instead.
3. Microwaved Scrambled Eggs with Veggies
Ingredients
2 eggs
2 tablespoons milk
Garlic salt
Pepper
2 tablespoons shredded cheese
Veggies (spinach, diced tomatoes, sliced onion, etc.)
Instructions
Combine eggs, milk, garlic salt and pepper in a microwave safe bowl.
Beat together and then add whatever veggies you would like.
Microwave for about 45 seconds; stir with a fork. Continue microwaving for another 45 seconds until the eggs are done. Total cook time will be around one minute and 30 seconds to two minutes.
Stir in shredded cheese and cover with a paper towel until eggs are set and the cheese is melted. Around one minute should be fine.
4. Green Smoothie
Ingredients
1 cup plain/vanilla Greek yogurt
1 cup of frozen fruit (bananas, berries, mango – whatever you like)
Handful of spinach/kale
½ cup liquid (milk, juice, coconut water – whatever you like)
Instructions
Blend yogurt, fruit, spinach/kale and liquid together.
You can either make the morning of or you can prepare the night before and freeze over night.
