As I’ve been trying to re-create healthy food habits what I’ve noticed (that I’m sure you’ve noticed as well) is there are a million different recipes to choose from!!! It can be a bit overwhelming at times trying to navigate all the different recipes and stear clear of my processed cereals and poptarts that I’m used to. What I really want to do is just start with natural healthy whole ingredients and I’ve found that I feel better throughout my day when I do!
I don’t have the time to:
- Find a brand new recipe every day
- Go to the store to get the new ingredients each time
- Figure out how to actually cook it
So I’ve taken a different approach to learning how to create my new healthy meals so hopefully it will be helpful to you as well! My approach is to know what my “go-to” breakfast groceries are so that I will always know what to grab at the grocery store and then later can figure out what I feel like for breakfast based off of a few different recipes knowing I’ve already got everything in the house.
Don’t get me wrong I think it is fun to experiment with new recipes too! This is just the everyday “go-tos” so if you aren’t feeling creative or like learning to cook something new or are just running late to work you still have some healthy quick and easy options in the house.
So here it is. My list of 10 breakfast groceries to make breakfast easy, quick and on autopilot during the workweek.
10 Breakfast groceries
- Eggs
- Fresh Baked Bread
- Yogurt
- Granola
- Bananas
- Frozen Blueberries
- Frozen Strawberries (or other fresh fruits)
- Orange Juice
- Oatmeal
- Avocado
With just these 10 groceries I am covered with at least 5 different breakfast recipes for more than a week!
5 breakfast Recipes
- Scambled/Fried Eggs and Toast
- Uses eggs, bread, butter, salt and pepper.
- Yogurt and Granola with Fruit
- Uses yogurt, granola, frozen blueberries or any other fresh fruit. (Optional: Honey)
- Fruit Smoothie
- Bananas, orange juice, blueberries, strawberries and any other fresh fruit (apples, pineapple, melon, raspberrries, etc.) (Additional options: Yogurt, avacado, oatmeal, nut butter, leafy greens, veggies, powders)
- Oatmeal with Fruit
- Oatmeal, frozen blueberries or any other fresh fruit. (Optional: Milk, Cinnamon, Honey)
- Avacado Toast
- Avocado, bread, salt, pepper
There are a few pantry staples that I usually have on hand as well for these recipes!
pantry staples
- Salt
- Pepper
- Cinnamon
- Honey
- Butter
- Milk
So I hope that’s helpful and I’d love to know if there are other ways you guys are able to easily combine these ingredients in addtion to my 5 breakfasts so I can add them to my list!
What I’ve found is if you really want to start eating healthier and truly create new food habits that will stick you have so start as simple as possible. Then once you’ve got those habits established on autopilot you can really get more creative and have fun incorporating new recipes you learn every once and a while!