Satiating Breakfast on Repeat
When it comes to food, I am not a creature of habit. I seek out new recipes weekly, enjoy experimenting in the kitchen, and keep a binder full of recipes I love that I never wind up making again. All with the exception of breakfast. For the past 5 or so years, I have been following the same model when it comes to making my breakfast, and that’s because it gives me the most sustained, balanced energy with so much variety all before 8am.
Each week, I roast two cookie sheets filled with veggies: peppers, onions, mushrooms, zucchini, summer squash, brussels sprouts, and sweet potatoes or butternut squash. Sometimes all of those, sometimes just one or two, but I make sure I have enough to last me at least 5 days. I roast them at 400F in the oven for 40 min and my veggies are ready for the week.
Each morning I toss a scoop of veggies into a pan with some melted ghee, crack in two eggs, and a handful of spinach and make a veggie egg scramble. Once that’s done I pair it with a slice of avocado for some added healthy fats, a bowl of berries, and my cup of coffee or herbal tea. Sound substantial? It is! Big breakfasts loaded with protein, fat and fiber help me and so many of my clients with more energy throughout the day, less blood sugar dips, and less late night snack cravings.
While this method works for me (I have it down to a science!), you can make it even easier using pre chopped or frozen mixed veggies (when I’m pressed for time, I love the Birds Eye Shredded Vegetables). If you can tolerate dairy, toss some shredded cheese into your eggs, or if you can tolerate gluten, put it in between two slices of sourdough bread for a yummy breakfast sandwich. Swap out what veggies you use as the seasons change to increase variety - I love summer squash and asparagus in the warmer months and butternut squash and sweet potato with baby kale in there in the cooler months. You can also make a big batch of “baked eggs” (kind of like a crustless quiche) loaded with veggies that you slice and reheat throughout the week paired with your fruit.
Let me know if you give this a try! Breakfast should be big!, and certainly doesn't have to be boring.