Category: Breakfast

Nothing says good morning like Morning Motivator Spiced Shake! Bananas and dates bring a touch of sweetness as well as fiber and phytonutrients, while cashews and hemp seeds make this shake rich and creamy. This delicious shake also offers protein and minerals to further support a joyful mood. Add spinach for a boost of folate, magnesium, and vitamin B6, three micronutrients that are essential for mood. This, friends, is good mood food– happy sipping!

Having simple-to-prepare and cook recipes on hand will allow for more time doing things you love — gardening, reading, hiking, connecting with loved ones, and more. Overnight Three-Grain Breakfast Porridge requires soaking millet, quinoa, and teff overnight so that cook time in the morning is minimal (only 10 minutes!). Feel nourished, satisfied, and energized throughout the morning by incorporating a variety of grains plus fruits and nuts or seeds of your choice for a fiber, protein, and nutrient-packed meal.

Sweet, moist, and delicious, Buckwheat Banana Prune Muffins get your day started on a good note. These muffins serve up a healthy dose of fiber and potassium, as well as antioxidants like beta-carotene lutein, zeaxanthin, vitamin K, and vitamin C — and that’s just from the prunes!

Cherry Cheesecake Smoothie is silky smooth with the perfect balance of tart and sweet. Antioxidant-rich cherries paired with creamy plant-based yogurt, nutty hemp seeds, and miso paste come together to make a vibrant plant-based treat that tastes like a dessert lover's dream!

Frosty, cool, and sweet, featuring the iconic pairing of espresso and chocolate, this smoothie is sure to be on your favorites list. Banana, dates, cacao powder, walnuts, and hemp seeds all provide important trace minerals such as magnesium, iron, potassium, and copper. Oats, dates, and cacao are also excellent sources of B vitamins, which help to support cellular energy production, making this an ideal smoothie for when you need some pep in your step.

One of the beautiful things about this wrap is that you can use any veggies from your fridge or growing from your garden to make it your own. Beginning the day with leafy greens, like kale, collards, or romaine is the perfect way to jump-start your morning with nutrition. Once you spread the hummus on your green wrap, start adding your favorite veggies — and get ready for some creamy crunch to stimulate your palate and a variety of nutrients to energize your body!

Morning oatmeal gets a playful perk of color and flavor with the addition of raspberries! Add fresh or frozen raspberries or other berries of choice. This simple recipe is satisfying and nourishing!

Sneaking some fiber into your family’s diet isn’t difficult when you use nutrient-dense, fiber-rich whole grain flours like buckwheat, which easily transforms into fluffy-on-the-inside, crispy-on-the-outside waffles. Buckwheat flour contains a whopping 12 grams of fiber per cup including prebiotic fiber and resistant starch that have been shown to feed healthy bacteria in the gut. Enjoy these waffles for breakfast, as a snack or as running fuel for long training sessions.

Cover your nutritional bases first thing in the morning with these scrumptious Blueberry Poppy Seed Pancakes. Get omega-3s from flax meal; fiber, protein, and iron from buckwheat; calcium from poppy seeds; and vitamin C from blueberries. What’s more, these fluffy pancakes also have an optimal blend of macronutrients plus lots of fiber that will help to balance blood sugar and keep you satiated throughout the morning.

This bowl is named Vitality Bowl for a reason! It’s replete with iron (dates), B12 and vitamin D (fortified plant-based milk), calcium (tahini and sesame seeds), zinc (oats), and omega-3s (hemp seeds). It’s also packed with prebiotic fiber from the banana and cacao nibs, if you choose to use them. Make this delightful smoothie bowl even tastier and more nutritious by swirling in your favorite nut butter and/or adding some colorful berries.