Back to School: Gluten-Free BREAKFAST
Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, but it’s also the easiest meal to lack in!
There are days I leave the house before 6 in the morning for school or my internship, and the last thing I want to do is wake up even earlier to make a healthy, satisfying breakfast. But, breakfast is so important, and everytime I skip breakfast or grab something small to eat on the go, I’m hungry way too early and it cuts into my mood, my productivity, and just my day. Like I said in the lunchbox post - when you’re gluten-free, you can’t just swing through Dunkin or Starbucks and get a breakfast sandwich (which is good, but sometimes that’s the convenience needed).
As we enter into a new school year, it may be a time when you’re looking for new ideas on what to grab for breakfast or what to make your kids. Here are my favorite ideas - some for when you’re in a rush, and others when have a few more minutes!
Gluten-Free Breakfast
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For when you have no time: Overnight Oats
Sometimes, there’s just no time (or desire!) to wake up early enough to make breakfast. Avoid grabbing a protein bar and running out the door! If you have three minutes of free time at night, you have time to make overnight oats.
Grab a mason jar, and fill it with ½ cup of gluten-free oats. Next, top it with your favorite milk (I use this), and any toppings you like on your oatmeal. At this point, I add frozen berries and chia seeds, they melt into the oats and make it so yummy! In the morning, I grab the jar, add peanut butter and some fresh fruit, and then I can run out the door with my breakfast.
For when you’re short on time: Acai Bowl or Smoothie
Like overnight oats, Acai bowls are quick and convenient. You can put them in a container to take with you, but they’re a bit messier than overnight oats, so it’s harder to eat on the go. Make it quickly, top with your favorite gluten-free granola, fresh fruit, and coconut (or chocolate chips, if you’re into that), and enjoy before you run out the door - or pack it in a container to-go, and enjoy when you get to class or the office.
Here’s an easy acai bowl to make when your mornings are tight:
½ frozen acai packet
1 banana
⅓ cup water or your choice of juice (apple is good!)
½ cup frozen strawberries or blueberries
Blend, and top with whatever you want! My favorites are gluten-free granola, coconut flakes, fresh fruit (banana or raspberries), and a drizzle of honey.
Have a long commute?
Smoothies are always a good option. Get nutrients in, but don’t worry about the mess or sitting down to eat before it melts. Blend your smoothie, throw it in a cup and sip while you drive, ride, walk… however you get where you’re going!
Here’s one of my favorite green smoothies, add it all to a blender, and blennnd.
2 handfuls spinach
1 banana
½ avocado
Orgain Chocolate PB Protein (my FAVORITE, use code ONEBITEGF for a big discount!)
Tiny dash sea salt
Unsweetened Coconut Milk
It’s filling, delicious (I swear!), and requires almost no time.
For when you have some time: Avocado Toast with Egg
If you follow me on Instagram (@onebiteglutenfree!), you know this is my FAVORITE breakfast. Ever. Not kidding.
Here’s how I make it:
Toast two pieces of gluten-free bread (in a gluten-free toaster! Read my beginner’s guide to gluten-free/celiac here), and heat a pan with a little avocado oil. Add two eggs, and cook over medium until it’s cooked but the yolks are still runny. Spread avocado onto the two pieces of toast, then add the eggs on top.
Top with anything you please, but here are some suggestions (what I eat almost daily): Trader Joe’s Everything But The Bagel, sriracha, balsamic.
Sit down and enjoy! Filling and delicious.
What’s your go-to breakfast?
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