Week 1: 21 Day Fix: Approved Breakfast Meal Ideas

Here are 5, 21DF Approved, Breakfast Ideas

IDEA 1
Shakeology! But of course! Shakeology tastes great on its own, but why not add a few things to it that make it taste even more awesome? I shared my favorite Shakeology recipe on the Facebook group, but here's another!

Strawberry Shakeology - One red
Frozen Mixed berries - One purple
Water & Ice as desired

Shakeology is awesome in the morning when you're on the go. It keeps you full until snack time, it's a super healthy meal replacement (not just a protein shake!) and it will help you to make better choices for the rest of the day.

IDEA 2
Oatmeal with nut butter and chia seeds

This is a GREAT make-ahead idea (although I rarely ever do make it ahead). The hack to remember is that 1/4 cup of uncooked, dry, quick cooking oats equals one yellow. Measure out your oats the night before, add the milk and let them sit in a bowl in the fridge over night. By morning, the oats are nice and soft. A quick zap in the microwave and boom. Hot, filling, energy infused, oatmeal.

1/4 Cup Quick Cooking oats - One yellow
1/2 Cup Unsweetened Almond Milk (It's only 30 calories, do an extra push-up and don't bother to count it) - Freebie
Chia Seeds - One orange
Nut butter (almond, cashew, peanut - whatever your fancy) - One spoon

IDEA 3
Egg white "omlette" with veggies and goat cheese

I get the little container of organic liquid egg whites from Trader Joe's because it's far easier than cracking eggs. (Guys? This is how lazy I am. This is why I failed over and over and over again at "dieting". Finding things that made this easier quite frankly just eliminated the excuses. This is why I'm sharing it all with you!)

8 Organic Egg Whites - One red
Veggies of your choice (I like peppers, mushrooms, and spinach) - One green*
Goat Cheese crumbles (or feta!) - One blue

*TIP: Don't count your leafy greens. Dice the rest of the veggies and fill the green container with a nice mix and then add to the egg whites.

IDEA 4
Homemade blueberry yogurt

This is a fave, but a little labor intensive and best done the night before. When I first started, the adjustment to plain yogurt was tough. I found it bitter and just generally unpleasant. However, the fruit-on-the-bottom yogurt is full of preservatives and garbage, so it's much healthier to have plain. I found a way to make my own fruit yogurt! This will work with any fruit, but blueberry is my fave.

Plain Organic non-fat (or 1%) yogurt - One red
Frozen blueberries (or strawberries, or raspberries, or blackberries - whatever!) - One purple

I dump my purple container of frozen blueberries into a Ziploc steam bag and put it in the microwave for 1.5 minutes. This softens them and makes them easier to blend. Then using my food processor (the little bowl attachment at the top), I add the yogurt and the blueberries and mix until fully blended. Stick the blended, homemade, blueberry yogurt into a tupperware (or even the purple container!) with a lid and you have a grab-and-go meal for the morning.

IDEA 5
Grab-and-go Hard Boiled Eggs
(and yes, you CAN eat the yolks!)

2 Organic, hard-boiled eggs - One red
1/2 banana - One purple

There you go! FIVE breakfast ideas for Week 1 of 21-Day Fix. Happy, and healthy, eating!