MACRO-FRIENDLY BREAKFAST RECIPES
3 BREAKFAST PREP RECIPES TO SIMPLIFY YOUR MORNINGS
Your first meal sets the tone for your day. Rushing out the door and only have time for a coffee even though your stomach is growling? When you walk into the office and the first thing you see is the box of donuts that your coworker brought, you’re probably going to grab one (or two) because you’re starving and need something. Or maybe you skip the donuts and get right to work, but by the time lunch comes around you go for fast food because it’s the quickest option and you can actually feel your stomach eating itself.
If you’re a breakfast person, then making sure you are starting your day off with a solid meal that will help you crush the rest of the day is important. And if you’re a breakfast person but find yourself constantly rushing in the morning, here are a few options for easy breakfasts that you can prepare ahead of time for the week.
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OVERNIGHT OATS
Overnight oats are incredibly easy to prepare the night before, or even on Sunday for the entire week. I’m showing you two easy options but overnight oats are incredibly customizable so you can really create any combination you want (just do a quick search on Pinterest and you’ll be bombarded with thousands of ideas).
Just add all ingredients to a mason jar, shake, and allow to sit overnight. Top with fruit, granola, nuts, greek yogurt, or any other desired topping!
If you enjoy oats in the morning, here are a few other great ways to enjoy your oats!
LOWER CALORIE OPTION:
1 packet of Better Oats 100-Calorie oatmeal
10g chia seeds (for added volume)
16g PB Fit or PB2
10g collagen peptides (for some added protein)
120g unsweetened vanilla almond milk
MACROS: 20P | 8.5F | 28C (232 kcal)
HIGHER CALORIE OPTION:
40g rolled oats
32g unsweetened peanut butter
1 scoop protein powder, flavor of choice (we used this)
200g unsweetened vanilla almond milk
MACROS: 31P | 24F | 37C (474 kcal)
BREAKFAST BAKE
This easy bake makes 6 servings. You can keep it in the casserole dish all week or portion it out into containers to be reheated each morning. (I, personally, think it’s delicious cold!)
WHAT YOU NEED:
1 lb. chicken sausage (the ground chicken apple from Sprouts works great)
450g sweet potatoes, thin sliced length-wise using a mandolin slicer
225g red pepper, raw, diced
150g yellow onion, diced
75g kale
6 eggs
32oz. liquid egg whites
WHAT TO DO:
Pre-heat oven to 375
Spray a 9x13 casserole dish (I use a pyrex one with a lid for storing in the fridge all week) with cooking oil spray.
Cook chicken sausage in a pan. In another pan, cook chopped pepper and onion. While sausage and veggies are cooking, thin slice sweet potatoes length wise using a mandolin slicer and layer in the bottom and along sides of casserole dish.
Drain chicken sausage and layer on top of sliced sweet potatoes. Layer cooked peppers and onions on top of sausage and then layer kale on top.
Whisk eggs and egg whites together and pour mixture over casserole. Season with salt and pepper.
Bake for 40-45 minutes or until cooked all the way through.
MACROS PER SERVING: 30P | 7F | 23C (293 kcal)
FREEZE-AHEAD SMOOTHIE
There are a million smoothie combinations out there, but I am sharing one of my favorites. This sweet, tropical mix is a great way to start the morning. To prep ahead of time for the week, pre-portion out the banana, mango, and spinach into baggies/tupperware and freeze ahead of time. All you have to do in the morning is empty the baggie into the blender with a scoop of protein and unsweetened almond milk to the desired consistency. You can find some other smoothie recipes here as well as smoothie bowl recipes here.
SWEET MANGO GREEN SMOOTHIE
50g frozen banana
130g frozen mango
35g spinach
1 scoop vanilla protein powder (we used this)
240g unsweetened almond coconut milk
MACROS PER SMOOTHIE: 21P | 5.5F | 30C (253 kcal)
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