I like grilled cherry tomatoes and onions over a sourdough English muffin and alfalfa for my brekky :)
Takes like 10 minutes to make most days
Homemade hummus on toast is a common one for me. I'll mix in some stuff like jalapeno and cilantro or kalamata olives to make some pretty good ones.
Toast is so damn good. It's basically double-cooked bread. Boggles the mind how that is such a gamechanger.
Plus you can freeze your shit so it doesn't go bad, then toast it back to life for a tasty treat.
healthful, nutritious
Until you have to dump a pound of sugar on top to make them taste okay
Are you opposed to trying Soylent, Huel, Jimmy Joy, other complete meal replacement shakes?
I do those for breakfast and/or lunch most days because it's nice to just not have to think about these meals during my day.
So, as the label says, they are meal replacement shakes. They aren't like, amazing delicious food ambrosia or anything but they do tastes alright. I use Jimmy Joy since it's the cheapest. All they are are powder that you add to water and shake, like you would protein powder, and it gives you a fairly hassle-free nutritionally complete meal.
Soylent has ready to drink versions that you can buy from Walmart if you are in the States. They are a bit pricier but I get them sometimes when I might be on the road for whatever reason since it's better than fast food.
If you are Euro-side, Huel and JJ are from UK and Netherlands, I believe.
I want to share this for those interested in meal replacement mixes but might not be able to get the likes of Soylent. https://www.completefoods.co/ has a database of various recipes and links to products to make at home in bulk, which might be cheaper.
Looks like the website certificate expired so I guess be cautious but I have frequented that site before fwiw
Lol shameless promotion but if you search "Space Food", mine should come up!
Big fan of Huel, definitely recommend making it the night before and leaving it in the fridge for breakfast. Helps the texture immensely
I was using Huel but after their price increase I went back to JJ and then they increased their prices. 🙃
Huel probably has the best macros imo and you feel fuller longer but the sweetness is something I never could quite get used to.
Using a bullet blender type thing for Huel helps a lot with texture as well.
I like rice and kim chi with some other pickled vegetables. I usually add a fried egg, myself, but you don't have to. Also some grits with some avocado, chili oil, and really any savory item to tie it all together goes far and keeps you full for a long time.
I often make a breakfast "skillet" thing. This takes about 20 minutes so you'll have to plan around it if you have a commute.
- 1 or 2 potatoes
- 1/2 to 1 onion
- 1/2 bell pepper
- 1 portion seitan, soy chorizo, fake sausage, etc
- a couple mushrooms
- 1/2 avocado
- some fake cheese
- bbq sauce or spices (chili, cumin, paprika, etc)
- Peel and dice potatoes. Put them in frying pan over medium heat with some oil. These take roughly 20 minutes to cook, the smaller the pieces the faster they cook. Let them get good and brown, enough for them to naturally "release" from the pan, before you start flipping them
- Add salt and spices
- Dice the onion, bell peppers, mushrooms, seitan. Add to pan as you go, in the order of what needs to cook the longest.
- Once the potatoes are fully cooked, add fake cheese and avocado. Once incorporated, turn off the heat and add BBQ sauce, if using.
I'm not sure if tofu scramble falls into the "don't like" but I have been making breakfast burritos in bulk and freezing for the week.
Make a lot of scramble, heat up a hash brown patty, saute whatever veg you'd like to include (I do mushroom, onion, and peppers) then portion it all out into wraps and place them in a baking sheet after wrapping each in parchment.
Keeps me going through the day as I usually miss lunch and it is mostly a time investment when you have a bit more which is nice because I am not a morning person
Any grain/starch porridge, oatmeal and congee probably being the most well-known, but it is a pretty broad and international category: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porridge
It's also a blank canvas so you can add whatever you like, sweet or savory, heavy or light, easier on your own stomach, etc. And very easy to whip together, in bulk if you prefer
Upma or khicṛī are some Indian contenders if you want a specific palette or recipe
