Raise your hand if breakfast means downing a bowl of cereal before rushing out the door. Or a donut on that tray in your office common room. Or even just a hastily sipped cup of coffee at your desk.
Yeah, we’re feeling your sugar crash and caffeine rush.
Even though fewer and fewer people eat breakfast, it is still considered the “most important” meal of the day. According to a research reviewsome studies show that eating a balanced breakfast has benefits for physical and emotional health.
But it’s also the meal most of us don’t have time for. This is where meal prepping comes in handy: to ensure you have nutritious foods on hand every morning.
We’re taking make-ahead breakfast recipes a step further with this roundup and giving you 16 easy make-ahead meals. And portable.
So, hit that snooze button one more time. You can grab something healthy from your kitchen and go.
1. Make-Ahead Breakfast Bowls
Cheese, eggs and potatoes for breakfast don’t have to be limited to weekend brunches. Turn them into a weekly staple with this sheet pan recipe, which shows you how to prepare, store (freeze), and enjoy six servings.
Let us be surprised by the recipe.
2. Preparing breakfast with avocado and eggs
Put your meal prep containers put to good use with these breakfast bowls. Brown rice, sautéed kale, one lawyerand hard-boiled eggs make this well-balanced breakfast hearty enough to keep your stomach from growling mid-morning.
3. Chocolate Chip Banana Baked Oatmeal Cups
Don’t miss one excellent source of fiber And healthy heart oats simply because you don’t have time to prepare them on the stove. Put the mixture in a muffin tin and bake, and you get take-out oatmeal instead.
Yes, chocolate chips obviously have to be involved.
Grab the recipe and get started.
4. Egg Muffins with Ham, Kale, and Cauliflower Rice
Not an ounce of dairy or a grain in sight in these veggie-filled muffins, which get some really good flavor from the diced ham. Talk about super satisfying.
5. Mason Jar Egg Casserole
Yes, we love cauliflower rice for preparatory breakfasts. It’s a very simple way to start the day with nutritious vegetables. This recipe also includes peppers, turkey bacon and – ooooh, yeah – cheddar cheese.
But don’t put mason jars in the oven. Mason jars cannot handle dry heat and will break.
Check out this delicious egg dish here.
6. Freezer Breakfast Burritos
These big boys will keep you satisfied for hours on a busy day. They’re filled with eggs, sausage, beans, tomatoes, cheese and, get this, tater tots (!), all wrapped in flour tortillas.
We admit it: Tater Tots were a childhood favorite. Today we’re loving a make-ahead recipe for homemade hash browns.
7. Grapefruit-Ginger Chia Seed Pudding
Grapefruit and ginger create a zesty, refreshing contrast to the creamy, slightly sweet coconut milk. Let the chia mixture thicken overnight until it has the consistency of rich pudding.
8. Simple Quinoa Breakfast Bars
Included with quinoa, linenAnd almond butter, these squares contain a lot more protein than your average breakfast bar. But since they also contain chocolate chips, bananas, and a little coconut sugar, they’re sweet enough to taste like dessert.
9. Berry Breakfast Bars
A healthier version of dessert or breakfast bars, these make-ahead portable bars are delicious and nutritious. The crust of oats, coconut oil, banana and maple syrup supports a topping of fresh berries, chia seeds and oats sweetened with raspberry jelly.
Use a high quality jam or jelly – fruit should be the first ingredient. Or Do it yourself!
It’s go for the berries or the bust with this recipe.
10. Freezer Breakfast Taquitos
No cheese taquitos in the freezer section here. Homemade turkey sausage, eggs, cheese, sweet potatoes and peppers stuff these corn tortilla rolls.
Recipe makes 20 generous taquitos (3 per serving). Having a stash of these in your freezer will make your weekday breakfast a breeze.
11. Piña Colada Green Smoothie Mix Packs
If eating early in the morning isn’t your jam, try sipping a smoothie to some I am fuel. Divide all ingredients into zip-top bags (reusable jobs!) and store in the freezer.
Simply throw the contents into the blender in the morning and pour into a portable cup for a healthy, tropical alcohol-free breakfast. Smooooooth.
Learn how to make these smoothie packs.
12. Perfect for on-the-go breakfast
Layers of berries, Greek yogurt, corn flakes and sliced almonds make this Perfect creamy, crunchy, sweet and spicy at the same time. Make six in one go to have a pretty and satisfying breakfast waiting for you on even the busiest of days.
13. Easy Egg Wraps
If you do Integer30go without cereals or simply try to live off lighter side of carbs, tuck your favorite sandwich toppings into an egg wrap. You can go savory with meat and avocado or even go the sweet route with fresh fruit.
Learn this widely customizable recipe here.
14. English Muffin Sandwiches
Give that drive-thru – and your wallet – a break without giving up McMuffins. This recipe fills your freezer with six tasty, hearty, ready-to-heat meals breakfast sandwiches for a fraction of the cost. This is a valuable meal.
15. Healthy Instant Oat Cups
This blogger generously offers not one, not two, but eight suggestions for flavor combinations in these takeout meals. groats cups, including peanut butter-chocolate and orange-ginger.
What do they have in common? They take 5 minutes to assemble. Oh, and they’re all delicious.
Learn the basics here and make it your own.
16. Breakfast Quinoa with Berries and Almonds
A gluten-free superfood over overnight oats, this recipe uses quinoa as a basis. Add spices, sweets and fruits, and you have a fresh breakfast rich in protein and fiber.