Start Your Day Right: 10 Big Breakfast Recipes for a Healthy You

We all know that a big breakfast is not just nutritious; it can also keep you going throughout the day. These recipes are a great choice for a hearty, healthy, and yummy breakfast.

Have we been doing breakfast wrong? For ages, we've just seen breakfast as something quick to hold us over until the more important lunches and dinners. Our usual eating pattern is to have a small breakfast, a bigger lunch, and an even larger dinner.

But new research says this might be backward. To avoid obesity and live a healthy life, we should switch things up. Have a big breakfast, a light lunch, and a small dinner. As Roni Caryn Rabin reported in The New York Times, the latest evidence shows we should eat more calories earlier to boost our metabolism and prevent obesity.

The American Heart Association is paying attention. It recently released a statement saying that having most of our calories earlier in the day can reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease.

We love a big breakfast and are all for this change. So, we've gathered some of our favorite breakfast recipes. They're big, hearty, and made with healthy ingredients to keep you energized the right way. Try these healthy breakfast ideas!

1. Black Bean Breakfast Bowl

• Eggs and black beans are full of protein, and avocado and salsa make this breakfast healthy and nutrient - dense. Sherri says, "This recipe has everything I love. It's easy to make, healthy, and will keep you full all day."


2. A Hearty Porridge

• This filling porridge has rolled oats, quinoa, flax meal, walnuts, and almond meal, simmered with apples, shredded coconut, and raisins. Anthony calls it an "energy - packed slow - release breakfast. It makes enough for a week."

3. Jay's Hearty Breakfast Skillet

• Sunnyside - up eggs sit on top of potatoes, bell peppers, mushrooms, fried bacon, and shredded cheese. It's easy to customize. Holly says, "I poured beaten eggs over the potatoes, covered it, and cooked until almost firm. Then I added sliced tomatoes and cheese. I rolled the leftovers in flour tortillas."


4. Chakchouka (Shakshouka)

• It's like a Mediterranean version of huevos rancheros. Eggs are poached in a flavorful sauce of tomatoes, onion, chile pepper, and spices. Tuesday says, "Absolutely awesome. It's so filling and delicious."

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5. Hearty Breakfast Muffins

• These muffins are loaded with good stuff like zucchini, bananas, carrots, yogurt, rolled oats, shredded coconut, nuts, and dried cherries. KatieTries2Cook says, "They're moist, chewy, not too dense, and have a lightly sweet flavor. You can customize them with your favorite nuts or seeds."

6. Breakfast Enchiladas

• This casserole has hashbrowns, ham, cheese, and diced green chilies rolled in flour tortillas and baked. TINYANT1 gives it 5 stars and says, "Yummy! I added eggs to the tortillas. I might pour eggs over the whole thing next time."

7. Ultimate Tofu Breakfast Burrito Bowls

• Tofu is scrambled like eggs and mixed with sauteed onions, jalapenos, garlic, and tomatoes. You put hash browns in a bowl, add beans and the scramble, then top with avocado and hot sauce. Joanne says, "It's an amazing recipe. Great for new vegans."


8. Brown Rice Breakfast Porridge

• Make extra brown rice for dinner and use the leftovers for this breakfast. Simmer it with milk, honey, and dried blueberries. Cathy says, "It's wonderful, hearty, healthy, and satisfying. I've made my own instant porridge version."


9. Sweet Potato Breakfast Bake

• This bake has eggs, sweet potatoes, bell peppers, kale, mushrooms, and sausage. RonGoings says, "It's very delicious. It's something different for breakfast."


10. Buckwheat Pancakes

• A healthy whole - grain take on pancakes. Traveling_Chef says, "Delicious! I used buckwheat for its protein, and the pancakes were light and fluffy. I added blueberries."