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For our Meatless Mondays, I thought it might be brilliant to explore healthy breakfast recipes! I’ve received a lot of feedback from readers and I do know that a lot of people are struggling with their commitment to eating breakfast every morning.
I try to highlight as many recipes on healthy breakfast protein smoothie recipes as much as I can, but let’s face it, not everyone likes smoothies as much as I do!
For those looking for a healthy breakfast that contains protein, this breakfast chili is ideal!
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3 cups water
1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp. salt
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Healthy breakfast recipe: Spicy breakfast burrito
A healthy breakfast in 5 minutes is complicated? Think again! This muy rapido (super quick) breakfast burrito will have you out the door in no time and you’ll have time for a proper and healthy breakfast!
This breakfast burrito recipe can be made in about 5 minutes, or make a big batch on the weekend, freeze it, and microwave one for a fast breakfast on the go.
This breakfast burrito recipe is courtesy of Dawn Jackson Blatner, registered dietician and author of “The Flexitarian Diet”.
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1 whole egg*
2 egg whites*
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Healthy breakfast recipe: Banana Coffee Smoothie
A healthy breakfast can be as easy and giving your morning coffee a slight twist! Yes, I’m big on breakfast smoothies and anyone who has been reading this site for a while knows that one of my favourite kitchen gadgets is my blender. I simply love how quickly I can whip up a delicious protein-base breakfast in 5 minutes!
I found this really great recipe that is a twist on the regular cup of coffee, which most North Americans call breakfast. Don’t get me wrong, I would walk far for a good cup of Costa Rican coffee (my favourite beans are from Costa Rica. Since tasting coffee in Costa Rica in November 2006, I’ve not been able to appreciate anything else at home). I do enjoy my morning latte but coffee is NEVER-EVER the first thing I put into my system. I usually have coffee after my fruits and a protein-base snack. If I start the day with coffee I get so shaky it’s surreal and I become famished quickly.
This recipe is a great twist because it gives you the taste of coffee without the having to deal with the emotional coffee-crash that follows the coffee-high.
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Meatless Mondays: Powered-Up Veggie Sandwiches
***It’s easy to go meatless with a vegetarian sandwich recipe which is ideal for lunch!***
You can also decide to go vegetarian at lunchtime! This vegetarian sandwich made with hummus is an excellent meal that will never leave you feeling hungry!
Nothing could be easier than these hummus and veggie sandwiches!
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4 slices whole grain bread (or 2 pita pockets)
2 tablespoons hummus
2 tsp. sweet mustard
1 large fresh carrot, grated
1 green onion, chopped
1 sprig fresh cilantro, chopped
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Meatless Mondays: Meatless Jambalaya recipe
***It’s easy to go meatless with a vegetarian jambalaya recipe!***
This is a Louisiana-inspired stew, rich and thick. Add additional broth to thin if you prefer to add more moisture to the dish!
You can even create a theme around this dish for a great evening meal that will start off your week on the right foot or end your week on the perfect note and get you in the mood to welcome the weekend.
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1 can (28 ounces) Italian plum tomatoes
1 cup chopped onion
1 cup vegetable broth
1 cup quick cooking brown rice
1 tsp. minced garlic
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Meatless Mondays: Fall Vegetables in Red Wine Sauce
***It’s easy to go meatless with a vegetarian recipe to help you eat more vegetables!***
Shallots, porcini mushrooms and red wine elevate a lowly mushroom-onion sauce, turning simple braised vegetables into an elegant autumn dinner. Note that the long list of ingredients makes this look like a complicated recipe, but it’s really not hard at all! Just start making the sauce first, so that you can prep the vegetables while it simmers.
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4 cups boiling water
1/3 cup dried porcini mushrooms (about 1/2 ounce)
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 cups diced carrot
1-1/2 cups quartered button mushrooms
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Quinoa and Black Beans recipe – Meatless Mondays
***It’s easy to go meatless with a vegetarian quinoa recipe!***
Ever since I discovered quinoa (pronounced KEEN-wah), I’ve not been able to stop eating it! I hesitated for a very long time because I didn’t know how to cook it and I really didn’t know if I was going to like the taste.
The first time I made quinoa, I pretty much stuck to a basic recipe. It was good, but a bit plain. Now when I cook quinoa, I add as much creativity as my pans can take and my quinoa recipes always turn out great.
Dry quinoa looks a bit like sesame seeds but when cooked it becomes fluffy with a hint of crunch, making it an excellent substitution for rice, couscous, and pasta.
Quinoa is featured quite often on nutrition sites, nutrition magazines and cooking magazines because of what RealAge researchers call its “nutritional profile.”
A cup of quinoa has more protein than a quarter-pound hamburger and more calcium than a quart of milk.
It’s also loaded with iron, magnesium, and a bevy of other minerals and B vitamins.
No wonder the Incas named it “the mother grain.”
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Avocado Black Bean dip recipe
***This recipe is part of the Meatless Monday series. It’s easy to go meatless with a vegetarian dip recipe!***
If this is the first time you read about our weekly Meatless Monday feature, you can find out the reason why we’re featuring these vegetarian recipes by visiting this link to read the full story: Why not go meatless on Mondays?
This is another recipe that will keep you away from those bad-bad-bad fake Mexican restaurants that serve really fatty foods.
This is the kind of recipe that you can eat as a dip and you can also be used to fill a wrap and you can easily eat this recipe as an appetizer or a main course.
This recipe dip contains two forms of nutritious and vegetarian protein: black beans and avocado.
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