7 Easy Breakfast Recipes: Healthy Breakfast in Less Than 5 Minutes

A healthy breakfast is the most important meal of the day, but many of us skip it because of time constraints. Well, now there's no more excuses!

There are several easy breakfast recipes that you can throw together in less time than it takes you to find your keys.

Did you know that numerous studies have found that people who eat breakfast are often slimmer than those who don't? One of the main reasons is this: When you sleep, you're obviously not eating for about 8 hours (unless you have some serious sleepwalking cravings). Your body is in a fasted state, so everything slows down. But, the sooner you eat upon waking, the sooner your metabolism is kicked back into gear for the day.

However, if you skip breakfast, then your metabolism is at a near standstill for all the hours you were asleep, plus the additional hours before your first meal. This is exactly the time when fat settles in and unpacks its bags (and rolls).

And to those who already eat breakfast everyday and are patting themselves on the back, you're not out of the woods yet! Even the most devoted breakfast eater has room for improvement, because a healthy breakfast is the key to weight loss, improved health, and prolonged energy.

Sure, Pop Tarts and bagels will get your metabolism going, but they certainly aren't the healthiest choices. You need a bigger breakfast (around 500 calories) with at least 20 grams of protein to get your body started the right way and keep you satisfied for longer.

OK, this is all getting a bit complicated now, right? How could you possibly have time to make a 500 calorie breakfast with enough protein, vitamins, and minerals to actually do some good?

7 Easy Breakfast Recipes: Healthy Breakfast in Less Than 5 Minutes

Click on any that make your mouth water for easy instructions on how to whip them up before your windshield is defrosted:

  1. Blueberry Smoothie With Toasted-Cheese Sandwich
  2. Grab-and-Go Breakfast
  3. Minute Omelette with Toast
  4. Two PB-and-Banana Wraps With Milk
  5. The Santa Fe Burrito
  6. Black-Cherry Smoothie and Peanut-Butter Oatmeal
  7. Almond-Butter-and-Raisin Sandwich With Smoothie

Do you have any healthy and easy breakfast recipes that don't include the words Kellogg's or 'io's? Let's hear 'em!

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I think the Grab and Go is my favorite. Very easy and super quick, I'll try it out tomorrow.

i usually just grab a nutrigrain bar but ill give one of these a go

I've gotta try these, I'm a Pop Tart man myself and they certainly don't last long.

Nice post, I'll try some of these too!

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I tried number 7 except I only had peanut butter instead of almond butter. I hope that didn't ruin the healthy part of it too much but it sure tasted great!

But Pop Tarts taste soooo good…

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I like that at least a couple of these are vegetarian approved :)

Great recipes! Happy Thanksgiving!

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@Vince: Thank you (only about a year late, right?)

@Alison: There's an unconventional and direct technique. Are you going to cook one of these meals for me?

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