My Favorite Healthy Breakfast

A breakfast I really really love, that's completely healthy (and fits my clean eating definition): chock-full oatmeal.

OK, I just invented that term, but "oatmeal" doesn't do it justice.

It ain't your instant oatmeal, for one. And it has so much more than oatmeal in it -- the oatmeal ends up being a small percentage of the meal, a conduit for more interesting flavors and textures.

It comes in many variations (and I didn't invent it). Here's the version I ate this morning:

  • rolled oats, cooked on the stove (steel-cut oats, Irish oats, whole oats, anything other than instant, also works)
  • blueberries
  • raw almonds
  • ground flaxseed
  • cinnamon
  • agave nectar (natural sweetener)

It's pretty quick to make, very hearty, all kinds of nutrients, not high in calories, filling, delicious.

But this is just one version. There are lots of great things you could add or substitute. I've also had things such as:

  • diced apples
  • raisins
  • dried cranberries
  • brown sugar (instead of agave)
  • other nuts
  • other berries, such as blackberries
  • sliced bananas

Not all at the same time. And those are just the things I like. You might have a dozen other things you could add in, and it'll taste delicious. Pineapple, it just occurred, to me, would be wonderful. Coconut. Mango. Mmmm.

Let me know if you have favorite variations. Or other healthy breakfasts you love.