5 Hearty Breakfast Ideas to Start Your Morning off Right!

It’s no joke that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, so don’t skip it and don’t reach for that doughnut. Instead, try these hearty breakfast ideas to start the day off right. Incorporating healthy foods like grains, oatmeal, fruit and yogurt into your first meal of the day will keep you going strong all day long.

Oatmeal with Fruit

Instead of always opting for the instant oatmeal, try homemade oatmeal using Butte Creek Mill’s porridge-style Scottish oatmeal. You just need two cups of water and some salt, bringing it to a boil on the stove top. Add a half cup of the oatmeal and cook on low for five minutes. Add freshly sliced strawberries, bananas, blueberries and raisins on top for a breakfast that will take you clear to lunch.

Lowfat Yogurt with Granola

Choose your favorite lowfat yogurt and top it with one of Butte Creek Mill’s special granola mixes. Whether you like coconut almond, low fat strawberry/raspberry, French vanilla almond, apple cinnamon, maple pecan or wild blueberry, you can transform any cup of yogurt into a full breakfast meal.

Whole Wheat Farina Pancakes

Instead of the traditional white flour-based pancake mixes available commercially, try making your own tasty whole wheat farina pancakes with whole wheat flour. With just four grams of fiber, these pancakes pack a hearty punch thanks to sweet and savory ingredients like golden raisins, applesauce, walnuts and vanilla soy milk.

Barley Cereal

Barley is known for its amazing health effects in the reduction of blood pressure, cholesterol and the risk of heart disease. Because it’s packed with fiber, barley cereal makes a great breakfast choice. All you have to do is boil three cups of water for every cup of rolled barley flakes you want, cooking over a stove top for about an hour. Even though it takes a while to cook, you can cook enough for the entire week and just microwave a new batch every morning. Sweeten with anything from agave nectar to honey, and sprinkle nuts or dried fruit on top.

Grains and Nuts Cereal

For a quick bowl of nutrition before heading out the door, fill a bowl with grains and nuts cereal, add lowfat cow’s milk, soy milk or almond milk, and you’ll be good to go. This cereal contains wheat, rye, walnuts, cashews, sunflower seeds, oats and triticale, which is a combination of wheat and rye.

Check out Butte Creek Mill’s selection of cereals, whole grains and oats when you’re looking to incorporate hearty additions to your breakfast routine.