Healthy Quick Breakfast

Here at Yoga of Los Altos we love to eat healthy and live happy. This starts with a wholesome breakfast in the morning and snacking smart throughout the day. Check out what our instructors and staff at YoLA choose for their favorite healthy breakfast. And be sure to try some of their amazing recipes. Enjoy!

Cheryl Acheson
My favorite breakfast is a variation of Bircher Muesli! It can be made vary quickly by substituting granola for oats. I am a fan of yogurt , so I often use it in place of almond milk. I add any fresh or dried fruit, nuts and seeds that I have. So easy to vary and tastes great every time!

Recipe for Bircher Muesli
-1 cup of oats or granola
-1 over ripe banana
-1 ½ cups of almond milk or Greek Yogurt
-2 tablespoons of maple syrup or honey
-1 tablespoon of chia seeds
-a handful of sunflower seeds
-a handful of pumpkin seeds
-1/4 cup raspberries
-1/4 cup blueberries
-a handful of cacao nibs

Thoa van Seventer
Avocado toast with eggs

Recipe for Avocado toast with eggs
-2 slices of whole-grain bread, lightly toasted
-1 whole avocado, smashed
-sprinkle with a pinch of of salt and pepper
-top with 2 sunny-side eggs

Moj Razmi
Spirulina and matcha powder shake with coconut water and raw protein powder

Janya Wongsopa
My food choice entirely depends on how my body feels, i.e. feeling dry and cold I eat warm, moist, and soupy food. Hence, there’s no routine or habit. However, there’re foods I have at home that I tend to eat regularly–banana, peppered pastrami, Ozery fruit buns, rice, lentil soup, eggs, and kimchi.

Stephanie Crowley
For a healthy quick hot breakfast, I like one egg, soft boiled, on a piece of high protein toast (bread with lots of nuts and seeds, a local company called Alvarado St Bakery makes a great one).  Quick, easy, not greasy, and no pans to wash! For a cold breakfast, I like fat free, plain Greek yogurt with some sliced almonds and a drizzle of honey added; or throw plain or vanilla yogurt in a blender with a scoop of peanut butter, some cold coffee, and a little cocoa powder! Yum!

Jochen Kumm
My Favorite breakfast: Egg-white omelets with smoked salmon or papaya

Duanni Hurd
Healthy quick breakfast is my mom’s cream of walnuts and dates. She boils grounded walnuts and dates mixed with Tapioca seeds then freezes it into cookie sizes. I put two walnut/date cookies into microwave for a few minutes to warm up and it’s my favorite quick breakfast. It’s great for skin, hair and full of nutrients.

John Nadler
A smoothie with the Magic Bullet. Yoghurt, protein powder, banana, OJ or other juice.  I also add other fruits when I have them.  Mostly frozen fruits since they keep longer.

Krassi Harwell
Steel-cut oatmeal

Recipe for Steel-cut Oatmeal
-In the evening, combine a cup of organic steel-cut oatmeal with two cups of water.
-Bring to a boil and simmer for 3 minutes.
-Turn the burner off and leave oatmeal covered overnight.
-In the morning the oatmeal is cooked through.
-Stir in some water and reheat for a few minutes.
-Add flax seeds, currants and walnuts and enjoy.

Chrissy Graham
I always start the morning drinking lots of water, and or warm water with lemon, a tsp. of olive oil and honey. Papaya and Organic Strauss Yogurt with hemp seeds, or German Bread and Grass fed butter with marmalade, or greens ( watercress, kale, arugula, or chard ) with hard boiled or poached eggs.

Annika Williams
My favorite breakfast is scrambled eggs with diced tomatoes, baby spinach, & fresh sliced avocado (my sister and neighbors have chickens, and the fresh, organic eggs are so delicious).  It is a high protein/low carbohydrate meal.  Meals heavy in carbohydrates often tend to make me feel sleepy, and weighed down with less energy.   Eggs are a wonderful source of protein and iron, and tomatoes beautifully aid in preventing chronic disease due to their beneficial phytochemical such as lycopene.  Tomatoes are a rich source of vitamins A and C and folic acid. They contain antioxidants such as alpha-lipoic acid, lycopene, choline, folic acid, beta-carotene and lutein.

Lizzy Draeger
My favorite breakfast would have to be a protein shake. I love it because it’s quick, easy, and perfect for when I’m on the go or in a hurry.

Joyce Hsu
My favorite healthy breakfast is Bob’s Red Mill Steel Cut Oats. I like it with some cranberries, banana and almond slivers. It’s my favorite breakfast because oats have 7 grams of protein and 5 grams of fiber. I think oats are great because it not only has soluble fiber but insoluble fiber as well. A banana has about 3 grams of fiber so when I have those items for breakfast I get 1/3 of my needed fiber intake for the day. Not to mention that it’s yummy and I love the taste.

Recipe for Breakfast Oats (3 Servings)
-1 cup Bob’s Red Mill Steel Cut Oats
-3 cups of water
* Boil water and add the oats. Cook for 10-20 minutes with occasional stirring. Make sure it doesn’t boil over. Cover and remove from heat when you like the consistency of the oats. Some like it chewy and some people like it more thin)
* Add other delicious things like nuts, raisins, cranberries, and brown sugar depending on your taste
For the prenatal community, I would suggest eating a healthy breakfast. I think oatmeal is a good choice because it is nutrient dense but they should enjoy what they eat so they will stick to it.  Single egg and vegetable omelets can also be great options for moms. Taking in your extra calories at breakfast is a great way for moms to have energy for the rest of the day. They should try to consume an extra 100-300 calories a day of nutrient dense food like vegetables, fruits and beans, to help gain the appropriate vitamins, fats and proteins to help their babies grow. Their doctors will help determine how many extra calories is safe for the moms and babies.

Rebecca Snowball
My favorite breakfast on the go, is Pete’s delicious oatmeal.  It comes with all the fixin’s. Used to go into Pete’s for coffee, now I stop in for hot steel-cut oatmeal with dried blueberries and almonds. Another favorite healthy breakfast on the go comes from my good friend and private client whom I met at Yoga of Los Altos, Susan Harrington.  Organic Corncake spread with organic peanut butter, and topped with sliced bananas.

Aislinn Coleman
Healthy quick breakfast is usually something I make the night before, since I don’t have much time to cook! These protein bars only take about 15 minutes to make and are easy to grab and go. Maybe not the healthiest, but not the worst!

Recipe for No-Bake Chocolate Coconut Protein Bars
Ingredients
-1 1/2 C rolled oats (can be blended into powder)
-1/2 C unsweetened protein powder
-1/2 C Rice Krispie Treats (dry cereal)
-1/2 tsp salt
-1/2 C peanut butter or almond butter
-1/2 C pure maple syrup (agave works too)
-1 tsp vanilla
-3 Tbs dark chocolate chips (optional)
-1/2 Tbs coconut oil
-1/4 C shredded coconut (optional)
Directions
Line a a square 8-inch pan with parchment paper. Mix the dry ingredients (minus the coconut and chocolate) together in a large bowl. Stir in the wet ingredients plus the coconut shavings. Be sure to mix well. If the mixture is dry, add a splash of milk. Roll out with a pastry roller until smooth. Line the pan with mixture. Freeze. Melt the chocolate chips and coconut oil together in a small pot over low heat. When half of the chips have melted, remove from heat and stir until smooth. After freezing the bars for about 5-10 minutes, remove from freezer and slice into bars. Drizzle with melted chocolate and freeze again until set. Store in the freezer for a week or longer in an air-tight freezer bag or container.

Masha Kitaigorodsky
Right when I wake up I like to drink a glass of warm water with lemon juice. It is so beneficial to drink water at the start of the morning because it rehydrates and wakes up your body after a long night of sleep. The added lemon juice naturally boosts your immune system and helps with digestion, just to list a few of its benefits : )

Recipe for Matcha green smoothie
-3/4 cup coconut milk or other nut milk
-1/2 cup ripe or frozen peaches
-1/2 cup ripe or frozen pineapple chunks
-A handful of spinach
-1 tablespoon chia seeds
-1 teaspoon matcha powder

Hattie Bluestone
Oatmeal with bananas, brown sugar, and soymilk. Make sure to cook the banana slices in the oatmeal to make them warm and sweet : )

Lauren Anas
My favorite quick breakfast is toast or a rice cake with tahini and honey on top.