4 Simple Breakfast Recipes
Swiss Chard and Spinach with Egg
Serving: 4
Difficulty: 1
Preparation Time: 5 minutes
Cooking Time: 10 minutes
Optavia Counts: 1 lean/ 3 green/ 1 healthy fat/ 3 condiments
Ingredients:
- 20 pieces’ Swiss chard leaves
- 4 pieces of rice bread
- 20 pieces’ spinach leaves
- 4 tbsps. parsley
- 4 egg whites
- 1 tsps. olive oil
- Salt
- Pepper
- Dried mint
Preparation:
1. Just below the boiling point, bring 2 cups of water to a boil. The whites and yolks of an egg should be separated.
2. Place the egg whites in a little bowl. Pouring the egg into the pan gently, lower the bowl toward the boiling water.
3. Repeat Step 3 with the remaining eggs. The eggs are poached for 4 minutes.
4. Next, carefully remove each egg from the pan and place it on a platter.
5. Repeat step 5 with the other 2 eggs.
6. Chop the parsley and cook the leaves for 6 minutes in a pan.
7. While doing this, toast the bread.
8. When finished, top the toasted rice bread with a layer of the sautéed greens and chopped parsley.
9. Place the poached eggs on top of the greenery. Add freshly ground pepper, sea salt, and dried mint to each dish.
Nutrition:
Calories: 49 kcal; Protein: 5.31 g; Fat: 2.73 g; Carbs: 0.48 g.
Avocado Chicken Salad
Serving: 4
Difficulty: 1
Preparation Time: 5 minutes
Cooking Time: 10 minutes
Optavia Counts: 1 lean/ 0 green/ 2 healthy fat/ 5 condiments
Ingredients:
- 10 oz. diced cooked chicken
- ½ cup 2% plain Greek yogurt
- 3 oz. chopped avocado
- 12 tsps. garlic powder
- ¼ tsps. salt
- 1 tsps. pepper
- 1 tbsps. + 1 tsps. lime juice
- ¼ cup fresh cilantro, chopped
Preparation:
1. Combine all the ingredients in a medium bowl and keep chilled until you’re ready to serve.
2. Split the chicken salad in half, then plate it with your preferred greens.
Nutrition:
Calories: 265; Protein: 35 g; Fat: 13 g; Carbs: 5 g.
Yogurt with Granola and Persimmon
Serving: 4
Difficulty: 1
Preparation Time: 5 minutes
Cooking Time: 5 minutes
Optavia Counts: 0 lean/ 1 green/ 1 healthy fat/ 0 condiments
Ingredients:
- 150 g. Greek-style yogurt
- 20 g. oatmeal
- 60 g. fresh persimmons
- 30 ml. of tap water
Preparation:
1. Place the oats in a pan with no fat.
2. Toast them till golden brown while stirring continuously.
3. After that, put them on a platter and give them a moment to cool.
4. Place the peeled persimmon in a basin with the water. In a smooth purée, blend everything together.
5. Layer the yogurt, toasted oatmeal, and purée in a glass before serving.
Nutrition:
Calories: 286; Carbs: 29 g; Protein: 1 g; Fat: 11 g.
Vegan-Friendly Banana Bread
Serving: 4
Difficulty: 3
Preparation Time: 15 minutes
Cooking Time: 40 minutes
Optavia Counts: 0 lean/ 0 green/ 1 healthy fat/ 7 condiments
Ingredients:
- 2 ripe bananas, mashed
- 1 cup brewed coffee
- 1 tbsps. chia seeds
- 6 tbsps. water
- ½ cup soft vegan butter
- ½ cup maple syrup
- 1 ¾ cups of flour
- 2 tsps. baking powder
- 1 tsps. cinnamon powder
- 1 tsps. allspice
- ½ tsps. salt
Preparation:
1. Preheat the oven to 350°F.
2. Put the chia seeds in a little bowl and cover them with 6 tablespoons of water to hydrate them. Stir thoroughly and reserve.
3. Using a hand mixer, combine the vegan butter and maple syrup in a mixing dish until frothy. Combine the mashed bananas with the chia seeds.
4. After thoroughly combining, add the coffee.
5. In the meantime, sift the flour, baking powder, cinnamon powder, allspice, and salt. Then, add the dry ingredients gradually to the bowl containing the wet ones.
6. After thoroughly combining the ingredients, pour the mixture into a baking dish that has been lined with parchment paper.
7. Put the bread in the oven and bake for at least 30 to 40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the bread comes out clean.
8. Before serving, let the bread cool.
Nutrition:
Calories: 371; Protein: 5.59 g; Fat: 16.81 g; Carbs: 49.98 g.
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