Photographer: Morgan Hunt Glaze, Prop Stylist: Abby Armstrong, Food Stylist: Margaret Monroe Dickey
Start your day by supporting a healthier gut with these tasty breakfasts. These dishes boast a minimum of 15 grams of protein per serving to support muscle recovery, sustained energy and healthy digestion. Plus, each serving contains at least 6 grams of fiber and includes probiotic and/or prebiotic foods like greek yogurt, kefir and oats, to meet our gut healthy parameters. You’ll want to try options like our Creamy Raspberry-Peach Chia Seed Smoothie and Breakfast Dal Bowl for a morning meal that’ll make you feel your best inside and out.
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Anti-Inflammatory Breakfast Grain Bowl
Heami Lee, Food Stylist: Emily Nabors Hall, Prop Stylist: Christine Keeley
This colorful, satisfying breakfast grain bowl is a nutritional powerhouse, packed with ingredients like black beans, roasted broccoli and beets that help fight inflammation to start your day. The egg is cooked just right—firm egg whites with a slightly jammy yolk. This grain bowl is vibrant and interesting with plenty of textural contrast, and we know you won’t be able to stop making it.
Creamy Raspberry-Peach Chia Seed Smoothie
Photographer: Morgan Hunt Glaze, Prop Stylist: Abby Armstrong, Food Stylist: Margaret Monroe Dickey
Chia seeds add a healthy dose of fiber to keep you full and satisfied. The natural sweetness of frozen peaches combined with dates and the tangy brightness of raspberries make every sip refreshing and satisfying.
Breakfast Dal Bowl
Photographer: Jen Causey, Food Stylist: Jennifer Wendorf, Prop Stylist: Priscilla Montiel
Lentil-based dal makes a filling breakfast packed with protein, fiber and essential nutrients, delivering lasting energy throughout your morning.
Chocolate-Cherry Protein Shake
Photographer: Jen Causey, Food Stylist: Emily Nabors Hall, Prop Stylist: Lindsey Lower
This protein shake made with Greek-style yogurt and peanut butter is a protein powerhouse, perfect for a post-workout refuel or a satisfying snack. Cherries provide natural sweetness, and the chocolate flavor from the cocoa complements the peanut butter without any added sugar. Everything blends together in a shake that’s both nutritious and delicious!
Chickpea & Kale Toast
Chickpeas and kale are layered on a slice of crisp toast and garnished with crumbled feta for a savory breakfast that is satisfying and delicious.
Shredded Wheat with Raisins & Walnuts
Photographer: Jake Sternquist, Food Stylist: Holly Dreesman, Prop Stylist: Lexi Juhl
This shredded wheat bowl is an easy breakfast to reach for when you want something quick with plenty of fiber and healthy fats from the nuts and dried fruit. For a no-added-sugar breakfast, be sure to use unsweetened shredded wheat cereal.
Strawberry-Peach Chia Seed Smoothie
Photographer: Jen Causey, Food Stylist: Julian Hensarling, Prop Stylist: Josh Hoggle
This fiber-rich chia smoothie is sweet and tangy, with a velvety texture thanks to nutritious chia seeds that expand as they combine with liquid.
Avocado Toast with Burrata
Burrata (cream-filled fresh mozzarella cheese) takes this avocado toast recipe to the next level for a weekday-friendly breakfast.
Baked Eggs in Tomato Sauce with Kale
Ali Redmond
You can make these three-ingredient tomato-simmered eggs with things you probably already have on hand in your freezer and pantry. To make these baked eggs more like eggs in purgatory, look for a spicy tomato sauce and don’t forget some whole-wheat bread for dipping.
Berry-Kefir Smoothie
Ana Cadena
Get a probiotic boost at breakfast when you add kefir to your smoothie. Feel free to use any berries and nut butter you have on hand in this healthy smoothie recipe.
Breakfast Beans with Microwave-Poached Egg
In Costa Rica, this popular breakfast bean dish is called gallo pinto, which means spotted rooster, referring to the dark beans amid the pale rice. We call for cooked barley here, but you can use whatever leftover cooked grain you may have on hand.
Anti-Inflammatory Breakfast Smoothie
Photographer: Morgan Hunt Glaze, Food Stylist: Julian Hensarling, Prop Stylist: Shell Royster
This mango green smoothie gets bright tart flavor from frozen passion fruit, and inflammation-fighting benefits from fresh kale. Dates add natural sweetness without added sugar. While cilantro may not be a typical smoothie ingredient, we love the herbal notes it adds to this smoothie.
Avocado & Kale Omelet
Make this kale and avocado omelet for a satiating, high-protein breakfast. Fiber-rich kale will keep hunger at bay for longer in this healthy omelet recipe.
Ricotta & Yogurt Parfait
Reminiscent of a lemon cheesecake, this healthy dish is easy to throw together. Or stir together the filling in a jar the night before and top with the fruit, nuts and seeds before eating.
Strawberry-Banana Green Smoothie
This green smoothie is sweetened only with fruit and gets an extra dose of healthy omega-3s from flaxseeds.
Nut & Berry Parfait
In this quick high-protein breakfast recipe, Greek yogurt is topped with healthy berries and almonds and lightly sweetened with honey.
Mixed-Berry Breakfast Smoothie
Robby Lozano
Smoothies are popular for breakfast, but many don’t have enough calories or nutrients to be considered a complete meal. This creamy berry smoothie has the perfect balance of protein, carbohydrates and fat, and will keep you satisfied until your next meal.
Yogurt with Blueberries
Blueberries add all the sweetness you need, naturally, to protein-rich Greek yogurt in this satisfying snack.
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