What cheap easy ways can you get a health boost in your breakfast besides adding a bit of fruit?

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What cheap easy ways can you get a health boost in your breakfast besides adding a bit of fruit?

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To boost your breakfast healthily and affordably, consider adding ingredients like Greek yogurt for protein, oats for fiber, or nuts for healthy fats. Incorporating seeds like chia or flax can also enhance nutrition without breaking the bank. Additionally, consider using spices like cinnamon for flavor and health benefits. These simple additions can create meaningful daily rituals around breakfast, helping you build lasting healthy habits that support your overall wellness goals.

Maddie N.

If you aren’t allergic to nuts. I like to find some way to incorporate any nut butter. They are typically high protein even in small quantities. I try to buy nut butters that aren’t loaded with >added< sugar and overly processed, simply because they don’t need to be. Grind nuts long enough and they’ll turn into a nut butter. Some more processed nut butters have preservatives to help them last longer and be shelf stabilized. Which I can absolutely understand if you prefer the ease of shelf stability. They’re still a great thing to add to fit some more protein in. I’ve also been enjoying high fiber granola lately. I hear you on ideas other than adding fruit but, might I suggest spicing up that common suggestion with adding freeze dried fruit. I have a hard time eating breakfast in general, something about eating right after I wake up is difficult for me. But, something I found helpful that didn’t cause me to worry about expensive fresh fruit prices or produce going bad was making yogurt bowls. I love to use a Greek yogurt (I used to use honey Greek yogurt all the time but I’ve recently found a plain Greek yogurt that I actually enjoy) and then I add some high fiber granola, a couple tablespoons of a nut butter (peanut and almond are good go-tos but I’ve been experimenting with other kinds I haven’t tried before like cashew), I found that I like to add some dried coconut flakes, then a handful of freeze dried fruit (typically strawberries). This is a good neutral place I’ve found for myself. Everything but the yogurt lasts for a really long time. If I want to dress it up, I can add more ingredients or switch some out. If I want to dress it down, I can make it even simpler. It’s pretty cost effective because of the lack of waste but it’s also filling and nutritious. My sister likes to eat a bigger breakfast than me so she’ll make a yogurt bowl as more of a side dish to her main breakfast, instead of just adding fruit as a side.

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