What’s a good way to make healthy breakfasts more exciting? I am prone to just planning the same thing to eat each morning and then get bored and decide to eat something less healthy after a few days.

I do the same thing - 90% of the time I eat the same breakfast - oats, yoghurt and berries. So, I like to have one or two other breakfasts I keep saved - like scrambled eggs with vegetables and whole wheat toast. Something easy to make that’s a bit different, but still healthy. That breaks up the routine without breaking the routine. Then also from time to time, my partner makes French toast or I eat a big breakfast at a cafe, because fun is important too.

Freeze diced/chopped veggies and fruits in small portions and use different kinds each morning, in omelettes, sandwiches, burritos, overnight oats and even smoothies. You can freeze small portions of healthy treats too like low-sugar homemade muffins for example. Frozen pureed banana with no other ingredients makes for a creamy ice cream. You can look up ideas online for healthy and quick breakfasts, there’s many lists of 5-minute breakfasts or more sophisticated things to prepare over the weekend and freeze. A great habit is making a list of healthy breakfasts and pin it to the fridge, and allways try to keep your pantry and freezer stocked for them so you can choose each night what you’ll eat in the morning and thaw whatever you need.

Say to yourself or out loud or even note it down, if I go off the rails I can always get back on track however don’t get upset about going off track just move on from it.

I think that variety is key, as well as combining a fruit and protein food. On top of that, arranging beforehand different breakfast menus will help to always have stock and never run out of the ingredients for your morning meal.

You’re already prone to planning your breakfast for the week. You might as well plan 2 or 3 different breakfasts at the same time and just alternate between them.

Try eating the same thing as many different ways as you can. For example, have yogurt and berries for the week, but challenge yourself with creative plating. One day in a bowl, another on a plate, another in a mason jar, then again in a mug. Forcing yourself to be creative with something that’s not the food can take away the monotony of eating the same thing every day.

There are more advise I would like to give you. My first advise starts at the supermarket. Instead of thinking of a certain dish, try to just buy a variety of vegetables and healthy products that you like, and also some herbs. If you buy milk products like yogurt I recommend bying frozen berries instead of jam, and with the products, if you set of some time in the morning, try to forget your narrow thoughts of what breakfast is. Try something new. Do not care if it’s not “breakfast-ish”. Just make some intuitive choices based on the healthy choices you made in the supermarket. The other advise is to try to challenge yourself with new ingredients, that you normally don’t eat or buy.

Try adding in new things to your meal or cooking it differently. Also, make it look more enticing to eat. For say, lots of colors will make the meal a lot brighter and could even boost its nutritional value.

Keep the base the same and keep mixing the toppings. Eg: omelette toppings, flavours for yoghurts. This allows you to have a steady stable breakfast food with a variety of flavours

Having a few healthy choices that you can switch up helps. For example, I always have a protein, fruit, and a carbohydrate, but I change how I prepare and season them. For example, you can fry or scramble eggs and add different ingredients to change the taste, or fry up ham that you can double for use in sandwiches. With carbs I have toast, oatmeal, potatoes, or beans. For fruit, I go with a banana, apple, or any fruit I may have picked up that week. The key is to choose things that take about the same amount of time to prepare every morning (and some stuff that’s quick and easy for mornings where you just can’t be bothered). I also try to get an idea of what I’m going to have the night before and make sure the ingredients are prepped and ready the night before so I just have to open the fridge in the morning to get started. Hope this helps!