Maybe you made it a culinary resolution to eat healthier, or perhaps you want to start cooking and eating breakfast at home rather than on your way to work or sitting at your office desk. Regardless, we've got 15 great recipes to start your day off the right way. From simple savory breakfasts like avocado toast, to sweet, more indulgent options like blueberry griddle cakes, these recipes will almost have you excited to get out of bed in the morning.
— Additional reporting by Anna Monette Roberts
Mango-Yogurt Smoothie
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Smoothies are a great way to kick-start your day. For extra convenience, use frozen mango in place of fresh for this quick mango-yogurt smoothie.
This vegetable and egg white scramble is supereasy to whip up in the morning before work. It's so satisfying that you won't realize that you're actually eating healthy.
If you tend to stick to typical fruit smoothies, try branching out and blend up a creamy avocado-pear smoothie.
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Breakfast Burrito
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These are not your favorite food truck's breakfast burritos! Build your own with whole-wheat tortillas, lots of veggies, and scrambled eggs.
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Grits Congee
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Essentially a porridge made of corn and seasoned with Asian fixings, grits congee is like no breakfast you've ever had. Lighten things up by adding vegan or chicken sausage to the bowl.
At first glance it seems unlikely that the delicious stack of blueberry-cornmeal griddle cakes pictured would actually be good for you, but they are. The cornmeal texture and the optional addition of chili powder makes them intriguing.
A black bean omelet is an affordable and satisfying breakfast. It's a great option for healthy weekend eating, and the recipe involves cumin, which makes for an interesting flavor combination.