The Best Breakfasts to Jump Start Your Day
Light and easy is the common theme with these morning recipes.
You’ve heard it so many times you could scream: Breakfast is the most important meal. Thing is, it’s advice that shouldn’t be ignored. Life looks better with a nourishing morning fix. We tapped three restaurants for their best recipes to jump-start your day. They each require some ingredient-gathering (we promise it’s worth it). With fuel like this in your arsenal, even the snooze button can wait.
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Alchemized Mint Chip Moon Milk
Recipe by Moon Juice
Yield: 12 oz.
Ingredients:
1 ½ tsp. Ormus Greens
2 tsp. mesquite
2 tsp. maca
¼ tsp. mint extract
1 tsp. cacao nibs
½ tsp. coconut nectar/ 1 drop Stevia
12 oz. pumpkin seed milk
Directions:
Add ingredients to Vitamix or blender, blend and enjoy.
Rose Petal Granola
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Adapted from The London Plane
Yield: Approximately 4 cups
Ingredients:
2 c. oats
½ c. pistachios
¼ tsp. salt
¼ tsp. cardamom
¼ c. sesame seeds
¼ c. coconut oil
1/3 c. honey
½ tsp. rose water
¼ c. currants
½ c. rose petals
Directions:
1. In a large mixing bowl, combine oats, nuts, salt, cardamom and seeds.
2. In a saucepan, melt coconut oil and honey. Add rose water.
3. Add coconut oil/honey/rosewater mixture to oats/nuts. Stir thoroughly to coat.
4. Bake at 325 degrees for 35 to 40 minutes, stirring occasionally, until golden brown.
5. When cool, add currants and rose petals.
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Acai Bowl
Adapted from Chloe’s Soft Serve Fruit
Yields: 1 bowl
Ingredients:
2 packets unsweetened acai
½ frozen banana
½ c. organic almond milk
Toppings: blueberries, strawberries, granola, unsweetened shredded coconut (to your taste)
Directions:
1. The night before, freeze a peeled banana in a plastic bag.
2. The next morning, blend acai, banana, and almond milk in a Vitamix or blender to a thick consistency (don’t let it get soupy). Pour into a bowl, add toppings and enjoy.
