Start your morning with one of these delicious breakfast recipes. From sweet smoothies to savory eggs, these recipes are rated with four and five stars from EatingWell readers. Each recipe is low in sodium and saturated fat, so they easily align with a heart-healthy eating pattern. Recipes like our High-Protein Strawberry & Peanut Butter Overnight Oats and Cottage Cheese Toast are so tasty, you’ll want to make them again and again.
1. Eggs in Purgatory
Eggs in Purgatory, an Italian favorite, involves gently cooking eggs in tomato sauce (with some regional variations) and can fit neatly into breakfast, lunch or dinner. Our rendition features anchovies for an infusion of savory flavor, and baby spinach to pack in extra veggies. Cracking the eggs in a bowl before you slide them into the pan will ensure that you don’t get unwanted shells in the dish and helps keep the yolks from breaking so they remain soft and runny when they blend with the sauce.
2. High-Protein Strawberry & Peanut Butter Overnight Oats
These overnight oats get a protein boost thanks to Greek-style yogurt, peanut butter and soy milk, which leads to 17 grams of protein per serving. We mix it up with chopped strawberries, but any berry or chopped fruit will pair nicely with this easy grab-and-go breakfast.
a recipe photo of the High Protein Overnight Oats
3.Anti-Inflammatory Strawberry–Passion Fruit Green Smoothie
This anti-inflammatory smoothie draws its bright tropical flavor from frozen passion fruit pieces available in the frozen fruit section of well-stocked supermarkets or natural-foods stores. To make this with fresh passion fruit, you’ll need 4 medium-size ripe purple passion fruits. Cut the fruits in half crosswise, gently scoop out the jelly-coated seeds, place in a blender (discarding shells) and puree until smooth. Freeze the puree in an ice cube tray before blending into the smoothie. If you can’t find passion fruit at all, substitute with frozen pineapple.
4. Cottage Cheese Toast
Had your fill of toast that barely takes the edge off your hunger? Say hello to our delicious and nutritious cottage cheese toast! This toast, made with whole-grain bread and topped with creamy cottage cheese, is just the beginning. We’ve got six variations, both sweet and savory, perfect for kick-starting your morning or powering through the afternoon.
5.Tofu Scramble with Spinach
This vegan tofu scramble brings on the cheesiness without cheese, thanks to nutritional yeast—a seasoning that imparts a savory, umami flavor comparable to Parmesan. Turmeric tints the tofu yellow, making it a perfect stand-in for scrambled eggs. Serve this tofu scramble for breakfast over a slice of toast.
6.Chia Seed Pudding
Learn how to make chia seed pudding with this easy breakfast recipe. We top our chia pudding with sliced strawberries and almonds, but you can change up the toppings depending on what you have on hand. Coconut milk, cashew milk or cow’s milk would all work well in this recipe, too.
