Fall Breakfast Bowls

If quick colorful breakfast foods are your thing, then here are 2 great ideas for you.  What is easier than literally piling random ingredients from your fridge and pantry into a bowl and calling it a meal? Bowls are a fun way to pack a bunch nutrient rich foods into a small space.  The idea is that there is a base of some kind (a smoothie, oatmeal, rice, quinoa, etc) that is then topped with various delicious items.  Here are 2 fall inspired breakfast bowls for you to try.  

Dark Cherry Smoothie and Persimmon Bowl

For the smoothie bowl:

1 cup frozen dark cherries 

1/2 frozen banana 

3 ice cubes

1/4 cup almond milk 

Throw all of that into the blender until smooth and then pour it into a bowl.  

Now pick some toppings.  I like to use nuts, seeds, and fruits of a different color than I used in the smoothie. 

Toppings used here:

unsweetened flaked coconut 

persimmon 

chia seeds

walnuts

This breakfast is super quick and easy to make.  If you pop it in a container that has a cover it travels well too.  Your co-workers will be so jealous of your healthy breakfast.  

Quick food advice:  Eating foods of different colors will provide you with a greater variety of vitamins and minerals (micronutrients).  On this blog I don't often talk about specific sources of vitamins and minerals because if you are eating a variety of types of foods in a variety of colors, you are more than likely getting all of the micronutrients you need.  I am a busy person, as I am sure you are too, and I find it much easier to "eat the rainbow" so to speak than to count milligrams of micronutrients everyday.  Keep an eye out for a Sipping Tea with Dr. G on micro and macro nutrients soon.  

Oatmeal, Plantain, and Pomegranate Bowl

If it is too cold already this fall to have an icy smoothie bowl for breakfast, give this warmer version a try. 

First make some plain oatmeal (follow the instructions on the package guys) and then put it in a bowl. Again, find some toppings you enjoy and decorate your bowl. 

Here I used:

Dry fried plantains (cut plantains into circles and place in a frying pan without any oil over medium heat.  Brown both sides...done!)

Fresh raspberries

Pomegranate arils

Unsweetened coconut flakes

Pecans

Cacao nibs (all the chocolate without the sugar...so a little bitter, but in a good way)

Not sure how to get pomegranate arils out of a pomegranate?  Check out this video:

                                          https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oyTRkUTtgic



There are more fall fruits out there than pumpkins and apples.  Enjoy some of what the season has to offer with these breakfast bowls!  Remember to eat the rainbow :)

Happy eating and best health,

Dr. G