Tired of eating the same thing for breakfast every week? This resource is for you.

I was asked about breakfast ideas that can be made in advance, so I have put together a list of breakfast ideas for you.

I have broken them up into three sections to make it a bit easier to navigate.

1. There are quick and easy options for busy mornings

2. Ideas you can prepare in advance and keep in the fridge

3. Freezer-friendly ideas you can batch cook and pull out when you need them.

4. I have also added some weekend recipes that are worth the extra effort if you get the chance.

Hopefully this gives you some inspiration and makes breakfast time a bit more flexible and a bit less stressful.

Quick And Easy

Oats

• Greek yoghurt + fruit + granola

• Smoothies (banana, oats, milk, nut butter)

• Protein smoothie (milk, yoghurt, nut butter, oats)

• Weet-Bix or oats with milk + fruit

• Porridge with milk + cinnamon

• Muesli bar + fruit

Bread

• Toast with:

  • Peanut butter + banana

  • Avocado + feta

  • Ricotta + berries

  • Leftover chicken + avocado

  • Baked beans

  • Sardines

• Toasted sandwich

  • Cheese + tomato

  • Chicken + cheese

• Smoked salmon + cream cheese bagel

• Banana + peanut butter sandwich

Other

• Peanut butter on rice or corn cakes

• Cheese + crackers

• Greek yoghurt bowl (yoghurt + nuts + seeds + fruit)

• Trail mix + fruit

Prepare In Advance

Oats

• Overnight oats

• Homemade granola

• Homemade muesli bars

• Bircher muesli

Eggs

• Boiled eggs

• Egg muffins (egg + grated veg baked in muffin tins)

• Omelette with cheese + veg

• Frittata squares

• Scrambled eggs on sourdough

• French toast

• Breakfast quesadilla

• Okonomiyaki

• Full English breakfast

Other

• Chia pudding jars

• Tofu scramble

• Breakfast grazing board

• Rice pudding made from leftover rice

Freezer Friendly

Oats

• Oat breakfast bake

• Breakfast slice (oats, seeds, nut butter)

• Breakfast cookies

Eggs

• Breakfast burritos (egg, cheese, beans, veg)

• Baked pancake tray

• Muffins (banana, apple, carrot)

• Pikelets or pancakes

• English muffin breakfast sandwiches (cheese + egg etc)

• Waffles

• Corn fritters

• Homemade hashbrowns

Other

• Savoury scrolls (cheese, veg, pesto)

• Hippy banana bread

• Bliss balls

Weekend

Eggs

• Turkish eggs

• Soft-boiled eggs with toast soldiers

• Eggs benedict

• Shakshuka

• Korean street toast

• Traditional Japanese breakfast (rice, miso, salmon, omelette, vegetables)

Note:

Processed meats have been excluded from this list.

Processed meat was classified as Group 1, carcinogenic to humans. What does this mean?