Healthy Breakfast Recipes

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BLUEBERRY PANCAKES

1 cup soy, almond or rice milk
1/2 cup water
1 cup whole wheat flour
1/2 cup stone ground cornmeal
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon sea salt
1 cup fresh or frozen blueberries
2 tablespoons olive oil

Preheat oven to 200 degrees.
Combine milk and water.
In another bowl combine the flour, cornmeal, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
Stir the milk and water mixture into the dry ingredients just until combined.
Fold in the blueberries and let the batter sit for 5 minutes.
Lightly oil a skillet or griddle and heat over medium heat.
Pour about 1/4 cup of batter onto the hot griddle and cook until pancakes are bubbly on top.
Flip the pancakes and cook other side.
Keep pancakes warm in the oven while cooking the remaining batter.
Serve warm with natural, sugar free blueberry jam.
(adapted from allrecipes.com)

GRAPEFRUIT WITH CINNAMON AND HONEY

1 grapefruit
2 teaspoons honey
cinnamon to taste

Slice grapefruit in half.
Cut around the sections of grapefruit with a sharp knife.
Place in a baking pan cut side up.
Drizzle honey on each half and sprinkle with cinnamon.
Broil in oven for just a couple of minutes.
Delicious when warm!

SWEET POTATO HASH BROWNS

1 large sweet potato
olive oil

Take the sweet potato and either grate or dice very small.Heat oil in frying pan and add sweet potatoes. Cook until your desired doneness.
Optional: May saute onions if desired.
Yummy!
These are a great healthy alternative to regular hash browns.
Sweet potatoes do not raise your blood sugar like regular potatoes.

VEGGIE OMELET

1 - 2 tbsp olive oil
3/4 cup total of onion/green pepper/red pepper/broccoli or whatever veggie you like, and finely chopped
Saute these until barely soft.

Then beat together:

3 eggs
2 tbsp skim milk
pinch of oregano and basil
salt and pepper to taste
2 tbsp grated cheddar or mozzarella cheese

Pour egg mixture over vegetables in pan and reduce heat to low.

Cover and cook for a few minutes until eggs are fluffy and no longer runny.

Top with grated cheese and cover until it melts.

Makes 2 servings

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