6 Fall Breakfast Ideas to Help You Lose Weight

Starting your day with a healthy breakfast is key in setting you up for healthy food choices for the rest of the day. 

Here are 6 fall-friendly options that will satisfy you and your waistline!

1. Pumpkin Pie Oatmeal – Canned, pureed pumpkin is a great addition to oatmeal and smoothies at breakfast time.  It helps make them smooth and creamy, as well as adds lots of fiber, which helps fill you up and prevent you from eating excess.  Make this oatmeal by adding pumpkin, cinnamon, nutmeg and some almond butter to your regular oats, milk and sweetener combo.  Stir in a banana if you prefer and cook until creamy and delicious!
2. Baked apple – There’s nothing more satisfying than pulling a steaming, bubbly apple out of the oven, overflowing with delicious juice and all soft and gooey!  These are perfect for breakfast as well as for a healthy dessert option.  To make them, take the core out of the apple and place on a paper lined baking tray.  Drizzle with a sweetener such as maple syrup if you choose, and place some oats, nuts and a bit of coconut oil in the hole in the center.  Sprinkle the whole thing with cinnamon and bake until bubbly!
3. Fall harvest juice – Take the best of fall produce and turn it into juice! Carrot, apple, beetroot and even pumpkin and sweet potato all create delicious freshly squeezed juice.  They are high in antioxidants, low in sugar, and each have their own unique health benefits: beetroot is great for your blood and improving blood oxygenation, carrots contain lots of vitamin A, and sweet potato is an excellent source of magnesium.  When you are making juice, be sure to use 90-95% vegetables to avoid a sugar overload!
4. Apple Pie Smoothie – Use vanilla protein powder, apple, almond milk and the classic cinnamon, nutmeg and allspice apple pie spices to create a delicious smoothie.  Blend it in the blender with a banana and some ice and you will have a protein packed breakfast that will fill you up, plus have you enjoying liquid pie!  If you want to take it all the way, stir in some healthy granola clusters or large flake oats to mimic the crust!
5. Granola Bowls – Purchase some all-natural probiotic rich yogurt and some whole grain, sugar free granola (or make your own!) and go to town!  You can make these up however you like, adding fruit such as apple or plums, stirring in cinnamon, vanilla or maple and mixing everything together or layering it in a jar.  Whatever you choose to do, the outcome means you get a source of protein, complex carbohydrates and fat all in one healthy meal.  This translates to you staying full and satisfied and keeping your mid-morning snack habit totally in check!
6. Pumpkin Soup – It might not sound that breakfast like, but on a chilly fall day, it is perfect!  Choose to make it savory, pureeing cooked pumpkin with things such as salt, herbs and nutritional yeast, or sweet, opting for coconut milk, maple syrup and cinnamon.  Add everything to the blender, adding water or milk as necessary to help it blend and then whiz away!  Top with an egg or add in chickpeas to boost the protein content and pretty soon you’ll have a big bowl of comfort that is nutrient dense, filling and made of soul-soothing pumpkin.  Now that’s a breakfast!

By: Laura Peill – (Check out her blog Viand Nutrition & Facebook)