3-Ingredient Healthy Breakfast Ideas for When You Just Don’t Have Time [Infographic]

Although many people skip their morning meal, starting your day with a healthy breakfast is one of the healthiest things you can do. It gives you the energy to power your day and helps you stay focused at school or work. Besides, recent research indicates that not only is eating breakfast good for your health, but the quality of your breakfast is also important.

It’s easy to see why it’s long been considered the most important meal of the day.

You don’t have to sacrifice your workday productivity because you don’t have time to cook a healthy breakfast every morning. We got you. For those days when you are short on time, these 3-ingredient breakfast recipes are fast, easy, and delicious.

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Why a Healthy Breakfast Is Important

During the night, your body is at rest and fasting. So, if you don’t eat breakfast, your body won’t get the energy it needs to start the day. Starting the day with a good breakfast has been shown to decrease your overall caloric intake while skipping breakfast can increase your chance of becoming obese.

Why Add Breakfast to Your Day?

Making time to eat breakfast can be difficult. We get that. But missing this all-important meal can lead to irregular blood sugar levels, low energy, and extreme cravings and raging appetite later in the day.

Why Adding Breakfast to Your Day Is Hard

So many of us rush out the door without eating breakfast. Mornings can be hectic, and when it comes to walking the dogs, getting the kiddos ready, getting them to school, getting yourself ready, something has to give. In too many cases, it is breakfast.

How to Add Breakfast to Your Day

The decision about what to eat for breakfast has huge effects on our health, well-being, and cognitive performance. It means getting up a little earlier, getting ready a little faster in the morning, and finding time to make your breakfast.

A Note from GR8NESS

You don’t have to eat a huge meal for breakfast, but it’s important to have something small within an hour of getting out of bed. On those days when you have a little extra time in the evening, give yourself a head start with these overnight breakfast ideas. And when you don’t, try one of the ideas above.