Breakfast ideas without sugar
12 breakfast ideas from the library, and we checked every ingredient in every one of them before it went on this list.
186 of the 1,124 recipes in this library name sugar somewhere.
- Avocado Melon Breakfast Smoothie
Puts honeydew melon, apple juice, avocado and grape juice to work, out of seven ingredients.
What goes in:
- 1 large, ripe avocado
- 1 cup honeydew melon chunks (about 1 slice)
- lime, juiced (1 1/2 tsp lime juice)
- 1 cup milk (fat free)
- 1 cup fat-free yogurt (plain)
- 1/2 cup 100% apple juice or white grape juice
- 1 tablespoon honey
- Banana Split Oatmeal
Builds on mint, oatmeal, banana and yogurt, in a list of six ingredients.
Everything in it:
- 1/3 cup quick-cooking oatmeal
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup water
- 1/2 banana (sliced)
- 1/2 cup low-fat frozen yogurt
- 3 leaves mint, fresh (optional for garnish)
- Banana Walnut Oatmeal
Builds on maple syrup, dry milk, walnuts and oats, in a list of seven ingredients.
The full list:
- 2/3 cup non-fat dry milk mixed with 2 cups water (or 2 cups fluid non-fat or low-fat milk)
- 1/16 teaspoon salt (dash) (optional)
- 2 3/4 cups water
- 2 cups quick cooking oats
- 2 ripe bananas (mashed)
- 2 tablespoons 100% maple syrup
- 2 tablespoons walnuts (chopped)
- Cinnamon Vanilla Granola
Builds on rolled oats, honey, vanilla extract and cinnamon, in a list of seven ingredients.
Every line, as published:
- 2 tablespoons honey*
- 1/2 cup water
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil (or cooking oil of choice)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 4 cups uncooked rolled oats (oatmeal)
- Eggs over Kale and Sweet Potato Grits
Builds on kale, grits, sweet potato and orange, in a list of eight ingredients.
What goes in:
- 1 large sweet potato (orange flesh)
- 2 cups fresh kale (chopped)
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil (divided)
- 1 1/2 cups water
- 1 cup non-fat milk
- 3/4 cup grits (quick cooking)
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 4 eggs
- French Spinach Frittata
Puts feta cheese, spinach, scallions and eggs to work, out of seven ingredients.
Everything in it:
- 8 eggs
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 2 cups spinach, finely chopped (if frozen spinach is used, thaw and squeeze out excess liquid)
- 4 scallions (white and green parts chopped into 1/4 inch-pieces)
- 1/4 cup crumbled feta cheese
- 2 teaspoons vegetable oil
- Fruit and Yogurt Breakfast Shake
Puts pineapple juice, strawberries, banana and vanilla to work, out of four ingredients.
The full list:
- 1 banana, medium, very ripe, (peeled)
- 3/4 cup pineapple juice
- 1/2 cup yogurt, low-fat vanilla
- 1/2 cup strawberries (remove stems and rinse)
- Fruity Homemade Oatmeal
Puts rolled oats, raisins, apple and cinnamon to work, out of five ingredients.
Every line, as published:
- 1 apple (cored and chopped)
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 2 tablespoons raisins or currants
- 3/4 cup old-fashioned rolled oats
- 1 1/2 cups water
- Overnight Oatmeal with Berries
Leans on raspberries, oatmeal, honey and vanilla extract; seven ingredients in all.
What goes in:
- 1/2 cup low-fat milk (or less for thicker oatmeal)
- 1/4 cup Greek yogurt, fat-free
- 2 teaspoons honey
- 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup uncooked rolled oats
- 1/4 cup raspberries, frozen
- Pasta Frittata with Peas
Puts nutmeg, peas, cheese and eggs to work, out of seven ingredients.
Everything in it:
- 4 ounces whole grain spaghetti, regular or thin
- 4 eggs, lightly beaten
- dash nutmeg (optional)
- 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
- salt, 1/8 teaspoon (optional)
- 2/3 cup cheese, shredded
- 1 cup frozen peas, thawed (or 1 cup chopped tomatoes)
- Spanish Frittata
Builds on russet potatoes, eggs and yellow onion, in a list of six ingredients.
The full list:
- 2 russet potatoes (scrubbed)
- 6 eggs
- 2 teaspoons vegetable oil
- 1 medium yellow onion (peeled and chopped)
- 1/2 teaspoon Kosher salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- Tropical Overnight Oatmeal
Seven ingredients, allspice, almonds, pineapple chunks and oats among them.
Every line, as published:
- 2/3 cup old fashion oats, uncooked
- 2/3 cup non-fat milk
- 2/3 cup non-fat Greek yogurt
- 1/8 teaspoon ground allspice
- 1 cup fresh pineapple chunks
- 1 medium banana, sliced
- 2 tablespoons sliced almonds
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