Quick, easy & healthy breakfast ideas after sleeve gastrectomy.

Racing to get everything done in the morning and don’t have time for breakfast? Not feeling hungry so you forget to eat it altogether? Or just bored with your current breakfast options? This post is for you!

After sleeve gastrectomy it’s extremely important to eat three good quality meals a day so you’re getting the nutrition you need. That means a healthy breakfast option is a must, however lots of breakfast recipes and ideas out there are either too big, take too long or just aren’t what you feel like. I’ve put together 5 great breakfast options for you to get you started as well as some general guidelines to help you create your own favourites.

Choosing a good breakfast:

1. Go for something from the five food groups: fruit, vegies, meat/chicken/fish/legumes, dairy or whole grains.These foods will give you the nutrients you need to stay well-nourished: protein, fibre, vitamins and minerals.
2. Make sure your breakfast has a source of protein, for example, eggs, fish, meat, chicken, beans or lentils, nuts or dairy.
3. Go for unprocessed if you can. You’re much less likely to take on extra calories, saturated fat, sugar and salt that are often hiding in processed foods.
4. Be prepared – most of these options can be prepped the night before or thrown together at the last minute, but you need to make sure you have the ingredients on hand, so regular shopping is a must.
5. Check your portions. A meal after sleeve gastrectomy should usually be about one cup or the size of your fist. Serve your brekkie in a small bowl or on a bread and butter plate so your eyes don’t get too big for your new stomach! Also make sure you try to take 20-30 minutes to eat your breakkie and pay attention as you do so. For more info on how to eat, check out this post on eating habits after a sleeve.

Now to the good stuff…

My top 5 good quality and delicious breakfast ideas!

All of the breakfast ideas below are good quality, packed with nutrients, quick and easy to prepare and are small enough so you won’t waste too much food. I’d also love to hear what your favourites are – comment below and let me know!

• Rolled oats (or untoasted muesli), frozen berries, a spoon of LSA and Greek yoghurt made the night before and left in the fridge
• A mountain bread wrap with a handful of baby spinach, avocado, a slice of cheese and a hard-boiled egg (boil a whole batch of eggs at the beginning of the week so you can grab and go!).
• A mini savoury muffin with vegies of your choice, a little bacon or ham and egg baked in a muffin tin (these freeze well!)
• 2-4 Vita-Weats or Ryvitas or a piece of toast with cream cheese, hummous, or nut butter and a small tub of yoghurt or glass of milk/coffee.
• A smoothie made with your choice of fruit +/- veg. Just make sure you include milk of your choice for protein and calcium.

Need more ideas? You can download my 10 quick and easy breakfast ideas sheet with shopping list below!