Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, but it can become one of the first things you drop from your morning routine when you’re in a hurry.

Planning and making breakfast can be an added source of stress if you’re already in a rush. To help remove this stress from your morning routine, our team shared four tried-and-true breakfast recipes, all ready in under 30 minutes.

Avocado Toast and Scrambled EggsAvocado toast is a classic breakfast choice—and it’s less time-consuming to make than you may think. This low-calorie, low-carb, and high-fiber dish can be made in under 15 minutes.

This recipe supplements whole eggs with egg whites, which helps reduce the total calories without sacrificing volume or texture. Egg whites are high in protein and low in calories and fat.

You may consider adding ingredients such as shredded cheese or green onions to your scrambled eggs. However, keep in mind that any additions will affect the nutritional content of the final dish.

Cinnamon Oatmeal with Fresh Fruit, Almonds, and Chia Seeds

Oatmeal is both easy to make and satiating. It is high in antioxidants and soluble fiber. It is also associated with a number of health benefits, such as:

improving heart health
lowering blood sugar
promoting weight loss
supporting skin health
This vegan oatmeal recipe is high in fiber and low in asaturated fat. It is also highly customizable. If you don’t like any of the toppings listed in this recipe, you can switch them out for different fruits or other toppings of your choice.

Strawberry Banana Protein Smoothie
This smoothie is made with frozen strawberries and bananas. Using frozen fruit instead of fresh fruit with ice helps thicken the texture of the smoothie without watering down the flavor.

This recipe is very high in protein due to the amount of protein powder used. Whey protein is associated with health benefits such as supporting weight loss and promoting muscle growth.

This recipe uses cookies-and-cream-flavored protein powder and cashew milk, but you can swap these out with any type of protein powder and milk you prefer.

Hot Honey and Red Pepper Flake Cottage Cheese on Sourdough
This dish involves browning cottage cheese on a slice of sourdough bread in an air fryer. This changes the usual chunky, wet texture of cottage cheese, which can make it more enjoyable to eat.

Cottage cheese may have health benefits such as promoting muscle gain and preventing insulin resistance.

The recipe is high in protein and fiber while being low in saturated fat.. However, if you wish to reduce the amount of added sugar in this recipe, you can replace the hot honey with hot sauce to still achieve the spicy kick.

Takeaway
It can be hard to ensure you eat breakfast in the morning.

The recipes above are ready in under 30 minutes and make multiple servings, which can be given to other members of your household or saved as meal prep for the next day. This can save you time and energy throughout the week.