9 Quick Low Carb Breakfast Ideas!
Cauliflower rice, almond flour, and zoodles are heaven-sent options when it comes to low carb lunch and dinner planning, but what about low carb breakfast?
If you are trying to cut down on your carbohydrate intake, alternatives like cereal and toast can no longer be a part of your menu.
Without carbohydrates, breakfast might easily become the most mundane meal of the day. However, you can easily avoid that.
Easy Low Carb Breakfast Meals
Here are 9 low carb breakfast meals that you can whip up in no time at all.
Grain-free Granola
Chockful of omega-3 fatty acids, protein, and healthy fats, granola sans the carbohydrates is a quick and hassle-free breakfast that you can prepare beforehand.
Chop up some almonds, pecans, and walnuts, and add unsweetened coconut flakes, chia and unsalted sunflower seeds, dried blueberries, and some olive oil to the nuts.
Season it to your liking with sea salt, cane or muscovado sugar, and ground cinnamon. Pour a smidgen of maple syrup to bind the ingredients together.
Flatten the mixture on a baking sheet or tray, and bake for 20-30 minutes till golden brown in a preheated oven.
Once it cools down, break it up and you can store this quick fix for a few weeks. Eat it on the run or with a bowl of your favorite yogurt.
Coconut Flour Pancakes
Just because you are on a low carb diet does not mean that you have to forego yummy pancakes. Whisk eggs, milk, and liquid coconut oil together.
Add coconut flour, baking powder, salt, and maple syrup to the wet ingredients. Prepare them as you would normal pancakes.
Using coconut flour ensures that these pancakes pack a powerful fiber punch. The toppings you use will also add to your carb count for the day so keep counting.
Low Carb Breakfast Cereal
Almost all store-brought cereal options are made of grain and are chockful of processed sugar. This means that regular cereal needs to stay off your list of go-to breakfast alternatives.
But with a little mix and match, you can enjoy a low carb version of cereal.
Chop up a couple of strawberries and blueberries, some almonds, pecans, and walnuts. Top it up with unsweetened almonds, or coconut milk.
Low Carb Breakfast Muffins
Not only is it easy to make these muffins, but they can also be frozen for use through the week.
Eggs, heavy cream, milk, salt, pepper, and chopped herbs form the base.
You can add your favorite low carb vegetables like broccoli, spinach, bell peppers, and onion, meat options like bacon or sausage, cheese, and jalapeno peppers to give the muffin an extra bite.
Bake these no-crust quiches for 20-25 minutes or till cooked.
See Also: Good Carbs Vs Bad Carbs.
Pan-fried Frittata
This egg-based Italian delicacy makes for the perfect low carb start to the day.
Stir fry some minced garlic, halved cherry tomatoes, and basil leaves. Once the tomatoes are cooked, remove half of the quantity for garnishing later.
Whisk together eggs, a dash of unsweetened almond milk, and some salt. Add it to the pan and stir till mixed well.
Top this mixture with spinach leaves and cheese slices, and cook for 6-8 minutes. Garnish with leftover tomato mixture and eat up.
Low Carb Breakfast Casserole
Whip up this casserole over the weekend, and you can enjoy a quick breakfast for up to five days. Fry Italian sausages till golden brown and keep it aside.
Whisk together eggs, reduced vegetable broth, cheese, pesto sauce, roasted bell peppers, sea salt, and a dash of pepper.
Pour this mixture over the cooked sausages in an 8×8 baking tin, and bake for 30-35 minutes. Garnish your casserole with basil, pine nuts, and your favorite low-carb toppings.
Ham Tortillas
Of course, you cannot eat regular tortillas on a low carb diet. But you can substitute the tortillas with delicious slices of ham.
Scramble some eggs with butter, garlic powder, salt, pepper, cheddar cheese, spinach leaves, and tomatoes.
Roll this filling up in slices of ham, and broil the rolled up tortillas for 5 minutes till the ham is crispy. You can bake these beforehand, and just reheat before you eat.
Low Carb Stuffed Biscuits
Made with almond flour, these biscuits are drool-worthy and low carb, to boot.
Mix the almond flour with eggs, sour cream, shredded cheese, garlic powder, baking powder, butter, and salt, before baking for 10-12 minutes in a preheated oven.
You can use these biscuits in lieu of bread slices to make egg sandwiches for breakfast.
You could also stuff these Keto delights with bacon bits, scrambled eggs, and basil leaves for an on-the-go stuffed biscuit breakfast.
Stuffed Avocados
Scoop out about half the flesh of an avocado, and transfer it to a bowl.
Mash the scooped avocado with cherry tomatoes, lettuce leaves, garlic powder, cooked bacon bits, sea salt, black pepper, and lime juice.
Transfer this mixture back into the avocado halves. Your low carb, gluten-free, BLT stuffed avocados are ready to eat.
Cut Carbs, Blast Fat, Eat Well
If you intend to freeze any of these low carb breakfast options for later use, ensure that you scribble the dates on the storage bag.
Low carb breakfast meals need not be boring or repetitive.
A little planning and prep in advance can go a long way to ensuring that you start every day with a full stomach and a diet that is getting you closer to your healthiest self.
