A Week of Vegan Breakfasts

Breakfast might just be my favorite meal of the day. I love fruit, am not much of a chef so I enjoy the simplicity of cooking easy recipes, and I also grew up frequently hearing the phrase breakfast is the most important meal of the day.

I am a vegetarian, but eat as a vegan while I am home. I have a strong passion for travel, and so while being vegetarian is not too tricky while exploring other countries, it has still posed a few challenges. I feel that trying to follow a vegan diet would be very difficult and would also limit my ability to immerse myself into different cultures. 

While much of the reason that I try to avoid animal products is simply because of the negative health effects, a large part of it also has to do with the environmental benefits. As I mentioned in my blog post in which I shared five simple ways to live more sustainably, reducing your meat consumption is one of the most efficient ways to reduce your carbon footprint; while going one year without paper saves 8.5 trees, going one year without beef saves 3,432 trees. I strongly encourage you check out the resources I included in the post, especially the documentary entitled What The Health.

In conjunction with the video I published on my YouTube channel, I am going to be sharing with you a week of vegan breakfasts. I oftentimes stick to eating a variation of the same breakfast, and so it was very enjoyable to film the video and create this post because it forced me to experiment with new recipes. I hope you find inspiration from at least one of these options, and let me know which is your favorite!

1. Smoothie Bowl

Base

• Banana
• Spinach
• Frozen Berries
• Chia Seeds
• H2O

Toppings

• Shaved Almonds
• Pumpkin Seeds
• Kashi Coconut Almond Crunch Cereal
• Strawberries
• Almond Butter

2. Yogurt Bowl

Base

• Cashewmilk Strawberry Yogurt

Toppings

• Banana
• Raspberries
• Strawberries
• Blueberries
• Chia Seeds
• Kashi Coconut Almond Crunch Cereal

3. Apple & Almond Butter Toast

 

Base

• Ezekiel Cinnamon Raisin Toast

Spreads

• Apple Butter
• Almond Butter

Toppings

• Banana
• Strawberries
• Blueberries
• Cinnamon
• Sweetener

4. Loaded Cereal

Base

• Kashi Original Cereal

Toppings

• Banana
• Strawberry
• Blueberries
• Chia Seeds
• Almond Butter

Plant Milk

• Almond Milk

5. Green Mango Smoothie 

Base

• Banana
• Spinach
• Mango
• Chia Seeds
• H20

Toppings

• Rasberries

6. Avocado Toast

Base

• Ezekiel Sesame Sprouted Toast
• Avocado

Toppings

• Lemon
• Salt & Pepper
• Hemp Seeds
• Chia Seeds

Sides

• Tomatoes & Balsamic Vinegar
• Apple

7. Oatmeal

Base

• Oatmeal
• Almond Milk

Toppings

• Banana
• Rasberries
• Blueberries
• Strawberries
• Chia Seeds
• Hemp Seeds
• Goji Berries
• Almond Butter
• Sweetener