3 Gluten-Free Breakfast Ideas For Losing Weight
3 EASY GLUTEN-FREE BREAKFASTS
In this post and video, I’m going to be showing you 3 easy, healthy, gluten-free breakfast ideas!
These recipes are all gluten, dairy and refined sugar-free – and, these 3 breakfasts are all also suitable for if you’re trying to lose weight or get into better shape.
Maybe you’re trying to go gluten-free, or maybe you’re already following a gluten-free diet. When I started to follow a gluten-free diet, I didn’t really know what to eat. Suddenly I was like “What am I supposed to eat for breakfast?”, so I thought I’d show you these easy breakfast ideas today.
These are 3 gluten-free breakfast recipes that I love to make, and I hope that you love them as much as I do!
Liezl Jayne xo
BREAKFAST ONE – APPLE OATMEAL
Ingredients:
-1/2 cup rolled oats
-1 + 1/2 cups water
-1 chopped apple (can also peel)
-1 flat teaspoon cold-pressed coconut oil
-pinch cinnamon
-pinch ground vanilla powder/ vanilla extract (optional)
-1 teaspoon 100% pure maple syrup/ xylitol/ honey (optional)
-1 Tablespoon almond butter (or raw almonds)
(serves one)
Instructions:
-bring the dry oats and water to a boil in a pot on the stove
-simmer for 10-15 minutes until cooked
-mix the cooked oats with 1 teaspoon coconut oil, cinnamon, vanilla (optional), pure maple syrup (optional) and a pinch of sea salt (optional, if used sweetener)
-add the chopped apple and cook on the stove for another 5-10 minutes (alternatively, you can add the apple sooner to speed up the cooking time)
-top the oats with 1 Tablespoon unsweetened almond butter (or 14 raw almonds) and fresh fruit
-eat and enjoy!
Calories per serve:
Apple oatmeal (without toppings) = roughly 300 cal
Apple oatmeal (with 1 Tablespoon almond butter) = roughly 400 cal
Made with love by Liezl Jayne XO
BREAKFAST TWO – CLASSIC SMOOTHIE
Ingredients:
-2/3 cup coconut yogurt (or full cream dairy yogurt, or another yogurt)
-1/2 cup sliced strawberries (or mixed berries)
-1 medium banana (fresh or frozen)
-1/4 to 1/2 cup water
-pinch cinnamon
-pinch ground vanilla powder/ vanilla extract (optional)
-ice to taste
-optional: 1 Tablespoon nut butter (cashew, almond or peanut)
(serves one)
Instructions:
-add the banana, strawberries, yogurt, water, vanilla and cinnamon to a blender
-optionally add 1 Tablespoon nut butter for protein and blend till smooth
-add ice to taste and blend again
-drink chilled and enjoy!
Calories per serve:
Smoothie (without nut butter) = roughly 230 cal
Smoothie (with 1 Tablespoon nut butter) = roughly 330 cal
Made with love by Liezl Jayne XO
BREAKFAST THREE – EASY OMELETTE
Ingredients:
-2 eggs (free-ranged)
-1 or 2 teaspoons macadamia nut oil (or another good cooking oil)
-1 cup halved baby tomatoes
-1 cup sliced button mushrooms
-1 teaspoon Italian herb mix
-sea salt and black pepper (to taste)
-a squeeze of fresh lemon juice
-1/3 avocado
-optional: fresh arugula or baby spinach
(serves one)
Instructions:
-add 1/2 to 1 teaspoon cooking oil to a pan with the tomatoes, mushrooms, Italian herbs, sea salt, black pepper and fresh lemon juice
-cook over a medium heat for a few minutes until the veggies are cooked, and then put aside
-whisk the eggs together in a bowl with a fork (or a whisk) and add to a pan with another 1/2 to 1 teaspoon oil
-after one side of the omelette is cooked, flip it with a spatula and cook the other side
-serve the omelette shell on a plate and fill with the filling, and fold the omelette over
-optional: serve with 1/3 avocado slices and fresh arugula (or fresh baby spinach)
-eat and enjoy!
Calories per serve:
Omelette (without avocado) = roughly 300 cal
Omelette (with 1/3 avocado) = roughly 400 cal
Made with love by Liezl Jayne XO
Photos and video by Liezl Jayne Strydom – for liezljayne.com
