Making Breakfast Recipes Nutrient Dense

In my ongoing search to learn all that I can about optimal nutrition I noticed nutrient dense foods is one of the most commonly referred to concepts for a healthy diet. If you’ve read anything by Dr. Fuhrman, Dr. Oz, Brendan Brazier or Scott Jurek you’re probably familiar with what makes a food nutrient dense.

Simply put, nutrient dense foods provide vitamins, minerals, and other health promoting benefits in relatively few calories. Getting more bang for your buck in what you eat.

Almost without fail I’m going to have either a smoothie or overnight oats for breakfast. So, I decided to find out how can I make my 2 favorite breakfasts nutrient dense without changing the flavor? I added and substituted different ingredients based on nutritional content and flavor to find just the right combination for my 2 favorite breakfast recipes.

Smoothie and overnight oats staple ingredients:

Silk Almond Milk (Unsweetened, Original or Vanilla instead of dairy milk or water)
Nutrients – calcium, low in fat, protein, low in calories, vitamin E, manganese, magnesium, phosphorous, potassium, selenium, iron, fiber, zinc

Chia Seeds
Nutrients – Omega-3s, antixioxidants, fiber, calcium, protein, phosphorous, copper, iron, manganese, magnesium, molybdenum, niacin, and zinc

Spinach
Nutrients –  antioxidants, Omega-3s, iron, low in calories, low in fat, vitamin A, vitamin Bs, folates, calcium

Almonds
Nutrients – fiber, protein, “good” fats, vitamins E, B2, magnesium, copper

Strawberries
Nutrients – fiber, vitamin C, hydration properties

Blueberries
Nutrients –  vitamins C, E, and K, fiber, maganese, antioxidants

Bananas
Nutrients – vitamin B6, potassium, fiber, manganese and vitamin C, protein, folate

(Nutrient content source Fit Day)

Recipe below for my favorite nutrient dense Green Monster Smoothie.

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Do you have favorite recipes that you would fit the definition of nutrient dense? What recipes do you have that you can change to make them more nutrient dense? 

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