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Here are some better-for-you breakkie options that are worth getting out of bed for.
ATP Science No Way Collagen
Take your breakfast game up a level with a good quality collagen that can be added into your smoothies and shakes. The best thing to do when purchasing collagen is to choose a pure collagen powder, rather than a collagen smoothie powder. This is because the typical ready-mixed smoothie blends can be full of added sugars, artificial flavours, emulsifiers, stabilisers, and other highly refined ingredients. It also means we have less control over what goes into your smoothie when buying something pre-mixed. As opposed to getting a pure collagen powder and adding it to the blender with our choice of real foods. Collagen adds a boost of protein to our smoothie and helps make our smoothie more filling. The added benefit is that it’s great for the health of our skin!
Mt. Elephant Delicious Chocolate Hemp & Oat Mylk
Chocolate milk can be a fun addition to breakfast, bringing a delicious flavour and transporting us back to our childhood. However, did you know that one serving of a typical chocolate milk has around 30 grams of sugar inside - that’s close to 6 teaspoons! That’s one way to start the day on a high, but it won’t end well for our blood sugar levels. Supermarket chocolate milks sometimes also contain artificial flavours to help with taste and other additives to get the texture and consistency just right. These artificial ingredients or highly refined foods aren’t living up to the real food philosophy. Thankfully there are better options available. Take a look at the Mt Elephant option, which uses only a small amount of the natural sweetener maple syrup. It also brings us the benefits of oats and hemp seeds. Hemp seeds are a great source of healthy fats like omega-3 and if you’ve had oat milk before you’ll know that it’s one of the creamier plant-based options.
Mmmore
We love a healthy breakfast that contains a good quality peanut butter. It helps us boost the protein, healthy fat and fibre content of the meal and brings a delicious taste to whatever we’re eating. Choosing a peanut butter is simple really, we want something that is as close to 100% peanuts as possible. Stay away from any PB that contains added vegetable oils or sugars. They can be inflammatory and are completely unnecessary from a taste and texture perspective. The Mmmore Peanut Butter is a perfect example of what to look for when buying this delicious spread. Better yet, there are 6 flavours to enjoy. Even with the additional (real food) ingredients to bring us these different flavours, they still contain a higher percentage of peanuts than some of the most popular supermarket options. Trust us in saying that they’re even more delicious too.
Macro Mike Premium Almond Protein
Different from so many other proteins on the market, the Macro Mike Premium Almond Protein is made up of almonds, as the name suggests. Combining the almonds with the protein from faba beans, you won’t find anything else like it. Almonds are a highly nutritious nut, packed full of protein and healthy fats. They’re known to have a particularly good vitamin E content, which is great for the health of our skin. They also contain dietary fibre, so when we add in the fibre from the faba beans, we have a gut loving duo.
Some ingredients to steer clear from when choosing a protein powder include:
- Artificial sweeteners and flavours, the word artificial says it all.
- An ingredient called ‘beverage whitener’ which is essentially vegetable oil, sugar and a bunch of highly refined ingredients.
- Modified starch, anything that’s been modified doesn’t sound like a real food to us.
The list could go on, but there’s no need when we have so many better options available to us. Thanks Macro Mike!
Swap Golden Waffles for PomPom Paddock Pancake & Waffle Mix
Waffles or pancakes? We love the sweet nostalgia of waffles...but not so much all the refined ingredients they're typically made with.
So we did a little happy dance when we got our hands on the latest innovative product from PomPom Paddock.
Whether you're Team Waffle or Team Pancake, you can whip either or up with PomPom Paddock's wholefood mix that's light, fluffy, and FREE from all the highly processed ingredients we say no thanks to at GoodnessMe.
Swap Woolies Toasted Honey Muesli for Farmer Jo Salted Maple Muesli
Next time you’ve run out of muesli, give that one from Farmer Jo a go. Not only is it free from refined sugars and preservatives (unlike the supermarket brand version), it’s brimming with wholefood ingredients that taste like a treat. We love it with coconut yoghurt and berries, or almond milk and banana slices. Delicious sprinkled on smoothie bowls, too (or eaten by the handful!).
Swap White Bread for Mt Elephant Savoury Protein Bread
If you prefer something savoury first thing in the AM, this one’s for you. Those two different bread products are like chalk and cheese, and it’s pretty obvious why the bread mix from Mt. Elephant is our pick. Just add eggs (or flax eggs), apple cider vinegar and olive or hemp seed oil for a quick and flavourful savoury bread that won’t see you scrambling for a snack an hour later like white toast will. Did we mention Mt. Elephant also does an awesome Banana Protein Bread Baking Mix, along with no-added-sugar Almond & Buckwheat Pancake Mixes? You’re welcome.
Swap Green’s Banana Bread Mix for The Gluten Free Food Co Banana Bread Mix
Can't go past a good old slice of banana bread but looking for a healthier option? Skip the one from the supermarket and grab The Gluten Free Food Co’s Banana Bread Mix for peace of mind that you're making a better-for-you choice - all while nipping that nani bread craving in the bud. Rather than being based on refined white flour, it’s loaded with wholesome, gluten-free flours that only add to the yumminess - like fibre-rich coconut flour and nutty-tasting flaxseed, a great plant-based source of essential omega-3. There’s even green banana flour in here, which gives you prebiotic-like resistant starch to fuel your good gut bacteria.
Swap Milo Cereal for 2Die4 Holy Cacao! Granola Clusters
Ummm where to start! The length of the ingredients list for that cereal on your left says it all. Yet again, less = MORE! Head to the GoodnessMe Shop for loads of wholefood products that are proof of that, like 2Die4’s wholefood take on all those choccie cereals from your childhood. Pro-tip: top yours with your go-to milk for a breakkie that’s just like a chocolate milkshake, only antioxidant-rich AND crunchy.
Swap Sugar-Loaded Iced Coffee with First Press Iced Oat Milk Coffee
We'll take our coffee without any added sugars, fake flavours, or weird numbers, thanks! That iced latte from First Press gives you none of that, all while going down a treat on sleepy mornings, thanks to a double shot of cold drip and creamy, naturally sweet oat milk. No added sugar needed.