How does this breakfast sound? -nutritionally

[samy23]

Fresh fruit chopped up with some raw honey, and a serving of Soy Yogurt.

I figured this would be a very healthy breakfast to start having, and if I get bored I can simply change the types of fruit I use, and change the flavor of Soy Yoghurt.

Does this seem nutritionally good for a breakfast meal? I'm not big on having carbs early in the daytime, so that's why there is no major carb food there, although fruits do have some carbs in them. And the soy yoghurt has a decent protein amount.

The only thing I can tell is lacking, which I want to include, is something to to get Omega 3's.

Any thoughts?

[ColoradoMama]

That's one of our favorite breakfasts! I usually add some nuts in as well and I usually use plain soy yogurt and a little agave nectar. Yum!

[Mirzam]

I would suggest coconut yogurt instead of soy. Having said that, it is not the kind of breakfast "I" would eat, but I am on the Primal Diet (raw animal food diet of Aajonus Vonderplanitz). I would stick some more protein in there personally. FWIW I give my kids a smoothie with raw eggs, raw milk kefir and/or raw coconut cream kefir, raw cream, raw butter, raw, unheated honey, and one has a little fruit in it and the other has raw cocoa powder. It is my version of Carnation Instant Breakfast!

I would assume from your post you are a veg*n so this probably isn't very helpful to you.

[Chinese Pistache]

It sounds okay to me, other than I don't think processed soy is that healthy I'd also look at the sugar amount in your yogurt. You might be getting more carbs than you think.

Sprinkling your yogurt with flaxseed will give you fiber and omega-3s.

[weliveintheforest]

If I wanted to make it even healthier I would go easy on the honey and fruit and maybe add 1-2 tbsp of hemp seeds. They are high in protein and omegas. If you don't have some already, they are in the fridge at health food stores. Raw sunflower and pumpkin seeds are also great for that, and yummy on yogurt.
Are you vegan? If not, I would use whole milk yogurt (not homogenized) at least part of the time.

[Therese's Mommy]

That would be too sugary of a breakfast for me personally. I could handle some fruit and plain yogurt, but the honey along with having the yogurt flavored (which means added sugar) would make me sick to my stomach.

[texaspeach]

Originally Posted by samy23

Does this seem nutritionally good for a breakfast meal? I'm not big on having carbs early in the daytime, so that's why there is no major carb food there, although fruits do have some carbs in them. And the soy yoghurt has a decent protein amount.

Yogurt, honey and fruit are all carb heavy. One brand of plain soy yogurt I looked at before posting had 22g of carbs per 1 cup serving. For comparison, one brand of plain, whole milk yogurt I looked at had 11g of carb per 1 cup serving. Just because it isn't bread doesn't mean that it is not a major carb food

[nerdymom]

I'm more of an eggs and toast kinda gal, but yogurt and fruit sounds healthy. But I discovered not too long ago that my favorite yogurt was like 250 calories...there is so much sugar in the flavored yogurts whether they're milk or soy based. Try a plain yogurt flavored with fresh fruit and maybe some honey if you need more sweetness. What about a sprinkling of wheat germ to add a crunch? Or MDC's favorite food...GRANOLA :. When I was working I ate plain yogurt with granola mixed in all the time.

[Just My Opinion]

Too much sugar, too little protein for me, personally. However, in terms of the SAD, I think it is a pretty healthy breakfast. That is more like something I would eat for a mid-afternoon snack when the afternoon dip hits.

[crunchy_mama]

Ditto pp's way too many carbs. If I was to do a breakfast like that- I would not do soy yogurt- real whole milk if possible or the coconut. Plain fruit added- berries preferrable as they are generally lower glycemic- and no honey and add some seeds or nuts.

[blissful_maia]

I tend to like savory breakfasts myself!

I also don't think that soy yogurt is very healthy, it's very highly-processed and seems unnatural to me. If you are vegan, something made with coconut milk as mentioned above might work or else I would just have plain whole-milk (preferably raw) yogurt.

[leila1213]

Originally Posted by blissful_maia

I tend to like savory breakfasts myself!

I also don't think that soy yogurt is very healthy, it's very highly-processed and seems unnatural to me. If you are vegan, something made with coconut milk as mentioned above might work or else I would just have plain whole-milk (preferably raw) yogurt.

Ditto! I'm a bacon and eggs kinda girl. DD has been tired of that lately, so I'll also make a smoothy that I can add probiotics and stuff too. If I have all the ingredients handy, it will be: lettuce/greens, eggs, frozen strawberries, bananas, avocados, probiotic/supplements, honey, coconut oil. :

[Pogonia]

: Coming back to read these great ideas when I have more time.

[samy23]

Originally Posted by Therese's Mommy

That would be too sugary of a breakfast for me personally. I could handle some fruit and plain yogurt, but the honey along with having the yogurt flavored (which means added sugar) would make me sick to my stomach.

You make a good point, it probably doesn't need the honey at all.

Originally Posted by Just My Opinion

Too much sugar, too little protein for me, personally. However, in terms of the SAD, I think it is a pretty healthy breakfast. That is more like something I would eat for a mid-afternoon snack when the afternoon dip hits.

What could I add to give it more protein?


To those who suggested whole milk yoghurt instead of soy yoghurt, we can't do that because we have cut out all dairy. I've never heard of coconut yoghurt before, maybe I could look into that and if it's available nearby.


I know a warm cooked breakfast of eggs bacon toast, or oatmeal, waffles etc are all very common, but I am honestly NOT a morning person, and I WILL NOT cook the breakfast meal! With this option, I can peel/chop the fruit at night, leave it in the fridge until morning, then just serve it into a bowl and serve a portion of yoghurt with it. How simple!

[tanyalynn]

Originally Posted by samy23

I know a warm cooked breakfast of eggs bacon toast, or oatmeal, waffles etc are all very common, but I am honestly NOT a morning person, and I WILL NOT cook the breakfast meal! With this option, I can peel/chop the fruit at night, leave it in the fridge until morning, then just serve it into a bowl and serve a portion of yoghurt with it. How simple!

Ditto the not wanting to cook first thing in the morning. My current solution (presuming I'm organized enough that week) is to cook up a big batch something, we did chili for a while and we've done various types of stews, and just re-heat in the morning. I like a warm breakfast for us, and relatively high in protein, but cooking eggs every morning got hard. So if you may be interested in a very non-traditional type of breakfast, it's something to think about.

[Karamom]

Maybe you could hard boil some eggs the night before so they are ready to eat in the morning along with the fruit.

[tayndrewsmama]

Sounds good to me, but I'd definitely ditch the soy and find another alternative. This is coming from someone who has a boatload of allergies to deal with and chooses to avoid soy on top that.

[kjbrown92]

I've been doing homemade gluten-free granola (lots of nuts for protein, and has flaxseed for Omega-3s), coconut milk, and a little maple syrup. If I got off my butt and made more coconut milk yogurt, I'd use that instead of the plain coconut milk, but alas, I'm firmly planted on my butt. But since it has fat and protein in it, it seems to hold me over really well until lunchtime.

We are dairy, corn, gluten, soy free (though I wouldn't eat soy even if I could).

[leila1213]

Originally Posted by kjbrown92

I've been doing homemade gluten-free granola (lots of nuts for protein, and has flaxseed for Omega-3s), coconut milk, and a little maple syrup. If I got off my butt and made more coconut milk yogurt, I'd use that instead of the plain coconut milk, but alas, I'm firmly planted on my butt. But since it has fat and protein in it, it seems to hold me over really well until lunchtime.

We are dairy, corn, gluten, soy free (though I wouldn't eat soy even if I could).

Could you share recipes for coconut milk yogurt? Do you think canned is fine?

[oceanbaby]

Originally Posted by Chinese Pistache

It sounds okay to me, other than I don't think processed soy is that healthy I'd also look at the sugar amount in your yogurt. You might be getting more carbs than you think.

Sprinkling your yogurt with flaxseed will give you fiber and omega-3s.

I was going to say the same thing about the soy. And yes, some yogurt is very high in sugar. I assume you don't do dairy, but when I do eat yogurt I buy plain and mix in a little bit of maple syrup.