hi everyone!

i'm looking for breakfast suggestions that aren't oats or a shake. i need something for breakfast that isn't sweet, but is filling.

what do you have for breakfast?

lately I have been having rice pasta with steamed collards and chopped advocado, I put olive oil and sea salt (the course chunky kind) on it all and its definitely savory!  and quite yummy!  I put it all into a cereal bowl to officially make it breakfast....

brown rice and steamed greens mixed together with a little "tofu cream" from TKD

Stir-fried collards with shallots and chick peas.  I crave this in the a.m. -- awesome protein, greens -- great energy in the morning.  Make a big batch so you can serve it again as a side for dinner.

my stand-by is a tofu scramble.  I saute mushrooms, add in some previously cooked kale which I always have in my fridge, crumble in a block of tofu, add some soy and put it all into a whole wheat tortilla!  yummy

I've currently been on a Japanese kick for breakfast.  Small mug of miso soup, then brown rice with steamed tofu and greens dressed with shoyu and a little wasabi.

I like slices of whole grain toast with mashed up avocado spread on top.  I also sprinkle the shoyu toasted sunflower seeds on top!  Delicious!  And any opportunity to eat avocados should be taken, I always think. :)

Brianna, that sounds AMAZING, that I can totally do!! (The thing I have the most trouble with is breaking the "sweet for b'fast" thing).  What's the "recipe" for your avocado spread? Thanks a million!

Hi Karen, sorry for the late reply!

I just mash up an avocado!  Sometimes I sprinkle a little sea salt on it, but otherwise it's just simply avocado mashed up and spread right on the toast.  Delicious! :)

I have been totally addicted to an instant whole grain cerial from Three Sisters that I found at Whole Foods. Cooks in 2 min... organic... has oats, flaxseed, barley, quinoa, and rye... so low in calories... awesome fiber... I put some fresh fruit in it - different everyday. Soooooo good for you and yum! The type is called "Plain Grain"... http://threesisterscereal.com/instant-oatmeal/

Oooh not a problem Brianna, THANKS!! I will totally work that into my b'fasts plans...maybe I'll spritz some lime onto the avocado as well! :)

Hi Sally,

I used to love eggs and toast and it was one of the meals I missed the most when I became vegan.  I put this scramble recipe together with a little trial and error, and if you had your eyes closed, you might not even know it wasn't eggs.  Actually, though, I think it tastes better.  Also, as a bonus, both of my non-vegan kids not only tried it, but said they liked it!

Phil

Tofu Scramble

Ingredients:

half block of extra firm tofu chopped into smallish cubes

paprika

ginger

black salt

one or two twists of fresh ground pepper

@.5 tablespoon of earth balance "butter"

@1 tablespoon of olive oil

Method:

heat olive oil and butter in a pan when hot,

add tofusprinkle very liberally with paprika and ginger and black salt

add pepper

fry for 4-5 minutes (I like it when it just starts to brown)

I had this with fresh baked vegan bread coated with non-soy earth balance.  It's one of the few vegan meals that gives me the feeling of indulgence that the first slice of gooey pizza used to in the pre-vegan days :)

I'm not a big fan of breakfasts but defo prefer savoury to sweet. My main problem is that I eat mine at work so have to be careful what I have as I can't really have anything warm that my colleagues would be able to smell. I would rather have something more lunch-y rather than breakfast-y if that makes sense. Any ideas for savoury brekkies that i can eat cold? I did once have smoked tofu sliced up with cold chunks of roasted squash - that was quite nice!

i like to put any leftovers in a wrap with some veganaise....sauteed greens, rice, black beans, tomato, sunflower seeds, avocado, onion etc.

Oh that sounds nice - will try that when I'm back at work next week, thanks!