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5 Easy Vegan Breakfast Ideas for Busy Mornings

   John Doe      January 18th, 2022

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Everyone is in a rush in the morning during the week. Whether you have a job, kids, or both, there is always something that means mornings are often a rush and very busy. That often means that breakfast is put on the back burner, and a meal that people often forget until they get to the office where they fill up on coffee and snacks. As a result, it is far too common that people do not have a well-balanced meal until lunchtime, if not later. 

In terms of what the body and mind need, that is a suboptimal way to fuel it. The mornings are a key time to get a hit of slow-burning carbohydrates and other vital energy sources in addition to vitamins and minerals. So finding an easy and healthy diet plan for those busy mornings will be a massive help. However, if you are Vegan, some of the more traditional, quicker options are not available to you. So what can you do? Here, we list some fantastic Vegan breakfast ideas that are speedy to whip up in the morning, or prepared the night before so you can just eat and run.

Vegan breakfast options

Granola

Granola is a fantastic breakfast idea that takes moments to prepare in the morning. When eaten with your favourite plant-based milk, it is just like eating cereal so exceptionally quick to eat too. What makes it even better is that you can make your own in huge batches at the weekend or moments when you have more time to spare. Making your own may sound like a bit of overkill, as you can buy your own in the shop, but making your own allows you to only put in flavours that you love. Not everyone likes nuts, which some store-bought granolas are exceptionally high in, for example. Finally, granola is great because you can add fruit on top to get you started on your 5-a-day. 

Overnight oats

Overnight oats are another wonderful option for Vegans in the morning. By using plant-based milk, Vegans can make an easy substitute for the more usual dairy. Like Granola, overnights are great for making entirely your own. By adding dried fruit the night before, come the morning ingredients like raisins or sultanas are soft and plump. By adding spices like cinnamon, you can really start to vary your flavours and excite your taste buds in the morning. Overnight oats are one of the perfect ways to fuel you for the rest of the day as oats are such a slow-burning energy source with a low GI. This really is the epitome of a very lazy Vegan breakfast.

Vegan Waffles

Vegan waffles may sound like a bit of a faff for the morning, but if you batch to make them at the weekend, and put them in the freezer, you will find them a fantastic option when you are short on time. Much like granola and overnight oats, waffles are fantastic bases for adding fruit to ensure that you get a daily hit of Vitamin C and other necessary nutrients in the morning. If you put your favourite vegan alternative yoghurt on top, you can ensure that you are getting a dose of protein too. To defrost them, all you need to do is pop them in the toaster to reheat.

Breakfast burritos

Breakfast burritos are another make-ahead option for people when they have more time in the evenings. Plus, you can actually pack them to go with you to your work or for your kids to go to school for their lunches. And, as they are infinitely customisable, it means you can cater easily for people who are Vegan in your household and those who are not. For Vegans, it is possible to include scrambled tofu to make it feel like a real breakfast burrito, topped with other yummy Vegan-friendly ingredients like avocado, spicy chilli sauce and ingredients like black beans or tomatoes. 

Fruit scones

Fruit scones are yet one more batch cooking friendly idea that is perfect for busy mornings. By simply substituting the usual butter and other dairy products in traditional scones with Vegan replacements, it is easy to make a yummy scone that everyone in your household will love. Adding dried fruit is a great idea as it helps keep the flavour sweet, but still adds some nutritional value too. Putting seeds or nuts in scones too can really help keep the texture interesting while also upping the ante in terms of what vitamins and minerals you are ingesting. 

Other options to help achieve a lazy vegan breakfast

Of course, while all of the above options sound great, they may still sound like a bit too much effort and not quite the easy healthy breakfast ideas you were after. If that’s the case what can you do? Many Vegans are starting to find that ordering a Vegan meal box in the UK is a great way to stay to their restrictive diet. Many of these Vegan meal delivery UK companies are increasingly offering breakfast options too – so you may even find that some are prepared for you. 

That offers you the chance to benefit from economies of scale if you subscribe to a Vegan meal box (UK-wise again), as the more you buy with meal delivery boxes, the more you save. Plus, if you add in the amount you save through time not spent in the kitchen and grocery shopping, you really start to see some benefits from using one of these firms. 

Easy, healthy breakfast ideas

Whether you are using a Vegan meal delivery UK company to send you your breakfasts or whether you are preparing breakfasts for yourself, the key is that you at least eat something in the morning. Trying to work or participate in any activity on an empty stomach is difficult and also exceptionally draining in terms of energy. There are many quick options available to people, even if they are following a strict Vegan diet.