Fruit for breakfast is a great way to start the day. Rich in water, fiber, vitamins and minerals, fruit is ideal to accompany protein and carbohydrates for a complete and healthy meal.
Why is it better to eat fruit for breakfast?
When we have breakfast in the morning, our stomach has been fasting for many hours while we sleep. Filling up with fruit – and not with foods full of calories, few vitamins and fiber, which are actually difficult to digest and do not provide substantial energy to start the day – is a real “panacea” for the body's natural wellbeing, providing you with a source of energy and vitality. The ideal way to have fruit for breakfast? Add it to cereals or other foods rich in proteins and carbohydrates with a slower absorption rate – to maintain a healthy, varied and balanced diet, while also recharging your energy levels.
Which fruits are best for breakfast?
Fruit is great, but which fruits are best for breakfast? Well, there’s no ideal fruit to eat in the morning; it just depends on personal preference and which fruits we like to eat together with other fruit, cereal, oatmeal, etc. If we really want to make a definitive list, though, we’d go with the following for the best of the “breakfast” fruits: grapefruit, red grapes, oranges, tangerines, kiwi, strawberries, bananas, pineapple, watermelon, melon, peaches, pears, apples, plums, raspberries and cherries. A very long list, sure. But at least it won’t be hard to find your favorite. As for the combinations, let your imagination run wild!
Eating fruit for breakfast: healthy and tasty recipes
Let's start this roundup with a fantastic fruit salad – to combine with oatmeal, juice and a coffee. A colorful, nutritious, balanced – and very good, we might add – breakfast that will give you the right boost to start the day. If you like strawberries, combine them with a cup of whole grain cereal and a kiwi, or prepare an apple juice and combine it with nuts and pineapple for a light and tasty recipe. If you want to start the day off right, try a delicious pear and date fruit salad with peanut waffles. If you love yogurt, opt for the Greek variety and enrich it with your favorite fruit. Diced peaches, fresh melon or red grapes are all tasty combinations that will make the yogurt even better and more nutritious. If you like bananas, try a protein shake that is quick and easy to make, with milk or yogurt and other types of fruit you like (e.g. kiwis, strawberries and oranges). Or a tasty sliced banana with honey purée and orange juice – for a full supply of vitamins and energy!
If you like a more savory-style breakfast and want to complete it with fruit, have some slices of ham or prosciutto (both crudo or cotto work) – maybe with some eggs for even more protein – and some wholewheat bread, plus a glass of grapefruit juice. Eating fruit for breakfast will help regulate intestinal regularity, satiate you and make you feel better.
Jam
If you like jam, breakfast is the perfect time to eat it. Whether it's apricot, cherry or orange- flavored doesn't matter; just remember not to use too much (it still contains a lot of sugar) and combine it with toast (preferably wholewheat) and a glass of fresh milk or a jar of yogurt.