Pre-workout Breakfast:Rev the Engine Without Stalling

I am always looking for a little something to eat pre-workout(60 -90 minutes before arriving at the gym), which will be digested pretty quickly and qualify as real food.  

When I don't adhere to these two criteria, I can hit a wall energetically. If I choose a pre-workout snack or meal that requires a slower digestive period or select processed foods packed with sugar (smoothies and energy bars can be culprits) pre-workout, my body inevitably gets stuck pumping blood to my stomach (to support digestion) while simultaneously, pumping blood to my muscles. I get light-headed for lack of blood flow to the brain and hit a wall.

To avoid a crash like this, I have come to relish my acid-free herbal coffee from Teeccino served with a sprouted blueberry waffle topped gently with raw nut butter and super seeds (chia and hemp.) It is nutrient-packed, plant-powered party on a plate!

Add More Nutrient Bang For Your Buck at Breakfast

It's Day 12 of the #30DaysofGreen challenge sponsored by Plant Pure Communities. I'm loving discovering new ways to addnutrient dense greens to meals, especially in the early morning.

Today I took massive lettuce leaves called Tropicana Green Leaf from Gotham Greens in New York - a favorite, and spread them lightly with Artisan Foods raw cashew buttah (my superfood muse), along with a topping of raw cashews, chia and hemp seeds from Navitas Organics.

You can fold the leaves into pockets or roll them, and then crunch away. I love'em in the morning. My clients report its a supersnack!!

Breakfast Salad

Living food, including this fresh raw salad, is so energetically potent - why wait until lunch to reap its' performance-enhancing benefits. Add a citrus-inspired Superfood Salad to your customary oatmeal bowl to put your day into high gear before leaving the breakfast table. 

BREAKFAST SALAD - serves 1

1 head of Romaine lettuce

Spring onion (get'em while the season lasts)

Baby tomatoes, chopped clery

Juice from a Meyer lemon plus the zest

 Sprinkling of raw Hemp seeds and raw cashews

Sicilian Lemon Balsamic Vinegar (or your balsamic of choice.)

Seaweed - Organic Alaria 'Wild Atlantic' Wakame from Vitamin Sea

Layer salad ingredients into a bowl. Dress the salad with vinegar, lemon juice and zest.

Sometimes the unconventional breakfast option is a slam dunk. Thinking outside the breakfast bowl can offer extreme health advantages. Especially when the salad IS the main dish.