Oatmeal made on the stove slowly (as opposed to instant which is ok but still prefer). I make it with 1% milk. I leave it on the stove at the lowest temperature setting (gauge for yourself if you want to increase it to the second setting). When it is close to being done I mash up a large part of a small banana and mix it into the oatmeal and let the oatmeal finish cooking. It takes about 15 minutes but the beauty of it is that you don't have to stand over the stove - And you get real oatmeal. Sometimes I put in organic frozen blueberries but bananas are my first choice because it is more of a comfort food.

Peanut Butter and Bananas- it's perfect for fueling my energy for the day!

Porridge made with milk, honey and yoghurt. Helps me to have energy for work and running.

This is where the magic happens: Half of an avocado mashed and blended smooth and creamy with your form. Then add into that bliss some organic granola, flax seeds, a bit of honey. Spread that on some Ezekial bread and voiallaaaa - Happiness and tons of energy!!!!

A smoothie loaded with great stuff that you would eat at breakfast, lunch, & dinner - Rice protein powder, chia seeds, flax seed, oatmeal, yogurt, almond milk, a date, kale, spinach, cabbage, strawberries, blueberries, raspberries. Very filling and energizing!

English muffin with Nutella

Steel-cut oats. I cook them overnight in my slow-cooker so my breakfast is ready. Toss in a handful of dried fruit and nuts, I'm good to go!

I think my favorite power-house breakfast is a wild-rice porridge I first had at the Atlas Bistro in Detroit. Wild black rice cooked in cream (or your favorite non-dairy milk) with dried fruits and toasted nuts, and I add local honey. Absolutely scrumptious, healthy, and...sticks to my ribs! A close second is my tried and true (local farmer's) egg in a nest (hearty bread toasted with the egg in a hole in the bread on the skillet with a little oil or butter) with a side of lightly sauteed kale & Swiss chard....and avocado or fresh fruit with a squeeze of lemon or lime.

Dates are the perfect break-fast historically for thousands of years. They have more antioxidant polyphenols than blueberries, more potassium than bananas and only 20 calories each. Take them on the go, add them to smoothies or top your cereal. Natures sweet taste fresh organic fruit.

Kale smoothie! Kale, pear, half a banana, hemp seeds, rice milk, lemon juice - often also a raw red beet.

I love Yogi Perfect Energy tea in vanilla spice. I warm the water, I don't boil it. Then I add half a scoop of Raw Meal from Garden of Life also vanilla flavored. I also add a spoonful of maca and spirulina. Then, I make myself a smoothie with cashews, frozen bananas, water, another half scoop of Raw Meal, and then I add whatever else I want. Yesterday it was acai powder, today it was more spirulina. Sometimes I also add cacao powder.

Natto over brown rice with Asian mustard and tamari -- YUM!

I make a loaf of paleo banana bread on Sunday and eat a slice with an apple and a cup of green tea every morning. It's gluten-free and has no added sweetener getting all its sweetness from the bananas. It's very satisfying and keeps me full till lumnch.

When I was a child, oatmeal was considered a form of cruel and unusual punishment. As an adult, I have grown to love it in many forms, but scars run deep and I have yet to enjoy it cooked as a porridge. So, with a 1/4cup of uncooked oats, (English or Irish), chia seeds, raw cocoa powder, and coconut oil as a base, I will add my "treats". Dried unsweetened figs, dates or cherries, chopped almonds, or a bit of blackstrap molasses or grade b pure Vermont maple syrup.