Summer breakfast: 9 recipes for a refreshing start to the day

Extreme heat can make life very difficult. Filling your stomach with unhealthy, sugary or very fatty foods in the morning goes against all intuition. However, skipping breakfast shouldn't be an option either. Although eating becomes more strenuous as temperatures rise, your body needs energy for the day - and we don't want to miss out on the morning treat anyway. Catching up on everything in the evening with a sumptuous meal also puts a strain on digestion. With our 9 ideas you can start the day full of energy and enjoy summer to the fullest!

1. Ingredients for your summer breakfast
2. Breakfast Ideas: 9 Refreshing Recipes

What ingredients do I need for my summer breakfast?

Basically, nature tells you which foods are particularly suitable for a light breakfast in summer. Seasonal and regional fruit and vegetables are always a good choice and provide the much-desired cooling in summer.

You can use cooling foods generously, such as berries, melons, coconut, citrus fruits, plant-based yogurt, cucumbers, salads, avocado or certain herbs such as mint or sage.

However, you should avoid coffee and other drinks containing caffeine. You should also generally avoid too much sugar and fat in your diet, but especially in summer. Hearty foods require a lot of energy to be digested by the body and cause the body temperature to rise.

9 refreshing breakfast ideas

You have no idea what should end up on the breakfast table on particularly warm days? These recipes offer you inspiration if all you think about in summer is yogurt and fruits or smoothies.

1. Granola bowl with fresh fruits

Our vegan granola bowl not only impresses us with its heavenly fruity taste and plenty of crunch, but also with its ease of preparation. Instead of muesli, we use our crunchy granola made from hearty ancient grains, which ends up in the bowl together with a handful of fruit and plant-based yoghurt.

2. Green Smoothie Bowl

Do you fancy a refreshing vitamin boost in the morning? This green smoothie bowl with avocado, spinach and spirulina not only tastes wonderfully fresh, it also provides important vitamins and amino acids. But you can also improvise if you don't have all the ingredients at home: When making green smoothie bowls, always make sure to include a good amount of sweet fruit in addition to fresh leafy vegetables so that your bowl suits your taste. In summer, you can get spinach, lamb's lettuce, cucumbers, celery sticks and the like fresh from local farms.

Toppings such as fresh raspberries, strawberries, chia seeds and coconut flakes make the creamy meal perfect. What are you waiting for? Start the mixer and start spooning!

3. Ocean bowl with blueberries

The Wholey Ocean Bowl brings the ocean straight into your breakfast bowl. The mixture of banana, pineapple, mango, zucchini, dates, coconut butter and mint is not only refreshing, but also provides plenty of nutrients. The bright blue color from the spirulina extract makes the bowl perfect - holiday mood included!

As a matching topping, we recommend a handful of fresh blueberries together with our Original Crunchy Granola .

4. Açaí bowl with crunchy topping

Unfortunately, ice cream for breakfast doesn't really fit in with a healthy diet. The best alternative: our Açaí Bowl with the power berry from the Amazon, bananas, strawberries, blueberries, dates and coconut butter. The berry mixture not only gives you lots of energy, but also has the perfectly creamy consistency of ice cream. Topped with crunchy granola or chopped almonds and banana, you can bring that holiday feeling to your urban breakfast table.

5. Overnight oats with coconut flakes

Porridge doesn't always have to be warm. This overnight oats recipe consists of our super porridge, which is soaked in liquid overnight or for a few hours. Together with a syrup of your choice, coconut flakes, chopped pistachios and of course a generous portion of nut butter, this simple breakfast is perfect. Toppings such as fresh berries round off your creation.

6. Berry Porridge with Mint

Berries and mint make a wonderfully fresh and cooling combination. In summer, you can let your porridge cool down a little and enjoy it at room temperature. You can refine your berry porridge with nut butter and even more fresh berries or with a few coconut chips. Coconut has a cooling effect and is therefore the perfect match, especially in summer.

7. Millet porridge with strawberry-rhubarb compote

Does oatmeal porridge seem too heavy and filling in the summer? Then this recipe for millet porridge is just right for you. Millet is considered a light food and can be digested particularly easily and without high energy expenditure. The small grains are also gluten-free and also suitable for sensitive people. The refreshing strawberry-rhubarb compote gives the breakfast dish a wonderfully fresh, fruity and summery note and lets you start the day with a smile.

8. Fruity Coconut Banana Bread

Banana bread has almost suffered a reputational tarnish since the pandemic. This recipe puts all the complainers in their place and combines the tropical smoothie bowl with coconut flakes, oat flakes and date syrup for a delicious breakfast to take with you . In the lecture hall, in the office or for a summer picnic, you have an absolute highlight in your bag. The best thing: you don't need bananas for this banana bread ! A great alternative if you don't like the yellow fruit or just don't like the taste.

9. Chia Pudding with Smoothie Bowl

Chia pudding is one of the easiest breakfast options in the world. Together with our Tropical Bowl, the result is a refreshingly fruity and extravagant recipe that you can prepare in just a few minutes.

Recipe for 2 servings:

• 30 g chia seeds
• 250 ml plant drink
• 1 Wholey Dragon Bowl (or other Wholey Smoothie Bowl of your choice)
• Sweeteners of choice and necessity
• Toppings of your choice (e.g. fresh berries or crunchy granola)

Preparation:

1. Allow the chia seeds to soak in the refrigerator together with the plant milk in a sealable jar overnight, or at least 30 minutes.
2. The next morning, divide the chia pudding into two glasses, mix the Wholey Smoothie Bowl in the blender according to the package instructions until creamy and top the pudding with it.
3. Refine generously with other toppings such as fresh fruit or crunchy granola and enjoy!

Now it's your turn! Try our recipes and show us your favorites for hot days on Instagram. Also check out our tips for beating the summer heat and enjoy the summer without suffering from the high temperatures.