Best Healthy Breakfast Recipes - Spa Index Guide to Spas

Blueberry Oat Crumble – Ranch Malibu

This delicious treat features ripe blueberries with a coconut sugar oat crumble topping, packed with Vitamin C and fiber

Easy Date Cocoa Energy Bars

Make your own Energy Bars naturally sweetened by dates and loaded with almonds for extended energy. This snack is sure to satisfy when hunger strikes.

Goat Cheese Basil Frittata – Skyterra Recipe

This crust-free quiche is nutritious, low-carb and high protein, and so easy to customize.

Top 10 Body Cleansing Foods – Canyon Ranch Recommended

Canyon Ranch Kitchen Staff tell us to make sure our diet contains these nutritional superstars to maximize your body’s natural detoxification abilities.

Green Kiwi Pistachio Spinach Smoothie – Skyterra Recipe

This is a Skyterra guest favorite Green Smoothie, rich, nutrient-packed, and a surefire way to up your daily dose of leafy greens while keeping you full and satisfied.

Sweet Potato Toast – Ranch Malibu

Sliced and roasted sweet potatoes stand in for bread for the simple snacks of “veggie toast”. Enjoy for any meal!

Pritikin Mango Compote

Many traditional compotes are sickly sweet and packed with calories. Not this always-popular Mango Compote from the Pritikin Health Resort

Golden Milk Overnight Soaked Oats

Golden Milk Overnight Soaked Oats feature Turmeric, Honey, Ginger, Spices and Mango — a nutritious breakfast.

Cinnamon Spiced Carrot Oat Smoothie

The Ranch Malibu is an all-inclusive week long wellness and fitness retreat. Seasonal nutrition include treats like this rich, warmly spiced smoothie.

Pritikin Whole Wheat Bread Pudding

Pritikin Whole Wheat Bread Pudding is wonderful warm, cold, and even left over for a breakfast treat.

Beet Avocado Smoothie – Skyterra Recipe

This is a Skyterra guest favorite Beet Avocado Smoothie, a rich, nutrient-packed smoothie perfect for breakfast or to fuel a long afternoon.

Coconut Pretzel Granola Bars – Hilton Head Health

Hilton Head Health recommends these Coconut Pretzel Granola Bar as a great mid-afternoon snack or breakfast. Easy to make at home.

Carrot Cake Donuts with Lemon Cashew Icing – Ranch Malibu

Serve these sweet and tart little donuts for breakfast, dessert, or a coffee break. Naturally gluten free and vegan.

Artichoke Mushroom Crustless Quiche

Artichoke Mushroom Crust-less Quiche by Lake Austin Spa, is the low-carb low-fat answer to a favorite breakfast dish.

Zesty Coconut Lime Brown Rice Porridge

This Zesty Coconut Lime Brown Rice Porridge is a warming and nutritious meal with fibre for gut health, and magnesium for heart health.

Skyterra Wellness Simple Fruit Crepes

This crepe batter recipe will yield a soft and tender Simple Fruit Crepe. Skyterra’s tip: it is tempting to try and mix your batter until it is completely smooth, but you’ll get a better result if you take the extra step to strain out the large lumps, then...

Turkey Apple Breakfast Sausage – Skyterra Recipe

Once you master this recipe for Turkey Apple Breakfast Sausage from Skyterra Wellness Retreat in North Carolina, you can experiment with different seasonings and optimize them to suit your own taste.

Vegan Scramble Breakfast Tacos

A tasty and cleaner version of usually high-fat eats — these Breakfast Tacos are easy to make and actually tote well to work when wrapped in foil.

Lemon Almond Breakfast Cookies

Lemon Almond Breakfast Cookies store well, travel well, and are better than an additive-filled “snack bar” for sure!

Canyon Ranch Egg White Cheese Veggie Omelette

This Egg White Cheese and Veggie Omelette is the most-requested guest-favorite recipe at Canyon Ranch Spa.

Berry Beet Banana Smoothie – Hilton Head Health

Drink the rainbow, to your health. This is a vibrantly colored smoothie packed with nutrients.

Spinach Mushroom Souffle – Hilton Head Health

This dish is actually very easy. Spinach Mushroom Souffle is great for breakfast or a spa-party lunch.

Low Fat Protein Power Pancakes

Low Fat, High Protein, and Easy! Golden Brown Protein Pancakes for a great morning start.

Fat Free Home Fries

A little bit of patience caramelizing onions makes all the difference with this fat-free home fries recipe

Camp Shane Breakfast Casserole – Light and Healthy Frittata

A warm, satisfying and nutritious breakfast entree to help you get started on your day

10 Healthy Pancakes and Crepes Recipes

Pancakes and Crepes are still on the menu with these choices for light and healthy pancake recipes, perfect for a nutritious breakfast.

Pear Coconut Pancakes

Here’s a coconut pancakes recipe which is dressed with a sweet pureed pear. It was a guest favorite at the former Golden Door Health Retreat in Australia (now Elysia Wellness Retreat), which shared this recipe, as well as a gluten-free option.

Pritikin Banana Ginger Parfait

This healthy recipe for Pritikin Banana Ginger Parfait is nutritious, very low calorie and so easy to make.

Pritikin Banana Berry Cottage Cheese Salad

Here’s a delicious and super-easy Banana Berry Cottage Cheese Salad that hits the spot just about any time of day, from breakfast to snacks to a nighttime dessert. The tartness of berries. The creaminess of cottage cheese. The wonderful sweetness of bananas. You get...

Crab and Avocado Protein Breakfast

Instead of “empty sugar calories” — what better way to start your day than with a fresh and tasty protein breakfast, crab and avocado infused with zingy, spicy flavors with a chili punch?

Raspberry Crunch Yogurt Sundae

This Raspberry Crunch Yogurt Sundae looks and tastes amazing, layered with 6 different toppings, crunchy and bursting with flavour. It’s great for breakfast OR a dessert.

Dairy Free Cashew Yogurt – Skyterra Recipe

This creamy Dairy Free Cashew Yogurt is a regular breakfast staple at Skyterra Wellness Retreat in North Carolina. It makes a great dairy-free, lower sugar alternative to the typical store-bought options.

Spa Party Mini Asparagus Frittatas

Invite this easy-to-make egg dish to your next spa party, reception, brunch or potluck. These Mini Asparagus Frittatas can be made in advance and frozen or refrigerated until you’re ready to serve them, and at less than 100 calories each, they both taste good and feel good.

Banana Blueberry Oatmeal Pancakes

Here’s a simple and tasty Banana Blueberry Oatmeal Pancake gluten-free and dairy-free recipe which you can dress them up any way you want!

Spinach Blueberry Smoothie

Eating a combination of blueberries and spinach offers a perfect anti-aging recipe — food for your skin. This is a breakfast food for your face!

Cheery Coco Chia Parfait

This little pot of tasty goodness consists of chia seeds soaked over night in coconut water with a splash of rose water. It’s topped with coconut cream whipped together with Greek yogurt and topped with cashews and desiccated coconut.

Russian Cheese Pancakes – Baked Syrniki

These rustic cheese pancakes are called Syrniki (seer-nee-kee) in Russia and Ukraine. Made with Farmer’s Cheese (or quark) and pancake ingredients, these are very light, airy and tender.

Garden Fresh Frittata Divorciada – Recipe by Rancho La Puerta Spa

Classic Huevos Rancheros is often served “divorce style” – named because small pools of red and green sauce beneath sunny side-up eggs are separated by beans. In this recipe, garden fresh frittata is served on a dish of colorful sauces.

Canyon Ranch Pumpkin Crunch

From Canyon Ranch Health Spa comes this very fast Pumpkin Crunch recipe. Use it as a breakfast cereal, or eat out of hand or top your yogurt with it. We like to keep a baggie in the car on long road trips — it’s an excellent trail mix.

Pritikin Blueberry Sweet Potato Pancakes Recipe

From the chefs at the Pritikin Longevity Center: Sweet Potato Pancakes served with a side of fresh blueberries atop pureed blueberries and Pritikin Creamy Vanilla Sauce.

Vegetable Quinoa Fritatta

This delicious Vegetable Cheddar Quinoa Frittata makes a protein-packed breakfast or brunch.

Chocolate Brownie Oatmeal Recipe

We love double-duty recipes. This healthy and Pritikin-Approved Chocolate Brownie Oatmeal can be served for breakfast or dessert.

Miraval Green Smoothie for Clear Skin

Add more green to your diet this year in a healthy way. This smoothie is packed full of vitamins, nutrients and flavor which are ideal for clear skin.

Cherry Tofu Protein Smoothie

While delicious, we thought the original version of this Cherry Tofu Protein Smoothie by the United Soybean Board was too high in the carbs to protein ratio. With a few simple modifications which didn’t detract from the wonderful summer flavor at all, we made this a much more healthful breakfast.

Blistered Tomato Spinach Scramble

Blistered Tomato and Spinach Scramble is a light and protein and vegetable filled breakfast dish courtesy of The Ranch at Live Oak in Malibu.

Gluten Free Cinnamon Granola

The right food combinations at the right time of day can create high energy and metabolic levels. This delicious gluten-free granola recipe is perfect for breakfast because it’s easy to make and can be stored for weeks.

Egg White Berry Crepes

These simple egg white crepes are low calorie, high protein, gluten-free, and the perfect vehicle for fruit.

Gluten Free Quinoa Blueberry Muffins

Quinoa Blueberry Muffins are both gluten-free and dairy-free, and make for a nutritious, light and flavorful addition to the breakfast bread basket.

Ananda Spa Seeded Granola Bars

These guest favorite Granola Bars are courtesy of Ananda Spa in the Himalayas. The executive Chef, Narenda Sharma, carefully creates recipes for guests which feature wholesome ingredients, like oats, coconut flour and seeds.

Baked Oatmeal Custard

This baked oatmeal custard is a favorite on our breakfast table, and what’s more — it has great nutritional stats with little guilt. Great warm or cold!

Green Mountain Carrot Cake

This simple recipe for carrot cake is courtesy of Green Mountain at Fox Run, Vermont, a health retreat for women. How can cake be healthy? Well for one thing, it doesn’t need heavy cream cheese frosting. Just trust us on this one.

Cold Oatmeal with Yogurt and Fresh Berries

We adapted our version of soaked Bircher muesli by soaking yogurt, oats, dried fruits, and fat free milk, and enjoyed serving it cold for breakfast the next morning — it’s not unlike rice pudding.

Greens and Herbs Frittata

Savory, aromatic, and light, the Greens and Herbs Frittata is a rustically nourishing way to begin your spring morning. Transport yourself to a wide, tiled-floor kitchen overlooking lush Italian countryside as you dig into this hearty, yet light dish.

Raspberry Banana Chia Seed Protein Blast

If you have an activity filled day ahead and you need a good start, or the heat gets you beat and you need an afternoon pick-me-up after a work-out, try this protein filled Raspberry Banana Chia Seed Protein Blast which guests of Red Mountain Resort in Utah enjoy.

Heartland Spa Peanut Butter Banana Muffins

This guest favorite Peanut Butter Banana Muffin is from the Heartland Spa Recipe Collection.

Canyon Ranch Biscuits and Gravy

Biscuits and Gravy on a spa menu? Yes, Canyon Ranch adapted this hearty breakfast favorite for its guests. It relies on low fat chicken sausage in a white sauce gravy over whole wheat biscuits.

Fat Free Banana Pumpkin Maple Smoothie

This smoothie has maple syrup, bananas, pumpkin — a Super Food, plus dense and creamy Greek Yogurt, which gives great “staying power” for the morning.

Banana Vanilla Porridge – Eden Health Retreat

This Banana Coconut Vanilla Porridge is warm, nutritious, health-giving and hearty! High fibre, great for cholesterol and super for energy.

Australia Green Juice

A nice refreshing and cleansing juice with apple, celery, spinach, mint, ginger and lime. Nutritious and a good source of fibre.

Canyon Ranch OJ Crepes with Fruit

Crepes are a terrific alternative when you have a craving for pancakes. The batter is thinner and lighter than pancake and waffle batter, and makes a delicate wrapper for fillings, which can include fruit, ricotta cheese, or even cottage cheese.

Quick Huevos Rancheros

This easy-to-prepare version of Huevos Rancheros is a perfect breakfast treat you can make on a work day.

Calming Creamy Turmeric Tea

A creamy cup of this turmeric tea helps calm nerves, but the benefits of this colorful drink don’t end there.

Cardamom Banana Lime Smoothie

Bananas are the ideal delight on a hot summer afternoon for restoring electrolytes, and great for your skin. If you are feeling a little sluggish, its natural sugars will restore your energy levels as well. This Cardamom Banana Lime Smoothie has a nice sharp twist on the usual smoothie.

Salted Brownie Baked Oatmeal

This wholesome and filling dish of Salted Brownie Baked Oatmeal is wonderful for breakfast or dessert, warm or cold. No refined sugars!

Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Custard Cups

This beautiful breakfast of Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Custard Cups takes a few steps to prepare but is so worth it. Portable, creamy, filling and may be made ahead.

Low Fat Orange Maple French Toast

Orange Maple French Toast is perfect for a special breakfast or brunch. Grated orange peel provides a real depth of flavor

Homemade Chai Tea

Enjoy the exotic flavor of Chai tea without leaving the comfort of your own home with this easy recipe. Once you’ve had Chai Tea brewed from your own tea with added spices, you’ll understand why the popular boxed concentrates simply won’t do.

Raisin Apricot Breakfast Cookies

A healthful cookie for breakfast? Yes! Orange juice and prunes or applesauce play the major role in moistening these high fiber cookies.

Biggest Loser Raspberry Jelly Rolls

These pickup-able sweet treats at only 85 calories a serving are perfect for kids and grown-ups alike.

Lemon Cottage Cheese Pancakes

Lemon Cottage Cheese Pancakes are light and perfect for a summer breakfast. Kid and Family Approved.

Peanut Butter Banana Chocolate Smoothie

Is it breakfast, dessert, a post work out meal, a milk shake, or all of these things? Hard to decide! The team at Biggest Loser Resorts came up with this peanut butter chocolate smoothie, kicked it up with banana and honey, and it manages to be a rich treat and a protein boost all in one.

Biggest Loser Breakfast Burrito

Bacon and Egg Breakfast burritos are an easy, wholesome and portable breakfast, at home or on the run.

Canyon Ranch Breakfast Bread Pudding

This easy-to-make bread pudding freezes very well (after baking and cooling) and therefore can be made ahead of time and popped in the microwave to reheat for a fast and healthy breakfast

Coconut Honey Granola

This house-made coconut honey granola has excellent staying power. A half cup serving with fruit and Greek yogurt is a staff favorite breakfast.

Canyon Ranch Whole Wheat Pancakes

Canyon Ranch Corporate Chef Scott Uehlein and his guest assistant — his daughter — show you a fun, kid-friendly recipe for Whole Wheat Pancakes with Fruit.

Biggest Loser Better Blueberry Pancakes

Biggest Loser Resort participants requested this blueberry pancakes recipe so frequently, it was included in the Biggest Loser earliest cookbooks. It’s a winner for your breakfast table.

Apricot Kale Smoothie

The Ranch at Live Oak Malibu is an all-inclusive week long wellness and fitness retreat. Seasonal nutrition include treats like this Apricot Kale Smoothie.

Biggest Loser Breakfast Sausage

This recipe for healthy breakfast sausage is courtesy of Chef Devin Alexander and The Biggest Loser Cookbook. You’ll truly be surprised how easy it is to make your own pan sausage. Lower fat, higher flavor, easily customized to your liking with more or less spices, and no mystery nuggets or gristle bits.

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