10 AIP Diet Breakfast Ideas – Easy recipes for breakfast on the elimination phase of Autoimmune Protocol Diet – Paleo, Nut Free, Dairy Free, Egg Free & Gluten Free Breakfasts.
10 AIP Diet Breakfast Ideas
I’ve spent the past month following the Autoimmune Protocol Diet and have enjoyed plenty of different AIP Diet Breakfast dishes.
The autoimmune disease diet has helped me heal and I’ve been enjoying different combinations of compliant foods for breakfast.
Initially I thought that putting together permitted breakfasts would be the hardest meals.
Once I started going over all the foods that are AIP approved, I realized that there’s really a huge, tasty choice of breakfast food to mix and match into hearty breakfast meals.
What Can You Eat For Breakfast On The AIP Diet?
The AIP Diet eliminates nuts, dairy, eggs, sugar, grains, nightshades and a range of other inflammatory foods.
So, what can you have for breakfast also known as the most important meal of the day?
There’s still plenty of choice when you combine a rainbow of fresh vegetables, meat and healthy fats.
They be a little different to what you’re used to as a traditional breakfast, but you’ll find elimination diet breakfasts are nutritiously dense and will keep you easily full until lunch.
AIP Breakfast Ideas
Here are recipes and ideas for easy amazing AIP breakfasts that are Paleo Autoimmune Protocol approved to enjoy whether you’re following the AIP or Paleo Diet.
As you’ll see there are plenty of quick options for busy mornings or you can choose from the slow cook, but still easy, morning meal ideas.
1. Sweet Potato Breakfast Hash
My go to AIP Diet Breakfast most mornings has been a sweet potato hash of some type.
Simply chop sweet potatoes (or butternut squash) and whatever other vegetables you like and fry in plenty of coconut oil, olive oil or avocado oil and salt.
I usually include a mix of broccoli, onion, garlic and apple. Sometimes I’ll include zucchini, mushroom or spinach as well.
A couple of mornings I also fried up some beef or turkey mince to make it into a meaty breakfast hash.
2. Paleo Mango Smoothie
As we’re in the middle of Summer, there have been a couple of mornings where I just haven’t felt like a cooked breakfast.
I try and avoid starting my day with a sugary breakfast as much as possible. But, there have been a couple of days where I’ve had this 2 ingredient Paleo Mango Smoothie for breakfast and it’s been perfection!
The smoothie is rich in healthy fats thanks to the inclusion of coconut milk and is a brilliant no cook breakfast.
3. Meat and Vegetables
A simple breakfast is to fry up a couple of vegetables and a lamb chop or steak to go along with it.
The above breakfast includes broccoli, mushrooms and a lamb loin chop.
4. Leftovers
A great way to make a speedy meal is to embrace leftovers for breakfast and put a plate together with whatever you have lurking in your fridge.
The above breakfast includes leftover roast chicken and vegetables with my homemade broccoli pesto on the side.
5. Banana Bread
I’ve made this banana bread with coconut flour a couple of times over the past month and a slice makes the perfect breakfast.
6. Soup
You can have chicken soup or really any AIP compliant vegetables cooked and blended together with broth for an easy AIP Diet breakfast.
There’s always a pot of broth in my fridge and I often have a small mug of just broth so I can enjoy the benefits of the healing diet for breakfast.
7. Honey Roasted Chicken
A couple of mornings I had honey roasted chicken for breakfast. It’s a great breakfast to prepare ahead of time and then just pop it into the oven first thing in the morning to roast, while you get ready for the day. Then, you have a hot breakfast with pretty much no effort in the morning.
The night before, I filled a roasting dish with about a kilo/2.2lbs of chicken thighs and covered it with a simple marinade made of:
- 1-2 Tablespoons Honey
- 2-3 Tablespoons Coconut Aminos
- 2-3 Garlic Cloves, crushed
- 1/2 teaspoon Ground Ginger
- Salt
Then, it was just a matter of leaving the chicken to marinate in the fridge overnight and then roasting first thing in the morning. I also like to fill a baking tray with chopped pumpkin to roast in the oven at the same time as the chicken.
Roast everything at 200C/400F for 45 to 50 minutes, turning half way, until you have crisp chicken and vegetables.
8. Burger & Pesto
Burgers make a brilliant breakfast. Form beef mince into burger patties, along with a shake of salt and your AIP spices of choice. (I usually just include salt and then flavour with avocado and pesto sauce.)
You could also use AIP friendly breakfast sausage in a similar breakfast plate.
Then, simply fry the burger patties in coconut oil and enjoy in a lettuce cup as a bun with avocado and homemade pesto as sauce.
9. Honey & Garlic Salmon
I’ve been trying to enjoy more salmon and other healthy fish/seafood options in my diet. So, there’s no better way to do that than starting the day with a healthy portion of nourishing salmon.
The salmon is fried with mushrooms in the above picture, but it’s also perfect cooked with broccoli, spinach or your breakfast veggie of choice.
To prepare the salmon, whisk together the following marinade ingredients in a bowl:
- 1 Tablespoon Honey or Maple Syrup
- 2 teaspoons Coconut Aminos
- 2 Garlic Cloves, Minced
- Salt
- 1/2 to 1 Tablespoon Lemon Juice or Lime Juice
Then, melt coconut oil in a frying pan, cook your veggies of choice and then add the salmon, skin side down. Pour over half of the marinade, cook for a few minutes and then flip the salmon over, pour over the other half of the marinade. Then, simply cook until the salmon is done to your liking.
It’s only been since starting AIP and discovering this honey and garlic salmon recipe that I’ve genuinely been enjoying salmon in my diet.
So, if you’re like me and not really a fan of fish/seafood then give this recipe a try and prepare to have your mind changed!
10. Egg Roll In A Bowl
This old favourite recipe makes a tasty autoimmune paleo protocol favorite breakfast option or you could enjoy it for lunch or dinner instead.
To make the nourishing bowl, simply slice cabbage and cook with beef mince, coconut aminos and salt. (Here’s the full recipe.)
I’ve really been surprised by the variety of foods and meals that can be enjoyed on the AIP Diet – especially for breakfast.
I feel that my whole concept of breakfast has been forever changed and I’ll be enjoying similar to the ones I’ve shared in this blog post, for years to come.
More Easy Favorite AIP Breakfast Recipes
Since sharing this blog post, I’ve enjoyed plenty more easy breakfast meals and AIP Recipes:
An AIP Breakfast Bowl such as these Cauliflower rice bowls make a great option, you can buy already riced cauliflowers or just grate or process a head of cauliflower to create cauliflower rice.
The original recipe is from my Keto days, so just use AIP friendly nutritious ingredients including coconut products of coconut milk for the liquid, coconut oil for frying and omit the optional parmesan.
Heat a portion of sweet potato shepherds pie for a comfort food meal to start your day with.
Enjoy a warming bowl of beef and mushroom soup to start you day on the right foot.
This easy pesto chicken bake can also be made ahead of time and a hearty portion heated for breakfast.
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