21 Breakfasts You Can Make At Home For Under 300 Calories

Everyone knows that breakfast is the most important meal of the day but it’s easy to fall into the trap of eating unhealthy breakfasts all the time.

Sure, it’s more convenient to have some sugary cereal or a breakfast bar to start off your day but these are often way less healthy than some of the things you can make yourself.

With a small amount of effort, you can easily have a healthy, filling breakfast every day that doesn’t even break the 300-calorie mark!

If you need some inspiration, this is our list of the 21 best healthy breakfasts that you can make at home:

Comparison Table

Recipe	Total calories per serving	Total preparation time
Eggs and avocado toast	220	10 minutes
Meat and veggie breakfast burrito	86	15 minutes
Peanut butter and banana smoothie	200	5 minutes
Greek yogurt breakfast bowl	280	10 minutes
Easy sheet pan baked eggs and vegetables	143	20 minutes
Healthy granola bars	272	2 hours and 15 minutes
Garden veggie frittata	102	35 minutes
Blueberry lemon poppyseed overnight oats	318	10 minutes
Pineapple spinach smoothie	131	5 minutes
Avocado egg salad	295	20 minutes
Lemon poppy seed muffins	126	50 minutes
Simple poached egg	155	5 minutes
Banana pancakes	232	12 minutes
Peanut chicken wraps	197	15 minutes
Quinoa salad	288	30 minutes
Crispy keto waffles	50	30 minutes
Banana corn muffins	133	21 minutes
Sweet potato frittata	232	36 minutes
Quinoa breakfast bake	142	60 minutes
Gooey cinnamon rolls	95	35 minutes
Cardamom and peach quinoa porridge	231	23 minutes

Egg And Avocado Toast

Total calories: 220

Total preparation time: 10 minutes

If you’ve never tried avocado on toast before, you’ve been missing out on one of the best breakfast inventions ever!

The smooth, creamy texture of smashed avocado works beautifully with the crispiness of the toast.

Then, topping the whole thing with an egg makes the dish super delicious.

It’s a very simple recipe that only requires three ingredients.

You can even customize the dish however you like with additional seasonings or even substitute the egg for something like salmon if you have it in the fridge already.

Meat And Veggie Breakfast Burrito

Total calories: 343 (for 4 servings)

Total preparation time: 15 minutes

Burritos are great for making a fun and flavorful dinner but they can be just as exciting with breakfast ingredients.

This recipe calls for a variety of crunchy vegetables like onions, peppers, and jalapenos, all of which provide an explosion of flavor to the burrito.

The best part is, you can add pretty much whatever kind of meat you want to the dish.

Turkey is always a good choice to go for when trying to cut down on calories because it has such a low fat content.

Peanut Butter And Banana Smoothie

Total calories: 200

Total preparation time: 5 minutes

Another really popular breakfast treat is a smoothie. The best thing about smoothies is that you can create all kinds of ingredient and flavor combinations based on what you already have in your kitchen!

This recipe combines two classic healthy breakfast foods: peanut butter and bananas. You can even opt for some healthier alternative to cow’s milk like almond, oat, or soy.

It’s also another recipe that allows you to add all kinds of extra ingredients like oats, sweeteners, or protein powder.

Be careful, though. Everything you add to this recipe means more calories being added to your breakfast.

Greek Yogurt Breakfast Bowl

Total calories: 280

Total preparation time: 10 minutes

Greek yogurt is one of the greatest pleasures you can have with breakfast food.

It provides a silky smooth texture backdrop for all kinds of other ingredients you want to add to it.

In fact, this is another one of those recipes that you can add pretty much whatever you want to!

However, if you want to stick to the modest 280-calorie total for this recipe, you should also stick to the recommended banana, strawberries, granola, and nuts.

Trust us when we say this is all you need to make it delicious!

Easy Sheet Pan Baked Eggs And Vegetables

Total calories: 143

Total preparation time: 20 minutes

A wonderful Mediterranean dish, this one is a lot more simple to prepare and cook than it first may seem.

Sure, you need to prepare a lot of ingredients and cook it in an oven but you can complete the dish from start to finish in just 20 minutes.

Make sure you stick to the recommended ingredients for this one.

They’ve all been carefully chosen to create a wonderful mixture of flavors and textures that combine excellently with the eggs.

Not to mention, feta cheese can make pretty much any breakfast taste better!

Healthy Granola Bars

Total calories: 272

Total preparation time: 2 hours, 15 minutes

The granola bars you buy from a grocery store are often loaded with sweeteners, preservatives, and all kinds of other things you don’t even know are in there.

However, if you make your own at home, you’ll have peace of mind knowing exactly what’s going into your body.

This granola bar recipe is great because it gives you the measurements for a large batch.

That means you can make them at the weekend and enjoy them for breakfast all week long!

Be warned, though: this isn’t the sort of recipe you’ll want to make first thing in the morning.

Garden Veggie Frittata

Total calories: 102

Total preparation time: 35 minutes

We’re heading over to Italy for this next healthy breakfast recipe because everybody knows Italians make the best food, right? Well, that’s certainly true with this vegetarian Italian omelet recipe!

This gooey, cheesy pot is chocked full of vegetables that you could easily grow in your garden or pick up really cheap from the grocery store.

The recipe isn’t too complicated, either. A simple combination of ingredients, herbs, and seasonings makes this dish the perfect way to start your day!

Blueberry Lemon Poppyseed Overnight Oats

Total calories: 318

Total preparation time: 10 minutes

While this particular recipe might have a little more than the 300 calories mark, it’s the sort of thing you could easily adjust to get lower.

Overnight oats are a pretty recent sensation in the low-calorie, healthy eating world.

That’s because it’s so easy to include all of the vital nutrients you need to start your day off right.

The best part is, you’ll only need to spend 10 minutes making it one evening because you then have to (as the name suggests) leave it overnight. This makes your morning routine that much easier!

Pineapple Spinach Smoothie

Total calories: 131

Total preparation time: 5 minutes

Smoothies are another really popular option for healthy breakfast meals.

You can tailor it with whatever ingredients and flavor combinations you like. Also, it only takes 5 minutes to make.

The pineapple and spinach combination might seem a little strange at first but trust us when we tell you it’s delicious.

Spinach has all the important nutrients you need in the morning and pineapple provides a powerful zingy flavor that makes everything taste better!

This is also another recipe that calls for the use of non-dairy milk, meaning you get free choice over whatever kind of healthy milk you want.

Avocado Egg Salad

Total calories: 295

Total preparation time: 20 minutes

The avocado is back! This time, though, it’s fitting in beautifully with an egg salad.

This really is one of the best ingredients you can get for breakfast food because it goes with pretty much everything!

With other fresh ingredients like lemon, herbs, celery, and mayonnaise, this is a fantastically light meal that might lack in calories but certainly doesn’t lack in flavor.

It’s remarkable how such a simple combination of ingredients can result in such a delicious breakfast meal for so few calories!

Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins

Total calories: 126

Total preparation time: 50 minutes

Muffins are another great breakfast food that can be tailored to suit just about anyone’s taste.

However, when it comes to this recipe, you won’t want to mess around with the ingredients too much because they’re already gorgeous as they are!

Again, you can easily add some honey or syrup to make these muffins taste even better but you definitely don’t need to.

The natural, fresh flavor of the lemon oozes through the whole muffin and makes it feel much lighter.

You’ll definitely want to make a big batch of these one evening so you can enjoy them for the next few days for breakfast with no fuss.

Simple Poached Egg

Total calories: 155

Total preparation time: 5 minutes

Eggs are one of the most classic breakfast ingredients and in their case, you don’t need to dress them up fancily with other ingredients.

A simple poached egg on its own is super tasty and doesn’t take up much of your daily calorie count.

Of course, poached eggs on toast is a pretty common alteration to make but be careful which kind of bread you use as this will add calories to your breakfast.

Wholewheat or brown bread is a good way to go if you do like a little toast with your poached eggs.

Banana Pancakes

Total calories: 232

Total preparation time: 12 minutes

Most people don’t typically associate pancakes with healthy eating but this recipe does a great job of keeping them low-calorie and low-fat.

The key here is in the ingredients outlined so make sure you stick to exactly what the recipe recommends.

You definitely won’t need to add anything major to this recipe; the banana and cinnamon combination makes this taste like an unhealthy treat without any of the unwanted calories!

Peanut Chicken Wraps

Total calories: 197

Total Preparation time: 15 minutes

Why not switch out the same old boring breakfast recipes you use over and over again for something a little more exotic?

This Thai-inspired chicken wrap recipe will certainly add some variety and zest to your everyday routine, without breaking your calorie count.

The key to making this dish taste as good as possible is the carefully selected seasonings and spices.

Make sure you stick to the recommended quantities and ingredients because they’ve all been carefully selected to make this dish taste as good as possible.

Also, try to make sure your chicken is skinless and has as little fat as possible to keep it extra healthy. 

Quinoa Salad

Total calories: 288

Total preparation time: 30 minutes

Again, salads might not typically be associated with breakfast but that doesn’t mean they can’t make for a delicious and light start to your morning routine.

Quinoa is a great, healthy way to take on all the carbs you need to give you energy for the day without forcing you to eat a load of calories.

Of course, the rest of this recipe is made up of fresh, healthy vegetables and seasonings that not only taste good and fill you up but also keep the calorie count down.

Crispy Keto Waffles

Total calories: 305 (for 6 waffles)

Total preparation time: 30 minutes

Yet another food that you wouldn’t typically associate with healthy eating is waffles.

This classic American breakfast food is normally reserved as a tasty, but unhealthy, treat.

However, in this recipe, they’ve been made much healthier.

What keeps the calories down the most is the clever use of almond flour in place of regular white flour.

Similarly, you won’t need to add any sugar or unhealthy sweeteners to make the waffles taste good.

All of the sweetness in this dish comes from the much healthier stevia glycerite.

Banana Corn Muffins

Total calories: 133

Total preparation time: 21 minutes

Banana is a great fruit to use for desserts and breakfast foods. With such a smooth, creamy consistency, it’s no wonder they work so well in cakes, bread, and muffins.

This recipe provides you with a super simple solution to the problem of choosing what to eat for breakfast every day.

Simply make a big batch of these muffins and you’ll have something to start every day with for the whole week!

The recipe even allows space for additional ingredients like pecans or other nuts so feel free to get creative with it!

Sweet Potato Frittata

Total calories: 232

Total preparation time: 36 minutes

Anybody who’s ever tried a diet knows just how much of a lifesaver sweet potato can be as an ingredient.

Not only does it taste good, but it’s low in calories and still fuels you up for the rest of the day.

This rustic dish uses pretty simple ingredients but still manages to burst plenty of flavor with every bite.

It does take a little longer than most breakfast recipes but it’s the sort of thing you can make a batch of and then enjoy for the rest of the week.

There are also plenty of different ways you can reduce the calorie count even further by substituting certain ingredients as recommended by the recipe.

Quinoa Breakfast Bake

Total calories: 142

Total preparation time: 60 minutes

Breakfast is supposed to be one of the quickest and easiest meals of the day so why not make use of the simplest cooking method of all: baking.

While it might take a long time to cook, there’s very little actual preparation required.

In fact, you’ll only spend around 10 minutes actually putting any work in before letting your oven do the rest!

Aside from how easy this recipe is to make, it’s also very tasty. It allows you to add apple sauce, maple syrup, and plenty of walnuts for a great variety of crunchy textures and fragrant aromas.

This isn’t a recipe most people will have come across before but you’ll certainly be glad you did!

Gooey Cinnamon Rolls

Total calories: 95

Total preparation time: 35 minutes

It might seem impossible for something as delicious and indulgent as cinnamon rolls to have as few as 95 calories per serving but in this case, it’s true!

Cinnamon rolls are always tasty, regardless of how healthy they are so you and your whole family will love this sweet breakfast treat.

The recipe does require a little effort on your part and a lot of the total preparation time is taken up with kneading dough and rolling it out.

However, the rewards are definitely worth the effort when you take the rolls out of the oven and breathe in that heavenly smell.

Cardamom And Peach Quinoa Porridge

Total calories: 231

Total preparation time: 23 minutes

The final recipe we’re looking at is another quinoa-based dish. It really is one of the best foods you can get for low-calorie meals!

The quinoa and oats provide a great basis for this breakfast dish, providing plenty of carbs to give you energy without racking up too many calories.

Then, the whole affair is topped off with deliciously sweet peaches and maple syrup.

Not to mention, the creamy flavor and texture of the unsweetened almond milk really make this breakfast dish a treat!

Frequently Asked Questions

Is 300 Calories A Good Breakfast?

In general, 300 calories is on the low end of the scale. However, if weight loss is your priority, a 300-500 calorie breakfast is still healthy.

The main thing is to make sure you’re eating foods that contain the right balance of nutrients.

What Is A Good Breakfast To East To Lose Weight?

There are plenty of healthy breakfasts you can eat that will fill you up and help you to lose weight.

Smoothies and overnight oats are very popular options, though breakfasts based on quinoa are also becoming more and more popular.

What Foods Should You Avoid For Breakfast?

Foods that are high in sugar are the worst things to eat for a healthy breakfast.

They will provide you with plenty of short-term energy but this will wear off quickly throughout the day.

These will also have a detrimental effect if you’re trying to lose weight.