--- ---  # 10 Super-Healthy Breakfasts from Cooking Light by [Alexandra Sifferlin](https://time.com/author/alexandra-sifferlin/) ## Alexandra Sifferlin Jan 5, 2016 4:20 PM UTC  Photograph by Danny Kim for TIME; Gif by Mia Tramz for TIME by [Alexandra Sifferlin](https://time.com/author/alexandra-sifferlin/) ## Alexandra Sifferlin Jan 5, 2016 4:20 PM UTC Choosing the first meal of your day [may not actually be the most important thing you do](http://time.com/2838453/everything-you-know-about-breakfast-is-wrong/) for your diet, but if recent trends are any indication, it’s enough to keep people up at night. [According to recent data](http://time.com/money/3984124/breakfast-restaurant-meals-mcdonalds-dennys-sonic/), sales for breakfast foods are outpacing those for lunch and dinner. Meanwhile, some fast food chains have [begun offering](http://fortune.com/2015/07/22/mcdonalds-all-day-breakfast-2/) breakfast dishes 24/7. But not all breakfasts are equally nutritious. The editors at [_Cooking Light_](http://www.cookinglight.com/)_,_ which is owned by TIME’s parent company, have launched the [Cooking Light Diet,](https://www.cookinglightdiet.com/?utm%5Fsource=un%5Femail%5Fnewsletter%5FTime%5F20160101%5FTimeSave20) which is a subscription-based meal-planning service that provides people with weekly menus and recipe options based on their dietary preferences. Here are 10 breakfasts from the plan. [Pomegranate-Farro Breakfast Salad with Honey Ricotta](http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/pomegranate-farro-breakfast-salad-honey-ricotta) [Grapefruit, Avocado, and Prosciutto Breakfast Salad](http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/grapefruit-avocado-prosciutto-breakfast-salad) [Fried Egg and Crunchy Breadcrumb Breakfast Salad](http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/fried-egg-crunchy-breadcrumb-breakfast-salad) [Bacon, Egg, and Kale Breakfast Salad](http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/bacon-egg-kale-breakfast-salad) [Greek Cucumber and Chickpea Breakfast Bowl](http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/greek-cucumber-chickpea-breakfast-bowl) [3-Ingredient Pancakes](http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/3-ingredient-pancakes) [Fried Egg and Avocado Toasts](http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/fried-egg-avocado-toasts) [Breakfast Quinoa](http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/breakfast-quinoa) [Smoky Egg and Cheese Tostada](http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/smoky-egg-cheese-tostada) [Sweet and Hot Pepper Open-Faced Egg Sandwiches](http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/sweet-hot-pepper-open-faced-egg-sandwiches) 10 Super Healthy Breakfasts ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4162074/10-super-healthy-breakfasts-from-cooking-light/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4162074/10-super-healthy-breakfasts-from-cooking-light/"},"headline":"10 Super-Healthy Breakfasts from Cooking Light","datePublished":"2016-01-05T16:20:45.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T13:39:15.971Z","description":"Try these morning meal recipes from the new Cooking Light Diet","url":"https://time.com/4162074/10-super-healthy-breakfasts-from-cooking-light/","keywords":["Diet & Nutrition","breakfast","Weight loss"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf41d9251419c07e1/6987815806f2c11b28334339/time-healthiest-foods-eggs2.gif?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Alexandra Sifferlin","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/alexandra-sifferlin/"}],"articleSection":"Health","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf41d9251419c07e1/6987815806f2c11b28334339/time-healthiest-foods-eggs2.gif?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"healthiest foods, health food, diet, nutrition, time.com stock, eggs, breakfast, dairy","caption":"healthiest foods, health food, diet, nutrition, time.com stock, eggs, breakfast, dairy","creditText":"Photograph by Danny Kim for TIME; Gif by Mia Tramz for TIME","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/health/","name":"Health"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/dietnutrition/","name":"Diet & Nutrition"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4162074/10-super-healthy-breakfasts-from-cooking-light/","name":"10 Super-Healthy Breakfasts from Cooking Light"}}]}] ```