7 Healthy Breakfast Drinks with More Mojo Than Matcha
By Jacqueline Raposo
Wake up, America! According to the brains at Harvard’s School of Public Health, we need more sources of hydration than caffeine and water — especially in the morning. Yes, good ol’ H2O replenishes fluids lost to metabolizing breakfast burritos and sweating through stressful morning meetings. Plain coffee and tea bring calorie-free antioxidants and other goodies into the bod, too. But, in this day and age, a healthy breakfast drink doesn’t have to be so plain. Try these trending on-the-go beverages and breakfast drinks recipes, instead. They’ve got more mojo than matcha, and are far cooler than your average cold brew.
Kombucha Krazy
There’s been a lot of chatter about fermentation in the food world. Recently, 2,050 dietitians ranked the gut-friendly prep method as a top food trend for 2018 — higher even than avocados. (Crazy, right?) Enter the healthy breakfast drink kombucha, a bubbly tea best sipped while bracingly cold. Kombucha can taste like almost anything — you can find flavors like Koffee, Heart Beet, Mystic Mango, and Gingerade from Living Foods in grocery stores across the country. Small breweries also offer kombucha on tap or for delivery, like Bio Cafe in San Francisco and Mombucha in Brooklyn. Curious and crafty? Try DIY kombucha breakfast drinks recipes with this excellent tutorial from The Kitchn.
Turmeric-Toned Morning, Anyone?
Curious about the “golden lattes” cropping up on cafe menus? These sunset-hued stunners take inspiration from Ayurvedic medicine, which promises anti-inflammatory benefits from ingredients like ginger, cinnamon, honey, and almond milk. Fast track your breakfast drinks with easy, make-your-own recipes mix from Numi Organic Tea, or bug your local barista for a taste of the sweet stuff.
Oats Over Almonds
Do you swap out soy or have angst about almonds? According to the New York Times, “baristas are bullish” for oat milk’s clean taste and frothy, thick foam. Plus, oats require one-sixth the amount of the water to grow that almonds do, making it a far greener option. The fast-growing Oatly is making such a high-quality product that Starbucks now offers oat milk as a dairy-free mixer in their UK stores. Specialty shops in the U.S. are quickly swapping the stuff in, too. Keep an eye out. It’s a healthy breakfast drink ingredient that’s easy to choose in the name of your body — and the planet.
Mushroom Mania
Buddhist monks used the healing power of reishi, lion’s mane, and chaga mushrooms to help them focus in meditation. Now, these fungi can help you get through an endless day of meetings, too. NeuRoast and Four Sigmatic are both peddling a healthy breakfast drink made from mushrooms, from caffeine-free mushroom drink mixes to coffee bean blends you can whip up at home. Want to go straight to the source? Blend Wild Foods mushrooms directly into your favorite breakfast drinks recipes for extra staying power.
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