Deviled Eggs and Other Quick Breakfast Ideas

Without the option of toast, oatmeal, yogurt, waffles, or protein shakes, many people struggle to come up with Whole 30-friendly breakfast options.

If you eat eggs, hard-boiled eggs are obviously the fastest and most portable way to eat them. Maybe you love hard-boiled eggs on their own, but to me they’re on the same level as raw baby carrots: Functional and nutritious, but almost painfully boring. I truly believe that enjoying the food — making it fun and exciting to eat — is one of the keys to Whole 30 success, so boring food has no place at our table.

Turning hard-boiled eggs into deviled eggs is an easy way to add flavor and healthy fats to this nutritious breakfast option.

If you don’t eat eggs (like Alex), I’ve included some other ideas for quick breakfasts below. Enjoy!

Whole 30 Deviled Eggs

INGREDIENTS

• 12 eggs (Note: fresh eggs are harder to peel. Use the oldest eggs you have for this!)
• Splash of white vinegar
• 1/3+ cup paleo mayo
• 1 tbsp. dijon mustard
• A couple dashes of hot sauce
• Salt and pepper
• Pinch of paprika

Place eggs in a pot and cover with cold water by about an inch. Add a splash of vinegar and a pinch of salt to the pot (this makes the eggs easier to peel). Bring to a rolling boil. Once the water is boiling, turn off the heat and cover the pot. Let it stand for about 15 minutes. Strain the eggs and run cool water over them so they’re easy to peel.

Peel eggs, then slice them in half lengthwise. Pop the yolks out into a bowl and combine with the rest of the ingredients (except paprika). I like to use a whisk to make my mixture nice and smooth. You can also throw all the ingredients into a food processor or blender to combine them. The most important thing is to get all the lumps out. The mixture should be smooth and creamy — add more mayo if yours doesn’t seem creamy enough.

Use the back of a spoon to fill the egg whites with your creamy filling. Sprinkle with paprika. Store in an airtight container and enjoy within 5 days!

Remember: The goal is to eat vegetables at every meal! I like eating my deviled eggs with a side of baby bell peppers, jicama sticks, cucumbers, etc.

Other Breakfast Ideas

If you aren’t married to the idea of eating breakfast foods for breakfast, you have a world of possibilities. Alex usually just reheats some leftovers: A protein, starchy vegetable, and a colorful vegetable, sometimes with a piece of fruit. So for example, he’ll have pulled pork over crispy potatoes with some roasted broccoli.

If you’re more of a breakfast purist, try these options:

• Sweet potato toast with almond butter and banana slices
• Roasted spaghetti squash with Applegate breakfast sausage and avocado
• Sausage and sweet potato hash (prep in advance — make sure sausage is compliant)
• Pork breakfast sausages, baked sweet potato, and avocado
• Avocado smoothie with avocado, kale, banana, homemade almond milk, collagen protein — see more smoothie ideas here (note: this is good in a pinch but Melissa Hartwig doesn’t recommend replacing meals with smoothies!)