10 High-Calorie Breakfasts That Don't Take 20 Minutes

For people trying to gain weight, breakfast is the most-skipped meal. You’re not hungry, you’re busy, you’d rather have coffee. Here are 10 high-calorie breakfasts that take under 7 minutes - including three you can drink so “not hungry” isn’t an excuse.

Drink-it breakfasts (60-90 sec)

1. Mass shake (650 cal): 300ml whole milk + 60g oats + 2 tbsp PB + banana + 30g whey. Blender.
2. Coffee mass (550 cal): Espresso + 250ml whole milk + 30g whey + tbsp peanut butter, blended.
3. Fruit-yogurt drinkable (500 cal): Full-fat Greek yogurt + banana + 50g granola + honey + 200ml milk, blended.

Sit-down 5-minute breakfasts

1. PB-banana toast x2 (550 cal): 2 slices sourdough, 4 tbsp peanut butter, banana, honey.
2. Scrambled eggs + toast + avocado (650 cal): 3 eggs in butter, 2 toast slices, half avocado, salt + olive oil.
3. Granola bowl (500 cal): 80g granola + 300ml whole milk + sliced banana + handful of berries.
4. Cottage cheese power bowl (550 cal): 250g cottage cheese, 50g granola, drizzled honey, sliced almonds.

7-minute breakfasts worth the time

1. Overnight oats (650 cal - made the night before): 80g oats + 250ml milk + tbsp PB + banana + tbsp chia + honey. Stir, fridge, eat cold.
2. French toast + bacon (700 cal): 2 slices bread soaked in egg+milk, pan-fried in butter, with 3 strips bacon.
3. Breakfast burrito (700 cal): Large tortilla + 3 scrambled eggs + cheese + avocado + hot sauce.

The meta point

Breakfast is the meal where you have the most control - you’re at home, no one is texting you, the kitchen is right there. If you can’t hit 500 calories before 9am, you’ll never hit your daily target. Pre-decide one breakfast. Make it 5 days a week. Stop debating it.