Jenna Hope Nutrition
Nutritionist, Jenna Hope (RNutr) is the author of How To Stay Healthy, a brilliant tome about how our gut health and lifestyles can work with – and against – our immune systems. Her top tip for starting the day well? Fibre, fibre and more fibre. What’s more, as she suggests, it’s easy to get plenty of the good stuff simply by adding pumpkin seeds, chia seeds, flaxseeds, goji berries and the like to our morning yogurt, porridge and smoothies. Tasty and good for us – what’s not to love?
The Gut Health Doctor
We love registered dietitian and nutritionist Dr Megan Rossi ((PhD, RD), whose Instagram feed is packed with excellent information, as she answers common questions and dispenses ideas aplenty. We also have a lot of appreciation for how realistic she is. Just say, for example, that you *had* over-indulged the night before, she recommends these homemade smoky baked beans for breakfast, which are packed full of prebiotics as a great way to restore your microbes. We say they’re pretty excellent whether you have a hangover or not.
@rhitrition
Rhiannon Lambert (BSc, MSc, RNutr) is a Harley Street nutritionist, author (Re-Nourish: A Simple Way to Eat Well and The Science of Nutrition) and host of podcast, Food For Thought. We like just how thoroughly delicious everything on her feed is – including this breakfast of cacao granola, which is ‘packed full of gut-friendly fibre, antioxidants to promote satiety throughout the morning’. Also, chocolate for breakfast – yes please.
Amelia Freer
The always charming Amelia Freer, nutritionist to the likes of Victoria Beckham and Sam Smith, and author of The Organised Cook (among other titles) is taking a hiatus from Instagram at the moment. Healthy, no? The good news is, though, that her feed remains a repository of brilliant ideas and information for all who need them. This is a simple but effective and crucially manageable one: Freer suggests porridge with in-season fruit and ground almond to top up protein intake, keep blood sugars steady and help us stay fuller for longer. Is there a cosier or more comforting breakfast than porridge? We’d argue not.
Gabriela Peacock/ GP Nutrition
Gabriela Peacock is known as the nutritionist to the royals, with clients including Prince Harry and Princess Beatrice among her stellar roster. She is also the author of 2 Weeks to a Younger You, as well as a dispenser of excellent advice on Instagram. She, like all of the above, trumpets protein as the key ingredient to a healthy breakfast. As she explains, ‘Having protein with every meal, including breakfast, is one of the best ways to keep your blood sugar levels balanced, sustaining energy levels and reducing fatigue throughout the day which is key when we're going about our busy lives.’ We like her serving suggestion of rhubarb and red berry pots which, hallelujah, we may even have a chance of getting our children to eschew their cereal for.
Zoe
Zoe is the nutritional research company co-founded by gut health specialist Tim Spector. Ergo, everything it posts is all about championing the gut and giving ourselves the very best chance to eat the right foods to optimise our health. Whether or not you pay to try the company’s personalised nutrition kit which looks at your individualised response to certain foods, there are some ingredients that are pretty much good for everyone. Spoiler alert: chickpeas, and indeed any kind of bean, are going to score highly in everyone’s microbiome stakes. This hearty breakfast, devised with Bettina’s Kitchen, of leeks, chickpeas, spinach, tomatoes and avocado is so hearty that it’s guaranteed to set you up for the day.
