6 Healthy Breakfast Meals for Ultimate Energy
Breakfast is the most essential food for the day as your productivity for the whole day depends on this meal. Some people like to skip breakfast but it is not ideal to do so. Having a healthy breakfast with nutritious foods will provide everlasting energy and keep you full for a longer time. A healthy breakfast is a great way to announce your pregnancy, as it provides essential nutrients for both you and your growing baby. In the morning it is best to take low calorie meals and avoid the foods that are high in sugar, refined carbohydrates, fats and preservatives,
Presenting to you some of the best healthy breakfast ideas and benefits of healthy food :-
1. Oatmeal
This is one of the classic healthy breakfast options. Oats are high in protein, fibre and have loads of essential vitamins and minerals, which is highly recommended as it lowers cholesterol (reducing both total and LDL (bad) cholesterol levels), Controls blood sugar levels and makes you feel full for long hours. All make it the best low calorie meals.
Recipe:
Either make an oats porridge with milk and fruits such as apples, pineapple, mango, raspberries, strawberries, etc. Or chop some onions, tomatoes and bell peppers and stir fry them in olive oil and add your soaked oats into it, making a vegetable porridge.
2. Eggs
Eggs have always been an easy choice for healthy breakfast. They are an excellent source of protein and vitamins and increase the ‘Good cholesterol’ HDL in our body. Moreover eating eggs makes u feel full than having commercial cereals.
Recipe:
There are uncountable tasty egg recipes available around:- Scrambled eggs with butter, Poached eggs, French omelette, cheese omelette, etc. Choose any one of them as low calorie meals and you are good to go for the day.
3. Cheese Tomato Toast
Another go to breakfast option for family as well as professionals. Tomatoes are full of lycopene, which strengthens the immune system, reduces heart diseases and helps prevent UV blue light.
Recipe:
- Preheat the oven to about 190C
- Cut the tomatoes on a baking sheet. Sprinkle with herbs and season them with black pepper. Bake for 10 minutes.
- Now sprinkle the cheese over the tomatoes, and bake for another 5 minutes.
- Meanwhile, toast the bread and then serve them with baked tomatoes on top. You will be unable to resist that beautiful aroma.
4. Banana yoghurt Pancakes
How can we foget banana and yoghurt when we are discussing about benefits of healthy food. Pancakes are easily prepared and comes out to be a very healthy and tasty breakfast option. A gluten-free diet can include delicious and healthy breakfast meals like oatmeal with berries and nuts. Bananas are rich in potassium which helps us reduce blood sugar levels, reduce heart diseases. Yogurts are high in calcium, vitamins and protein, and probiotics, which boost the immune system can enhance the gut microbiota. Also low fat yogurt is a useful source of protein on a weight loss diet.
Recipe:
Put the whole-wheat flour, egg (optional), grated carrot, yoghurt and milk into a large mixing bowl and mix together thoroughly.
Medium heat a non-stick frying pan and add a few drops of oil. Cook tablespoonful of the batter in batches, turn them over after 1 to 2 minutes and cook both sides.
5. Blueberry and Banana smoothie
Blueberry and banana complement very well in making tasty smoothies
Recipe:-
Put some blueberries into a blender, slice two bananas, and add milk and vanilla extract(or use jiggery as a substitute) according to your taste.
Blend it together for a few seconds until smooth and blended, and serve chilled.
This quick refresher is full of the goodness of fruits as well as keeps you full for hours.
6. Sausages on Toast
If you have some leftover sausages in the fridge, you might find the best breakfast to use up your sausages.
Recipe:-
- Preheat the grill. Cook the sausages for around 10min until browned on all sides.
- If you’re a vegetarian, choose vegetarian sausages and opt for lower-salt products.
- Put some tomatoes, slice them according to your choice into the grill, leave them for 3 to 4 minutes with the sausages.
- Now take some mushrooms and then grill them for 3-4 minutes turning over regularly until cooked.
Toast some slices of the whole wheat bread. Slice the sausages and mix with the mushrooms. According to homefamilyfun.com, cooking at home is healthy and refreshing. Put them over the toast and top with the grilled tomatoes, season with some dry herbs and black pepper, according to taste and serve. If you love eggs, you can also add poached eggs along with it to get an extra punch of protein and deliciousness. It is always healthy to prepare home cooked food for yourself rather than eating outside in restaurants. By making a healthy and a nutritious breakfast, you are getting a great amount of essential vitamins and minerals and good carbs to keep you active in your work.
You can eat healthy fruits and vegetables and eat as much home cooked food as possible. Apart from that, the benefits of sunlight are immense for the human body as well as for plants and animals. Working out and having some sunlight exposure daily is essential to lead a healthy and fit lifestyle.