5 Healthy Breakfast Ideas for a Perfect Start to the Day
By Nmami Agarwal 22-Aug 2020 Reading Time: 5 Mins
A healthy morning meal not only fuels you up with energy but also save you from the cravings of processed food and junkies. Breakfast is known as one of the important meals of the day and a breakfast meal should be extremely nourishing so that you can kick-start your day with the right energy and stay enthusiastic all day long. Filling up your plates with the nutrient-dense foods helps you in maintaining weight by keeping your blood glucose levels and metabolism in check. Skipping breakfast and relying on packaged food items during breakfast not only takes you close to various health ailments but also affect your productivity by making you tired and grumpy.
Here are some easy to make and delectable breakfast options that make your morning even brighter and enthusiastic.
- Green pea poha: Poha is a well-known dish to enjoy in the breakfast. It is one of the easy to make dishes that you can incorporate in your breakfast. It controls your blood sugar levels, extremely low in calories, easy to digest, makes you feel fuller for a longer period of time and has several benefits on the health. On the other hand, peas rich in various vitamins like Vitamin K, manganese, copper, vitamin C and together they become a wholesome and tasty dish that you can relish in the morning. Just make the regular poha and add boiled peas in it and enjoy!
- Quinoa amaranth dosa: This dish is just a healthier twist to regular dosa. Quinoa is rich in various nutrients like protein, fibre, iron, copper and vitamin B6 whereas amaranth leaves provide phytonutrients, antioxidants and various essential Vitamins and minerals. This recipe is the perfect blend of various nutrients and luscious in taste. To prepare this, soak dal and quinoa together for 4 hours and blend it properly. Add amaranth leaves in the batter and cook it just like regular dosa. You can enjoy it with coconut and mint chutney.
- Oatmeal with a dash of nuts: Oats are filled with various nutrients and that is why it is known as one of the humble dishes to consume in the breakfast. Oats are low in calories, high in antioxidants and regulate blood sugar levels while managing your weight. Consume it with the topping of your favourite nuts and seeds to enhance its nutritional profile.
- Oats beetroot pancake: Pancakes has gained much momentum in recent years and is a well-known dish for breakfast. To make it even healthier, here we are swapping our ingredient and twisting it with oats flour and beetroot. All you have to do is mix oats flour and ragi flour together and add blended beetroot and curd in it. Once done, cook it in the shape of pancakes and top it with your favourite fruit slices.
- Vegetable Upma: Vegetable upma is extremely delicious and low in calories which make it a versatile dish for breakfast. A bowlful of oats upma provides you with great quantities of fibre and other essential nutrients while managing your weight. All you have to do is heat some oil and stir-fry your favourite veggies and roasted sooji and water in it. Mix well and let it on the flame for some minutes so that everything cooked well properly. Serve hot and relish the goodness of nutrients.
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Toss the healthy and nutritious food on your plate to make yourself hale and hearty. Try these delectable and easy to make options to kick start your day.