Breakfast is the most important part of your diet. If you are in the habit of skipping your breakfast, here are some very important reasons why you should not.
Whisk 2 wholesome pulpy bananas into the mixer and add 2 heaped tsp. of oats. After whisking in, add a full glass of milk or yogurt with a dash of honey or a tbsp. of your favorite jam. Whip up the smoothie for about a minute and voila! All you get is a creamy smoothie, laden with the goodness of milk, oats and fresh fruits. You can also add a handful of nuts for that extra energy spike.
You don’t have to spend a great time on it. Just layer your bowl with your favorite cereal, laden with freshly chopped seasonal fruits and then top it off with low fat yogurt. It tastes amazingly delicious and is a sumptuous recipe for breakfast. This is a good recipe for those, who swear by their morning bowl of cereal.
There’s no better way of using leftover idli’s than using them as masala idlis for next day’s breakfast. Add mustard seeds into a pan with a little oil. Add curry leaves into it, with a pinch of salt, chili powder and turmeric. Add halved idlis and stir fry a little to get the color and the smokiness of the spices. Turn it off and have it with your favorite chutney or just like that. It’s simple and not to mention, healthy.
Egg lovers this is for you! Whisk 2 eggs with some chopped garlic, onions, tomatoes, and some other leftover veggies, sausage/salami slices and salt and pepper to taste. Oil your pan and make an omelette. It will take four minutes to cook completely and lesser to devour.
Leftover sabzi can be used for sandwiches. Just mash them with a little salt and pepper. Layer in between bread slices and toast them on a hot griddle with oil or a sandwich maker.
Break-the-fast, after going hours without food you, finally get up in the morning and need lots of energy to kick start the day. Only breakfast can provide you with this energy.
If you’re of
those who’re still not having your breakfast, now is the time to change
that habit. Here are some extremely important reasons why!
Why you should never avoid breakfast
1. Breakfast improves your metabolism:
Your blood sugar level drops down in the morning. You need food that can provide you energy to get through the morning. Body needs fuel to keep it runningand the night is the longest gap in the refuelling process. To make sure your metabolism keeps on going you need to have something within 2 hours of waking up.2. Keeps you on track if you’re looking to lose weight:
Researchers have found that those who eat breakfast tend to maintain and lose weight. Though people skip breakfast in the hope of losing weight they tend to eat more during lunch or even choose unhealthier options later on which results into weight gain.3. Helps to maintain insulin response:
Skipping meals leads to a hyper insulin response when calories are consumed later on. That means the level of insulin inblood is more than the glucose level which can lead to metabolic disorder. This in turn results in to fat accumulation.4. Helps perform better at work/school:
Hungry employees and students don’t do any good at work/school. When you are hungry you are irritable and disinterested which reflects on your work too. Breakfast helps you to wake up and makes you attentive.5. Burns those calories early:
If you have breakfast you can burn those calories early! How is that? Well, instead of going hungry till lunch and then hogging on something loaded with calories with fewer hours left in the day to burn it consider refuelling yourself early and getting enough time to burn those calories.6. Aids in setting a good example:
If you have kids, you always want to set a good example for them. By having breakfast on time you will show the quality of leadership by example.7. Gets you your essential nutrients first thing in the morning:
There are food which we have only as a part of our breakfast like cereals, fruits and milk. If you bypass your breakfast you might never get those nutrients.8. Skipping breakfast can make you grumpy:
Oh yes! If you have been skipping breakfast and are inbad mood, you probably should know why. Not having breakfast makes you grouchy. You might not even realise it and keep wondering why you’re so irritable!Apart from all these reasons to have your breakfast there are few things you should always keep in mind:
- Never have dessert for breakfast, it will cause blood sugar loss later onand you will be tempted to eat even more.
- Read the labels carefully, even if it says ‘nutritious’ look into the details and understand if your body needs that kind of food to start the day.
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