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What To Eat For Breakfast To Boost Metabolism

I would constantly struggle to think of new healthy breakfast recipes and so would avoid preparing one. Having healthy breakfast in the morning has amazing health benefits. We all know this, but most of the times we are either in a hurry to rush to the office or to drop kids to school we just grab some cereal or have caffeinated drinks like tea and coffee and get on with daily work.

I have realised this is a huge mistake with experience. Various studies have proved that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. But that doesn’t meet you will consume high-calorie sugary food like a bowl of cereal loaded with sugar or a doughnut. Rather consuming a meal loaded with vitamin, protein, minerals, fibre and fatty acids can do wonders for your body.

A breakfast containing necessary nutrients in the right portion size kickstarts your metabolism and helps burn calories throughout the day. I have also realised that having a healthy breakfast keeps me energised throughout the day and also helps me focus.

Mistakes regarding breakfast choices

Skipping breakfast is a huge mistake.  You need food in your system long before lunchtime. If you don’t eat first thing, you may get so hungry later on that you snack on high-fat, high-sugar foods.

Most people eat packaged food for breakfast. That’s a huge mistake. Always prepare a fresh breakfast. Your breakfast should contain adequate carbohydrates, protein, healthy fats and fibre. Carbs will give you energy right away and the protein will give it to you later on. Fibre helps in feeling full.

Benefits of a healthy breakfast

  1. Blood sugar levels are generally low on waking up, a healthy breakfast helps to replenish the need for glucose in the body
  2. It makes you feel more energetic throughout the day.
  3. Helps in better memory and concentration
  4. Boosts metabolism
  5. Burns more calories throughout the day
  6. Reduces chances of getting cardiovascular diseases
  7. Reduces chances of getting diabetes
  8. Lowers the level of LDL (bad) cholesterol

 

How To plan your breakfast

Most of the times due to lack of time and planning we skip breakfast. Here are few pointers to keep in mind so you do not skip the most important meal of the day. And I will also share 30 Breakfast Recipes ideas so you are sorted for a month.

  1. Plan ahead. Keep your Saturday mornings to plan for the entire week. This will give you enough time to prepare batters. Also, you can shop for the groceries required and keep all the ingredients ready.
  2. Decide the next day breakfast menu the previous evening. So, you can do all the soaking, grinding preparations in advance. Most of the times for all south Indian breakfast recipes these preparations are required a day in advance.
  3. Variety is the spice of life. Thus, plan a varied menu. Like if you have one particular dosa recipe, one type of paratha recipe, one chilla recipe and a salad recipe for one week you will not need to repeat the similar item again the entire month. Try different cuisines.
  4. In case you have to leave early and don’t have time to eat breakfast, choose a recipe which can be packed and carry it along with you. But do not compromise on breakfast.
  5. I know this is difficult to follow due to busy schedules and challenges of living in big cities, still, I insist to have breakfast along with the entire family. Family bonding early in the morning will keep you cheerful the entire day.
  6. And on very busy days, drink smoothies or milkshakes but do not step out on an empty stomach. Now coming to,

What to prepare daily in the morning?

Here are 30 Breakfast Ideas:

  1. Poha
  2. Rava Upma
  3. Idli & Sambar
  4. Uttapam
  5. Dosa
  6. Ragi Dosa
  7. Scrambled eggs
  8. Vegetable Omelette
  9. Boiled eggs
  10. Banana Pancake
  11. Eggless Sweet Pancake
  12. Fruit Smoothies
  13. Paneer Paratha
  14. Mix Veg Paratha
  15. Methi paratha
  16. Palak Paratha
  17. Besan chilla
  18. Moong Dal chilla
  19. Rava Chilla
  20. Methi Chilla
  21. Chickpeas salad
  22. Paneer & Bell Peppers Salad
  23. Scrambled Paneer
  24. Brown bread Vegetable Sandwich
  25. Peas and Potato Sandwich
  26. Oats Dosa
  27. Oats Idli
  28. Rava Idli
  29. Vermicelli Upma
  30. Masala Appe

Few healthy Breakfast Recipes

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Ragi Dosa

Serves 4

Preparation Time: 15 minutes

Cooking Time: 7- 10 minutes

Ingredients:

1 cup Ragi Flour

½ cup Rice Flour

¼ cup Curd

¼ or ½ cup Water

Few chopped Green Chillies/ Green chilli-ginger paste (as per taste)

Coriander leaves (optional but desirable)

Salt to taste

 

Method:

  1. Mix all ingredients well in a bowl.
  2. Make a thin batter of pouring consistency. Check consistency. Set aside for 10 minutes.
  3. Grease a non-stick pan with Ghee/oil.
  4. When the pan is hot enough, pour the batter. Fill up gaps if any. Do not spread the batter like Dosa, the batter just has to be poured. Similar to a Rava Dosa.
  5. Allow cooking on a medium flame till the sides begin to separate from the pan. Flip and cook the other side as well. You can add ghee again if you desire while flipping.
  6. Your Ragi dosa is ready.
  7. Re-grease the pan before pouring the batter for making another dosa. Also, make sure you mix the batter again before pouring.

Serve with Coconut Chutney/Coriander Chutney.

 

Chickpeas and Paneer Salad.

Serves 2

Preparation Time: 10 minutes

Cooking Time: 20 minutes

Ingredients:

1 cup pre-soaked (overnight) and boiled chickpeas

50 grams Paneer

1 medium size carrot / ½ cup grated carrot

¼ part of medium size beet-root / ½ cup grated beetroot

Peri-peri spices for flavouring (as per taste)

Black pepper powder (as per taste)

Salt (as per taste) / Rock Salt

Method:

  1. Soak chickpeas overnight. Boil them in the morning.
  2. Grate carrot and beetroot
  3. Cut Paneer in small pieces or grate it as per choice.
  4. Mix all ingredients
  5. Your healthy bowl of salad with the right amount of protein and fibre with all essential nutrients is ready to serve.

 

Banana Pancake

(Serves 2)

Preparation time: 5 minutes

Cooking Time: 10 minutes

Ingredients:

1 Banana

1 cup whole wheat flour

½ cup – 1 cup Water

Honey (as per taste)

Method:

  1. Prepare the batter of wheat flour. Keep a flowing consistency. Mix water gradually to avoid forming lumps.
  2. Add chopped banana.
  3. Mix the batter well using a hand blender. Add water if required to get the desired consistency.
  4. Heat the non-stick pan on medium flame. Once hot, add ghee and grease it. Pour the batter and let it cook until sides separate from the pan.
  5. Turn the pancake and let it cook.
  6. Once ready, drizzle honey on it.
  7. Prepare another pancake, place it above the first one and drizzle more honey.
  8. Your sweet healthy pancake is ready to serve.

I hope these easy breakfast recipes and ideas are useful to you when you plan your daily breakfast.

Your kids watch you and learn so inculcate this habit of not skipping breakfast to raise healthy kids.

One more thing- If you are constantly on a move then check out this portable hand blender which can be used to mix your juices and smoothies at work as well.

Portable Hand Blenders

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19 thoughts on “What To Eat For Breakfast To Boost Metabolism”

  1. Wow this is a catalogue of super 30 breakfast ideas! I agree with you that breakfast is the most important meal of the day and we should eat healthy but filling meals at that time.

  2. This is such an informative post. I always struggle at deciding what to make in the breakfast. You have given so many options to choose from. Also, thanks for the recipe of banana pancake, never tried it. I am sure my son will love it.

  3. This is a lovely post Aesha. I’m glad that I got to read this post. The list of 30-day breakfast items is the USP of this post along with the cool recipes. Thanks for sharing.

  4. This is a great list. I would be returning to it often. People often avoid breakfast but it is the most important meal of the day.

  5. Hello Aesha,
    I love those tips.
    Breakfast the most important meal of a day. I always make sure that my family is served with a healthy breakfast. Making sure that the young sprouts will eat all whats served on their plate is a challenge. Usually I use a couple of tips and tricks.
    One of my favorite is to add a handful of dry-fruits to the menu. Also, I try to make Dosa’s, appam’s, etc in different shapes. Rolls stuffed with vegetables and so on.
    Thanks for sharing your tips.

    1. Thanks a lot Samantha for the appreciation. I like the idea of adding dry fruits . Veggies rolled into parathas is a great idea as well. Kids love it.

    2. Breakfast is truly the most important meal. You have presented an array of dishes, also pointed out the mistakes which is essential. Bookmarked this page! Thank you for the list.

  6. Vartika Mehrotra Gakhar

    Great post, Aesha. Breakfast indeed is the most important meal of the day and should not be skipped. I have noted all the 30 ideas you have shared. I like the portable blender that you have shared. Have you personally used it? Would u recommend any particular decent grinder, blender and juicer?

    1. Thanks Vartika. I haven’t used this particular blender but my friend at gym carries it to her work and she likes it.

  7. Loved how you’ve beautifully explained the essence of having healthy breakfast. Specially when you diss packaged cereals which are unfortunately gaining more & more momentum with commercial propaganda.

    Kudos to you, Aesha for the recipes also.

  8. Good post, Aesha and very helpful too! Breakfast is a must especially if you have a full day at work. It gives you the energy to survive. Having said that, it’s important to focus on healthy breakfasts that gives you good carbs, fat, protein and fiber! Liked your list, Aesha, it has all!

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