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Healthy breakfast

A healthy breakfast is the most important meal of the day for either adults or kids. It is essential for kids to start the day with a nutritious breakfast as it provides them with the right amount of energy that they need for the entire day. Kids should never be allowed to skip breakfast as they need to restore their blood sugar levels after not eating the whole night. Breakfast is usually the busiest time for most mothers, so aim to provide a healthy breakfast. Make sure to include a piece of fruit or a vegetable, a drink as well.

Try to avoid sweet cereals or cereal bars which are not nutritious at all.

Healthy breakfast recipes

Many people think that missing breakfast will help you to lose weight. Breakfast is the most important meal of the day and should never be missed. Having a healthy breakfast helps you to stay full and stick to your diet as well. A low carbohydrate breakfast is a good way to help you lose weight. There are several healthy breakfast recipes available. One easy one is:-

Take 2 regular slices of bacon, 2 eggs, ½ a tomato, 2 sliced mushrooms, low fat grated cheese, and green and red pepper. Prepare the bacon and put it in a pan. Then put the vegetables over it, crack the eggs on top of this. Finally cover with the cheese and bake for about 20 minutes at 375 ° F.

Healthy breakfast foods

Incorporate healthy breakfast foods into your kids’ menu will encourage them to eat this very important meal of the day. Try out some traditional breakfasts for your kids -eggs, French toast or waffles, yogurt with fruit or nuts, or even good old fashioned oatmeal porridge with dried fruit or nuts on top. Some other ideas could be a grilled sandwich, or any fruit smoothie. Children who eat breakfast perform better at school, and are more likely to be healthier overall. Ensure that these healthy breakfast foods come packed with protein. Breakfast foods that are high in protein and fiber will provide them will a slow release of energy that will get them through till lunch.

Healthy breakfast ideas

Healthy breakfast ideas include eating healthy foods that will help you to lose weight. It is a well known fact that one should never skip breakfast. A healthy breakfast puts energy back in the body, after a gap of about 8 hours since the last meal. Research has also shown that what you eat for breakfast influences what you eat for the rest of the day. Aim for a breakfast that is high in nutrients and fibers, rather than one that contains sugar, salt, saturated fat or refined grains. A healthy breakfast should have at least 5 grams of protein in it. Include egg whites, lean breakfast meats and nonfat or low fat dairy products. Breakfasts should contain one gram of carbohydrate, one serving of calcium food and one fruit as well.

Healthy breakfast for kids

Keep the following points in mind if you are wondering about fun and quick healthy breakfasts for kids, especially if you are on the go every morning. The key to getting kids to eat is to make the food interesting. Be creative; make it look appealing and half your battle is over! Try to give your kids a variety of foods – breads and cereals (grains), fruits and vegetables, meats, beans and nuts (proteins), and milk, cheese or yogurt. Experiment with different foods, make yogurt dips and let your kids dip fruit into them. Make healthy muffins or smoothies. Make toast and bagels more appetizing by adding peanut butter to them. Sprinkle nuts on top of this as well and voila, you have an interesting breakfast.

Healthy breakfast menu

A healthy breakfast menu for kids should contain fruits, vegetables, dairy products, grains and protein. You might think getting your child to eat all this in just one meal is difficult. It is not – one bowl of oatmeal with fruit and a glass of milk will provide all the above. A grilled cheese sandwich is a good choice for protein and whole wheat flour pancakes with fruit like banana added to the batter are good options as well. Let your child have a say in planning the breakfast menu. Offer a fruit smoothie to those who are not very hungry in the morning.

Healthy breakfast meals

It has been established that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Kick start your day with a good breakfast and you will feel full till lunch time. Healthy breakfast meals with eggs will ensure that you have a meal that is full of protein yet low in calories. Studies have shown that adding one egg to your breakfast is more satisfying than eating a bagel (which has more calories, anyway). There are various ways one can eat eggs – poached, boiled, fried, scrambled and so on. Throw in some mushrooms or cheese for a more delightful and enjoyable egg breakfast.

Low calorie breakfast

Studies have shown that people who eat breakfast are thinner than those who choose to skip this important meal of the day.  Breakfast is the most important meal of the day but you must be careful and ensure that it is not a high calorie meal. A low calorie breakfast helps one to lose weight as well. Hear are some low calorie breakfast ideas for you. Opt for plain, low fat yogurt. Add some fresh fruit to it to make it a more interesting breakfast. Yogurt will provide you with calcium and protein, minus the calories. Egg whites are also low in calories.

Healthy breakfast cereal

It is not easy to choose a healthy breakfast cereal, given the list you come across in supermarkets these days. There are some with refined grains and no fiber, others with whole grains, bran and fiber, some with a great deal of sugar and some without. Studies show that the best and healthy breakfast cereal you can opt for is one that is high in fiber, with whole grains. Avoid a cereal which has too much sugar in it.

Submitted on January 16, 2014