Quick and Healthy Breakfast Ideas
Breakfast is the most important meal of the day we all know that, unfortunately, many of us neglect breakfast. Whether it's lack or time or forgetfulness there’s a lot of evidence to suggest that your body and mind will suffer unless you have a healthy breakfast each morning.
Re-fuelling
You spend six to eight hours sleeping (unless you have kids, then it will be less). After that time, your body needs fuel to keep going. Without breakfast at home, your options for on the run nutrition may amount to too much fat, too much sugar and far too many carbs. That convenient run for a quick McDonalds brekkie is not as convenient and time saving as you think if everyone else has the same idea. The fifteen or twenty minutes spent in queue could have been used to fill your belly with something good at home.
If you are like me, the type to skip breakfast there are some great ways to start the day that dont cost the earth and will help you keep hunger in check (as well as give you the natural energy boost to start your day).
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Oatmeal – This food makes a good hot meal that contains lots of filling fibre to keep you from getting hungry later on in the morning. Depending on your taste, you can take five minutes to fix it on the stove or use the microwave for instant oatmeal.
Kids tend to like the variety of flavors that come with instant oatmeal. The night before, put together a container of add-ins like blueberries, strawberries and bananas that can be tossed on top for a bit of antioxidant power.
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Fruit smoothies – These are good any morning but particularly on a hot summer's day. You’ll have to blend the ingredients together in the morning, but the prep work can be done at night. Cube your fruit and place it into a container. Instead of frozen yogurt in the morning, use a cup of plain yogurt. Add ice cubes, a little water and blend.
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Egg sandwich – The egg sandwich is the fast breakfast classic. The eggs can be cooked the night before and placed in a sealed container. In the morning, warm up the eggs in the microwave.
If you want, add some chopped veggies or grated cheese. Want to be extra healthy? Serve on toasted wheat bread instead of white bread.
In a rush? The night before, place two pieces of bread into a plastic zip up bag for each family member. They can toast their bread as they get up and place the sandwich in the bag for easy transport in the car to work or school.
4. Yogurt with oats and fruit – Some people love to eat yogurt. But, yogurt by itself won’t keep you from being hungry. Add some oats (or other grains) and a few blueberries to the mix.
This makes a great breakfast idea for those mornings when you are running late. Keep small bags of oats and blueberries in the fridge next to the yogurt so you can grab them and run.
Don't have blueberries? Strawberries and bananas work just as well.
Are you still fighting the breakfast battle? To get a filling meal you don’t have to opt for too much fat, calories or carbs. These quick and easy breakfast ideas can be made within minutes and are a much healthier alternative to skipping breakfast or grabbing a high fat alternative.
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