Thursday, March 1, 2012

10 ideas for healthy breakfast

Studies reveal that people who eat breakfast perform better throughout their day. Beginning the day with a healthy breakfast is crucial for good health`, a longer life, better energy, and an increased attention span.  If you are cutting calories, breakfast seems the easiest meal to skip. But actually it doesn’t work for weight control.  In fact, breakfast is a key part of maintaining a healthy weight. Here are 10 ideas for healthy breakfast that you might want to try.

Yogurt and Granola.  Mix your favorite yogurt and granola together.  Greek yogurt is perfect for this because it is heavier and filling.  Add 1/4 to 1/2 cup of granola.  You can add nuts or raisins if you like.

Protein-Packed Pancakes with Egg Whites and Whole-Grain Oats. The protein from the egg whites and fiber from the oats makes this meal incredibly filling and keeps my energy up all morning

Whole-Grain Toast with Almond Flaxseed Butter. If you can’t find almond flaxseed butter, use almond butter and top it with a teaspoon of flaxseed.

Muesli with low fat yogurt. Have a cup full of muesli that has no added-sugar and a helping of low-fat yogurt poured on top.

Breakfast Burritos. Use egg whites instead of regular eggs to cut back on fat and cholesterol and flavor as desired with salsa.

Oatmeal and calcium-rich Greek yogurt. It is high in fiber and will provide probiotics that is good bacteria and promotes good digestion.

Multigrain Blueberry Waffles. These multigrain waffles are high in fiber, low in fat andgood for your heart.

Egg Casserole. It looks fattening but you get a substantial serving for only 209 calories.  Use whole-wheat bread and low-fat cheddar that melts.

Grilled mushrooms and tomatoes on a wholewheat bagel.  Grilling the mushrooms and tomatoes is a healthy way to cook them and releases a lot of their flavours.  The bagel is high in fibre and vitamin E.

Fruit Salad. Just grab apples, bananas, grapes, bananas, berries, oranges, or any fruits available and voila you have yourself a fruit salad. Make fruit smoothie fora change, just blend together any combination of fruit you like (frozen fruit works well if you don’t have any fresh), low-fat yoghurt and ice for a deliciously different healthy breakfast idea.

Pick one of these ideas to make your healthy breakfast starting today and tell me which one is your favorite ^^

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