Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. How many times have we heard this and how often we have we conveniently decided to ignore this fact. Breakfast provides fuel to the brain, energy to go through the day and also keeps the body metabolism high. So here are some perfect breakfast ideas:-
The perfect solid breakfast should contain following tips:
- Nutritious and fortified, supplying at least 25 percent of the daily requirements.
- Be consistent with your portions
- High on whole grains that supplies complex carbohydrates and fiber that are filling.
- Use borecole, take control, or smart balance instead of butter.
- Low in fats like butter, but with enough healthy fats (nuts) to prime the brain.
- Include good quality protein like milk or egg that supply calcium for bone building.
- Not a sugary drink that initially shoots up blood sugar, mood and energy levels and later cause cravings and affect performance.
Some Best Breakfast Recipes
Toasted Walnut Waffles : Just because you have diabetes, it does not mean you have to give up on eating this classic breakfast treat. According to diabeticlivingonline.com, what makes this great diabetic breakfast recipe so special are the toasted walnuts you grind and sprinkle on top giving it a light crunchy, nutty flavor. The secrets behind this recipe’s success are switching from white flour to whole wheat flour and replacing the traditional sugar saturated syrup with a fantastic homemade blueberry sauce.
Grapefruit with whole-wheat toast & almond butter. Add a little sugar on top of the grapefruit, and it’s actually pretty good. The almond butter is healthier than peanut-butter, with lots of good protein to fill you up.
Strawberry-Banana Smoothie: For this smoothie, put ½ banana (sliced), 10 strawberries (hulled), 3 ice cubes, 1 cup orange juice and 3 tablespoons of non-fat dry milk powder into the blender and blend until you get a thick and frothy mixture.
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