Healthy Breakfast Options For Vegans
A healthy breakfast is a great way to start the day. The breakfast is the key to longevity, abundant energy and good balance in weight. Taking breakfast daily is a healthy habit. The regular breakfast eaters tend to be leaner and dieters are successful at losing weight. Skipping breakfast can throw off your body’s rhythm of fasting and eating. When we wake up the blood sugar of the body needs to make your muscles and brain work their best. Breakfast helps replenish the lower levels of sugar. We should add more nutrients like fibre and vitamins. Aim for a range between 300 and 400 calories. As an old proverb, rightly says, “Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a pauper.”
Healthy ideas for breakfast:
- Cereals
- Yogurt
- Milk
- Fruits
- Tea
- Fatty Acid foods
- Nuts
- Grains/ Beans
Cereals/ breads
- Oatmeal
- Corn flakes
- All bran
- Whole grain bread
- Brown bread
Yoghurt
- Plain yoghurt
Milk
- Low fat milk
- Skimmed milk
Fruits
- Watermelon
- Kiwi
- Apple
- Grapefruit
- Cantaloupe
- Banana
Tea (Beverages)
- Black tea
- Green tea
- Cinnamon tea
- Honey and lemon tea
Fatty acids
- Butter
- Light mayonnaise
- Peanut butter
- Almond butter
- Cheese
Nuts
- Almonds
- Walnuts
- Hazelnut
- Cashews nuts
- Fax seeds
Grains/pulses
- Brown rice
- Millet
- Chickpeas
- Black beans
- Kidney beans
- Lentils
Vegetarian time:
We can add some interesting and yummy breakfast items in our diet and is fun and challenging to taste amazing foods without cheese and eggs. We can make quick and simple recipes with grains, vegetables, and fruits.
Grains
Variety of grains lend nutritious value with flavour and makes vegetarian meals interesting.
Idli
Idli is the top most comfort meal for all south Indians. This recipe is very basic and simple with four ingredients. It contains 65 calories per idli.
High protein
Oatmeal breakfasts with fruit and some almonds keep stomach full for long.
Smoothies
Smoothies are one of those things that are not limited by mealtime. We can enjoy whenever we want. Probiotic, which literally means for life result in health benefit, which can be taken in adequate amounts.
Fruits and nuts
Skip the non-veg food and add many fruits and nuts in your health regime. They contain nutrients that are healthy to maintain our body. The potassium in fruits can reduce the risk of heart disease and type – 2 diabetes.
Finally drink at least 8 to 9 glasses of water per day to burn extra calories for a healthy life.
