It’s often said that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. If this important meal isn’t nutritious and well-balanced, then we may not feel as energetic throughout the day. With a busy morning trying to get places, it might be difficult to get a well balanced breakfast. To help out, here are tips for a healthy breakfast.
Include an antioxidant in your breakfast. Something as simple as a fruit like a blueberry or strawberry in your breakfast will be perfect to add in this antioxidant into your meal. Antioxidants are extremely important because they can prevent cell damage.
Choose whole grains for your breakfast. Even if your breakfast may be a piece of toast, make sure that it is whole grain instead of white bread. Whole grain foods have a higher fiber content and can stabilize your blood sugar levels.
As hard as it sounds, try sticking to whole foods. Instead of processed foods like a strawberry grain cereal, it is healthier to eat strawberries and oatmeal.
Include protein in your breakfast. You can avoid blood sugar crashes by including proteins in your breakfast. It could be an egg, maybe nuts, or even adding protein powder to a smoothie or yogurt.
Add as many fruits and vegetables to your breakfast as you can! Fruits and vegetables give you vitamins and nutrients you need without giving too many calories.
Meal prep for your breakfast. It’s really hard to get up in the morning and deal with cooking breakfast when you’re already in a hurry. To reduce the tension, meal prep for breakfast just like you would for other meals. Overnight oats are a healthy breakfast food that can be prepped the night before. If you want to make smoothies, you can pack all the ingredients for your smoothie into bags and in the morning you can just make those instead of finding the ingredients in the morning and trying to make a smoothie.
With breakfast being one of the most important meals, it is essential that everyone gets a healthy and balanced breakfast. The tips for creating a balanced breakfast and prepping for it beforehand can make breakfast a lot easier in the mornings and still allow for a healthy breakfast. Happy Friday!
- Srujana Poluri