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By Shriya Agarwal, Diet Counselor

We all might have heard that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Numerous times we are told about how a good breakfast fuels the body and gets us ready for the day.

But, why this fuss over breakfast?

– Studies show that breakfast can be important in maintaining a healthy body weight

– Breakfast provides you with the energy and nutrients that lead to increased concentration

– People who have not eaten breakfast tend to snack on foods that are high in fat and sugar

– People who skip breakfast are unlikely to make up their daily requirement for some vitamins and minerals that a simple breakfast would have provided

– Breakfast provides energy for the activities during the morning and helps to prevent that mid-morning slump

So, any simple Indian breakfast recipes?

Here are some easy – peasy Indian breakfast recipes that may help you lose those extra kilos :

1 . Sprout Chaat

Mix  half a cup of boiled pulses like hari moong (green gram dal), soybeans, and rajma. Add a chopped onion and tomato.  Add salt, lemon juice, garlic, ginger and coriander as per taste.  Calorie intake: Approx 250 Kcal

2 . Sweet Dalia

Add 1 cup skimmed milk and 1.5 cups of water to roasted broken wheat and raw dalia (half a cup). Add ½ teaspoon of honey. Garnish with a few almonds. Calorie intake: Approx 250 Kcal

3 . Vegetable Dalia

Take 1 cup of boiled vegetables (gobhi, broccoli, carrots, green peas). To this  add 1-2 teaspoons of  flax seeds/alsi seeds, 1 teaspoon of soya granules  and roasted broken wheat (100gm). Add 1.5 cups of water. Add salt to taste. Calorie intake: Approx 200Kcal

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4 . Paneer Salad

Add 1 onion,  1 capsicum, 1 red bell pepper and  1 tomato to 50 grams of paneer (made out of skimmed milk/cow’s milk). Add salt and spices to taste and steam in 1 cup of water. Or else, grill it. Calorie intake: Approx 200 Kcal

5 . A bowl of fruits

You can prepare a delicious fruit bowl by adding half an orange, half an apple, half a  pear/naashpati,  half a guava,  1 banana, a few  small chunks of papaya and a handful of  pomegranate/anaar. Calorie intake: Approx 300 Kcal

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6 . Tomato soup

Boil 2-3 tomatoes, a beetroot and carrot. Mash it but don’t throw away the fiber. Add boiled gobhi (half a cup),  2 teaspoon of corn,  handful of peas and  1-2 teaspoons of soy granules to your soup. Add salt and black pepper as per your taste. Calorie intake: Approx 175 Kcal

And, when is the ideal time to have it?

Breakfast should be eaten within 2 hours of waking. A healthy breakfast should provide calories in the range of 20-35% of your guideline daily allowance.

Now you have absolutely no reason to skip your breakfast!