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Importance of having good, healthy breakfast, Don't skip breakfast
from: MeghanDon't skip breakfast. It's the first meal of the day, so make sure it's wholesome, Most of the pro chefs rues the fact that ragi, that healthful grain, is no longer on our breakfast menu. Our kids don't even recognise the word,. But then, our cereal-obsessed kids may soon not recognise idli, staple in a South Indian breakfast, as rushing parents find it easier to tip crisp cornflakes into a bowl of milk and push it across the table, rather than undertake the elaborate ritual of steaming batter into shape. Cereal for breakfast is fine, with minimal sugar. Don't forget to add fruits and nuts to the bowl. A nutri-bar then, may be the ultimate “breakfast-on-the-go.” Peel it and munch away.
As the first meal of the day, breakfast has enormous health significance. Never skip this intake, say nutritionists uniformly. “However time-pressed they are, women should find those 10-15 minutes for a proper breakfast,”. “We need to jump-start the day with a minimum of 300-350 calories.” Most of the working womens own is oatmeal with milk before leaving for work and fruits or soup or Eggs? Have this cobmbination a couple of times a week; they give you staying power.
Happily, there's a breakfast for every kind of diet and plenty for those who are anti-diet. For fibre-and-nutrition buffs, Most of Nutritions recommends oatmeal baked with fruit and spices — apple-cinnamon, pear-ginger or peach-vanilla. The smell of oats baking with spices, fruits and nuts will make you a true believer in oats. Those who enjoy eggs can try steaming hot akuri (Parsi-style scrambled eggs) laden with spices, onions and tomatoes and coriander — “a mutiny of colours.” “Akuri eaten with buttered pav, and accompanied by a cup of tea, makes for a wholesome breakfast. You could even pack the leftovers in a sandwich for lunch.”
The world hasn't really woken up to the joy of swallowing idlis dripping with onion sambar and chutney first thing in the morning. The French still want their café-au-lait and croissants. The British fry up a giant assortment of eggs, bacon strips, sausages, beans and bread for a classic English breakfast. Americans order from a menu of blueberry pancakes, omelettes, scoops of melon, coffee, fresh bagels with cream cheese, apple slices with peanut butter, buttered or French toast. If you are at Sea Salt, all Chefs give you toss up a plate of fried eggs on toast, greens, olive oil and strips of bacon, and serve it with a glass of fresh juice. Want something special? Try sausage, cheddar and chili con queso on brioche or bacon, smoked turkey breast, jack cheese, eggs on ciabatta bread, or eggs, goat cheese, oven-roasted tomatoes and fresh basil on a croissant. Endless variety, and combinations.
In the East, you could get introduced to a typical Japanese breakfast of rice, miso soup, and an egg or grilled fish. Or go Chinese with egg foo yung (Chinese omelette), rice congee (sweet/savoury porridge) and crullers (deep-fried devils). To me, the best breakfast away from home was Tami's Mediterranean “banquet” in Tel Aviv. Tami served a tableful of Tabouleh salad, (soaked broken wheat + chopped tomatoes + spring onion leaves/parsley/lettuce + cucumber), omelettes, avocado tossed with onion pieces, pita bread, seedbread slices (yummy!) and fresh curd. The water had mint and home-grown mini oranges. A great pick-upper!
Eggs in a nest or idiappam, sandwiches or spaghetti from last night, plain toast or a potpourri of oatmeal, baked pumpkin, yoghurt and raisins — see that you break your overnight fast with something substantial, filled with fibre and anti-oxidants. A well-fed morning usually means a less irritable day.
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