4 Best Breakfast for Weight Loss 2021

The value of eating breakfast is a known secret among people who are successful at maintaining a healthy weight. One of the secrets to weight loss is breaking the fast after a night’s sleep that gets your metabolism perking. Here are a few quick and Healthy Breakfast Options for Weight Loss.

Homemade Muesli

#1 in Best Breakfast for Weight Loss

Ingredients:

• Rolled Oats – 2 cups
• Low-fat Milk – 300 ml
• Chopped Almonds – 1/2 cup
• Broken Cashew – ¼ cup
• Raisins – 1/8 cup
• Chopped banana – 40 grams
• Chopped Walnuts – 1/4 cup
• Pumpkin Seeds (or Watermelon seeds) – 1/8  cup
• Flax  Seeds – 1/8 cup
• Jaggery syrup – optional

Procedure: 

• Heat the pan and roast the nuts and seeds on low flame for a few minutes till they become crunchy.
• Now remove the nuts from the pan and allow them to cool. In the meanwhile roast the grains  on the pan till they turn slightly brown
• Now add all ingredients into the pan and pour jaggery syrup over them. Spread them flat on a tray and bake in oven for a while till they become dry.
• As jiggery is sticky some nuts and grains may bind together. Once cooled and dried you can separate them.
• Make for at least a week and store this in air tight container.
•  Serve it with chopped Bananas and apples.
• Lastly, add milk to it and stir well. Your breakfast is ready!

Nutritional Breakdown:

Energy = 258.7 cal

Protein = 8.7g  Carbs = 49.9g Fats = 2.7g Fiber= 4.2g

Mixed Sprouts Poha (Flattened rice)

#2 in Best Breakfast for Weight Loss

Ingredients:

• Poha – 200 grams
• Oil – 1 tbs
• Mustard seeds – 1 tbs
• Peanuts – 2 tbs
• Chopped onions – 20 grams
• Chopped green chilies – 20 grams
• Mixed Sprouts – 1oo grams
• Turmeric powder – 1 tbs
• Coriander leaves – 1 tbs
• Lemon juice – 1 tbs
• Sugar – ½ tbs
• Salt – As per taste

Procedure:

• Rinse the Poha properly and once that is done drain the water and keep it aside for 10 mins 
• Take a non-stick pan and heat oil on a medium flame. Then add mustard seeds, chopped onions, peanuts and green chilies. Sauté the onions till it turn light brown.
• Add mixed sprouts and cook for another couple of minutes on a medium flame.
• Add salt and sugar for taste and mix well.
• Now add poha and a tablespoon of lemon juice. Cook it for 2-3 minutes while stirring it continuously to avoid overcooking.
• Garnish with coriander leaves. Serve hot with coffee or tea.

Nutritional Breakdown:

Energy = 352 cal

Protein = 12g  Carbs = 67g Fats = 4g Fiber= 5.2g

Cheesy Spinach Corn Sandwich

#3 in Best Breakfast for Weight Loss

Ingredients:

• Butter  – 1tbsp
• All purpose flour or maida  -1 tbsp
• Milk  -1 cup
• Chopped Spinach – 1 cup
• Sweet corn – 2 tbsp
• Mixed herbs – 1/2 tsp
• Chilli flakes – 1/2 tsp
• Pepper – 1/4 tsp
• Salt – 1/4 tsp
• Brown bread – 2 slices
• Cheese slices – 1 slice

Directions:

• Heat the pan and add butter to pan.
• Add the flour to the pan and cook mixture on low flame till a little golden brown
• Add milk slowly with continuous stirring (to remove lumps), keep stirring till you get a medium thick sauce
• Add salt, mixed herbs, chilli flakes and pepper to the mixture.
•  Add freshly washed spinach and sweet corn to pan.
• Mix well and cook this mixture well on pan for 3-4 minutes on medium to low flame (until the spinach dries) with continuous stirring.
•  After the cheese has melted completely, let the filling cool a little.
• Spread the filling on a bread slice and add a cheese slice (optional) on top before covering it with another slice of bread
• Grill for ultimate taste and serve hot!

Nutritional Breakdown:

Energy = 446.4 cal

Protein = 17.4g  Carbs = 49.2g Fats = 20g Fiber= 5g

Chana Dal Pancakes

#4 in Best Breakfast for Weight Loss

Ingredients:

• Chana Dal (Split Bengal Gram) soaked and drained– 100 grams
• Cooking Oil – 1-2 tablespoon
• Curry leaves – 5 twigs
• Chopped Fenugreek – 100 grams
• Grated Carrots – 50 grams
• Grated Ginger – 5 grams
• Chopped Spinach – 100 grams
• Chopped green chilies – 2
• Curd – 10 grams
• Salt – As per taste

Procedure:

• Grind the soaked Chana dal to make a smooth paste.
• Add grated ginger, green chilies, carrots, spinach and fenugreek leaves along with a pinch of salt to the paste and mix well.
• Take a non-stick pan and pour a tablespoon of cooking oil in it and add one portion of the paste and allow it to cook on a slow flame.
• Flip the pancake once the base is firmly cooked.
• Serve hot with curd or pickle.

Nutritional Breakdown (1 piece/50 grams approx.):

Energy = 107 cal

Protein = 5g  Carbs = 15g Fats =  3g Fiber=6g

Let us know in the comments if you liked the above recipe and what you would like next. Meanwhile don’t forget to check out 5 Healthy Snacks for Weight Loss 2020