Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. When you wake up from your overnight sleep, you may not have eaten for upto 10 hours. Breakfast replenishes the stores of energy and nutrients in the body. Once you’ve not eaten for long, your glycogen levels in the body are low.
Why is breakfast important ?
- Breakfast foods are rich in key nutrients such as folate, calcium, iron, B vitamins and fibre
- People who eat breakfast are more likely to meet their recommended daily intake of vitamins and minerals
- Breakfast helps you control your weight
- It controls large fluctutations in the blood glucose levels, helping you to control appetite
- It fills you up before you feel hungry, so you’re less likely to eat junk and processed food
- Breakfast boosts brainpower
- Without breakfast, you feel sluggish in the morning
- Children who eat breakfast tend to perform better acadamically
- Breakfast reduces the risk of illness
- Breakfast reduces the risk of obesity and type 2 diabetes
- Breakfast helps you make better food choices
What do I eat in breakfast
| Days | Workout | Breakfast |
| Monday | HIIT combined with strength training | High protein, high fibre diet |
| Tuesday | Yoga | Moderate protein, high fibre |
| Wednesday | Strength and conditioning (upper body) | High protein, moderate fibre |
| Thrusday | Strength and conditioning (lower body) | High protein, moderate fibre |
| Friday | Optional (stretches) | Only fruits |
| Saturday | Yoga and mobility | South Indian meal |
| Sunday | Rest day | Love meal |
Day 1
- 1/2 cup poha
- 1/4 cup sprouts
- 1 large carrot
Day 2
- Oats with besan and suji chilla
- Cripy french beans
Day 3
- Two scrambled eggs
- One toast
Day 4
- Sattu smoothie
- Protein powder
Day 5
- Detox, fasting day
- 2 cups watermelon
Day 6
- Idli and sambhar
- Peanut coconut chutney with tamaricd dip
Day 7
- One aloo pyaz parantha
- Homemade makhan
- One scarmbled egg with mushroom
Day 8
- Namkeen seviyan
- 1 capsicum
- 1 egg
Day 9
- Oats suji appe
- Tamarind chutney
- Red cabbage
Day 10
- 1 ragi besan chilla
- Handful of sprouts
- Some french beans
Day 11
- Quinoa upma
- French beans and tomatoes
Day 12
- Ragi mango smoothie
Day 13
- Uttapam
- Veggies and cheese topping
Day 14
- 1 aloo parantha
- Homemade butter
- Some veggies