Most people misunderstand dieting with starving. Inspired by the images on cover pages of magazines, they starve themselves in the name of dieting and become anorexic in the process. The reason for this can be attributed to the misunderstanding that you need to reduce your food intake to lose weight. On the contrary, all you need is to regulate your food intake, making sure that your diet has all essential nutrients.

The process of dieting begins with finding out your eating habits and maintaining a food journal. Try to calculate your calorie requirements based on the amount of work that you do. Cross check this with your intake to see if you are having more or fewer calories. Then identify and eliminate the toxic food habits you may have, like eating junk or drinking booze. And, most of all, never ever skip breakfast

Breakfast the most important meal of the day
Most of us tend to skip breakfast thinking that it will reduce our weight. This is not true as skipping breakfast rather will reduce your intake of essential nutrients and will, in turn, lead to more craving, ruining your entire perspective of losing weight. Further, skipping breakfast will make you tired and fatigued throughout the day. This is why we have handpicked ten easy to prepare healthy breakfast ideas to help you lose the extra flab:

Flourless Peanut butter and bread
A simple and easy to prepare recipe, flourless peanut butter and bread is vegetarian and is also gluten free.

Ingredients:

• 2 slices of flourless bread
• Unsalted peanut butter

Method:

• Take the bread slices
• Apply the peanut butter

Energize your mornings with this protein packed punch.

Boiled eggs with salt and pepper
If you are out of vegetables or time, boiled eggs are the best option.

Ingredients:

• 2 eggs
• Salt to taste
• Pepper to taste

Method:

• Boil the eggs
• Sprinkle salt and pepper on the boiled eggs

…and that’s it, you’ll be active throughout the day.

Egg toast
A tasty and nutritious recipe, egg toast is the favorite of many businessmen.

Ingredients:

• Two slices of bread
• 2 eggs
• Butter

Method:

• Toast the bread and smear it with butter
• Break open the eggs, and half boil them
• Place the eggs in between the bread and enjoy it as a filling breakfast without feeling guilty.

Protein shakes
A body builder’s buddy, protein shakes should be a part of your diet at least once in a week. Here are some easy to make protein shake ideas:

• Spinach shake: Made of almond, flax seeds, chia seeds, and spinach
• Almond shake: Made of almond butter, almond milk, chia seeds, and jaggery
• Walnut banana shake: Made of walnuts, apple, banana, and almond milk
• Orange seaweed shake: Made of orange juice, yogurt, seaweed, and jaggery
• Raspberry protein shake: Made of raspberry, yogurt, almond milk, and jaggery
• Strawberry cashew shake: Made of strawberry, cashews, fresh cream, and milk.

Overnight Oats
Full of protein, overnight oats is a must eat recipe for people who want to achieve optimum health and fitness.

Ingredients:.

• ½ a cup of oats
• Chia seeds
• ½ a banana
• Milk
• Yogurt
• Fruits of your choice
• Nuts of your choice
• Toppings of your choice

Method:

• Take the oats, yogurt, chia seeds, banana, fruits, and milk and shake them.
• Refrigerate overnight and add fruits, nuts, and toppings the next day.

Smoothies
Looking for a delicious breakfast? Then smoothies are for you. Here are some easy to make smoothie ideas: (1 C refers to one cup)

• Berry blast: Made of 1 cup raspberries, 1 cup blueberries, 1 cup strawberries and 1 cup spinach.
• Kiwi smoothie: Made of 1 kiwi, and 1 ½ cup watermelon, and grapes.
• Sweet sunrise: Made of 1 orange, 1 cup raspberries, ½ banana and 1 mango.
• Green monster: Made of 1 grapefruit, 1 banana, 1 cup pineapple, and 1 cup spinach.
• Tropical treat: Made of 1 banana, 1 cup strawberries, and ½ cup Mango.
• Pineapple punch: Made of 1 cup raspberries, 1 ½ pineapple, 1 cup mango and ½ banana.

Choose a base for the smoothie from any of these: milk, yogurt or juice. Then mix the ingredients in the base, shake them, and refrigerate overnight.

Scrambled eggs
Scrambled eggs are delicious and are rich in nutrition.

Ingredients:

• 4 eggs
• 2 teaspoons of butter
• ¼ a cup of milk
• Salt to taste
• Pepper to taste

Method:

• Add the milk, eggs, salt and pepper in a bowl and beat them until they are blended together.
• Heat the butter in a nonstick pan over medium heat.
• When it’s hot, pour in the egg mixture.
• When the eggs start setting, pull them throughout the width of the pan with a spatula.
• Continue this until the mixture is thickened and no liquid egg remains.

Scrambled eggs can be consumed alone or with any of the following:

• Goat Cheese and tomatoes
• Italian sausage
• Quesadillas
• Fajitas
• Spinach
• Avocado
• Scramble pita pockets
• Tacos

Chia pudding
Pudding made of chia seeds is filled with nutrition and would satisfy your taste buds.

Ingredients:

• 2 cups of homemade or natural coconut milk
• ½ a cup of chia seeds
• ¼th a cup of maple syrup; this could be substituted by any other sweetener
• ½ a teaspoon of vanilla extract
• ¼th a teaspoon of cinnamon powder

Method:

• Put all the ingredients in a blender and then blend on high speed for a few minutes until the mixture is completely smooth.
• Pour this mixture into a jar and refrigerate overnight.
• Do remember to stir the mixture regularly within the first hour.
• In the morning, you’ll have a deliciously chilled breakfast ready.

Salmon toast
Tired of vegetarian breakfasts? Then try an appetizing salmon toast!

Ingredients:

• 4 slices of smoked salmon
• 1 dill head
• 5-6 capers
• 1 finely-sliced red onion
• ¼th a cup of whipped cream cheese
• 2 slices of crusty bread

Method:

• Toast a couple of slices of the crusty bread and spread the cream cheese on them.
• Add two pieces of salmon to each slice and sprinkle the dill, capers and onion on top.

Cottage cheese with fruits
This is an easy to prepare breakfast option which will nourish you with vitamins and minerals.

Ingredients:

• A cup of cottage cheese
• ½ a cup of pineapple chunks
• ½ a cup of diced peach
• ¼th a cup of mandarin orange

Method:

• Drain the juice out of the pineapples, peaches and oranges and then place them in a bowl.
• Mix the fruit together in this bowl and top it with cottage cheese.

The best part of planning breakfast is to avoid monotony. Take a variety of foods in different ways on different days to break the boredom. Happy and healthy breakfasts to you!