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13 March 2008

A Balanced Breakfast

"Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince, and dinner like a pauper." - Adelle Davis

We have heard this one a lot, haven't we? But starting from school, my food habits have always been the other way around. I almost always used to skip breakfast, have meagre lunch and come home famished, only to hog for dinner. This went on till I reached Hyderabad. Somewhere, mom's warnings and information from websites started getting me to think and I thought I might as well correct the mistakes before I get too old to do it :D

Now, my meals are as balanced as possible, and food in office helps me to do this immensely. We have a wide range of options in our office cafe and every day is a new and fresh day as far as meals are concerned.



This is my typical breakfast on weekdays. Wheat flakes with 1/2 cup milk and one tsp sugar, one cup watermelon, one cup papaya and an orange (sometimes).

Here is how each of this helps to keep me balanced throughout the day :)


Wheat Flakes

Wheat flakes are very low in Saturated Fat and Cholesterol. It is also a good source of Vitamin A, and a very good source of Thiamin, Riboflavin, Niacin, Vitamin B6, Folate, Vitamin B12 and Iron.



Papaya

Papayas have 33% more vitamin C and 50% more potassium than oranges with fewer calories. Papayas have 13 times more vitamin C and more than twice the potassium than apples. Papayas have four times more vitamin E than both apples and oranges.



Watermelon

It is an excellent source of vitamin C, and is also a very good source of vitamin A, notably through its concentration of beta-carotene. Watermelon is extremely high in water content, approximately 92%, giving its flesh a crumbly and subtly crunchy texture and making it a favorite thirst-quenching fruit.

This goes over to WBB - Balanced Breakfast, hosted by Mansi of Fun and Food. I hope to be able to peep into your breakfast plates as well, through her round up.

36 Comments:

  1. WOw you indeed have a very healthy beakfast.
    I am coming over for the breaky.

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  2. Healthy, but can't take them in the morning.. tried and failed .. am always satisfied with a sandwich.. :D

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  3. Nice n well balanced breakfast Nags.

    Siri

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  4. nags, thats one healthy bf...keep it up!

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  5. That is one yummy , healthy breakkie!:)

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  6. Very unlike me, but today I couldn't face the thought of fruit for breakfast, so I upma-fied some leftover bread and ate it! I usually eat papaya and eggs for breakfast.

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  7. i am sure it does give your day good start...it is so colorful and healthy:)

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  8. That is an energy-packed BF

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  9. Nice breakfast, that.
    Your pictures are looking nicer these days. Is it the photoshop or something else? Wouldlove to know the secret.:)

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  10. Heyyy Nags, I was thinking of something similar tooooo... :D Nice breakfast!!

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  11. Wow you really have a very healthy breakfast - when I lived by myself I never took such good care of my health. Kudos to you.

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  12. quite healthy one ....pics are awesome!!!

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  13. Yep, sure healthy! You are just like me! My breakfast is almost the same like yours. very good entry.

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  14. Its indeed a healthy one...awesome pictures..

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  15. now I know how the glow is your face comes from,indeed a balanced breakfast

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  16. Nice to know you hit the right track before you got too old!:) that so fits the theme Nags, thanks so much for sharing all the nutrition info too!!:)

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  17. Hey nags

    fantastic pics and lovely bfast. Mine is almost same bfast in the weekdays :)

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  18. Nags I used to do the same thing. Actually I still do (I know!) :) I have to really make an effort to change though. Thanks for your inspiration to do so.

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  19. Perfect & colorful. Isn't a breakfast like this revitalizing to start the day off? I normally have my granola with a lot of fruit added into it. Nags perfect post!

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  20. Colorful, healthy and tantalizing! Nice one, Nags! :)

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  21. Nags
    Though i didnt comment in ur blog i am a regular visitor.The combination of fruits and wheat flakes ...a healthy one.Pls visit my blog

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  22. looking at that papaya makes me very happy :)

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  23. Aparna, I use Powerpoint for most of my pics :) Believe it or not!!

    The only time I used photoshop was that one time I blogged about it. Then got lazy. I am a very very lazy person you know.. :D

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  24. hey Nags, this is wat call a perfect and helathy with minimal work added breakfast.

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  25. Coming here after awhile - like the new improved lay-out :-). And I intend to try your broad beans recipe in the next couple days.

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  26. hi Nags!!nice and healthy combo,i must say.

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  27. This is an awesome site! Since you're really into great food and great recipes, I think you'd also be interested in FohBoh, (http://www.fohboh.com/?i=28chblcn8r176) the online networking site for the International Restauarnt Industry. It's got great information and interaction with restaurant professionals, executive chefs, videos of culinary techniques and recipe preparation, a vibrant wine community with internationally renowned somelliers and people like you and me just interested in food and drink. The site is worth checking out, and I think you'd find a great deal of value there for both yourself and your blog.

    Have an awesome day! Cheers!

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  28. Thats healthy and you had a breakfast like a Queen;)

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  29. Papaya and Watermelon are not always there at my house, it very good to have fruits at breakfasts! Thats a good healthy spread!

    www.zaiqa.net

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  30. very healthy breakfast nags

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  31. I tend to eat fruit around 4 p.m. have tried it for breakfast but the habit isn't sustained. Lovely pics :-)

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  32. Thats very good healthy breakfast....

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  33. that certainly is one healthy breakfast, and looks delish too!

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  34. hey Nags, this is wat call a perfect and helathy with minimal work added breakfast.

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