B for Breakfast

B for ball, B for bat, B for basket...  we all know. But why did I name this blog B for Breakfast? 
Females in my family are always in so much hurry (I am sure everywhere), in morning, that they dont have time for doing breakfast (including me sometimes).
And the myth around not doing breakfast is
1)'...then it will be 3 meals a day so breakfast will add up extra calorie' .
2) 'my father has diabetes if i'll eat extra I'll gain extra which will leads to diabetes'.
3) 'subah subah kisko bhuk lagti he, puja baaki he, kaam baki he...'
4)'I had my tea/ coffee & it is enough for me'.
...
I know list is long...
But all these females never forget to feed breakfast to other family members,
" he/she has school,
he/she has to go to work/ office,
they have to take medicine" .
In all list is endless but they (females) are not in the list. Even they offer breakfast to God but not to themselves because "time nahi he"!!!
Why B for Breakfast then? Because I think in school itself everyone should learn why breakfast is important meal of the day. Everyone should know what they are missing with skipping breakfast.
The famous saying
"Eat breakfast like a King
Lunch like a Prince
& dinner like a Pauper".
So why breakfast like the King:
• To boost your day.
• To be energetic throughout the day.
Break + fast = breakfast.
The logic goes like this, you are breaking the long around 8 hrs gap of fasting so it comes as breakfast. 
When we sleep we stop working but our brain, our digestive system & other system dont stop working. They cant sleep like us. So, after the hard work of night all organs needs energy which comes from what we eat in breakfast. If we will skip breakfast till the time of lunch, brain will appear foggy. Which will cause irritation, low energy, dullness, frustation.
And to adjust all this we will need boost of breakfast which must be healthy. Whatever we have will absorbs all the nutrients from the meal & it will digest well, giving us the boost of energy.
Not having breakfast & having only tea/ coffee is the only way to increase acidity & headaches in future. Then comes new myth, "dont drink tea/ coffee empty stomach so I have it with 2 biscuits or tiklas/suaali "  ..

Ooohhh my Goddd!!!
This is the biggest reason for acidity & weightgain. Then again, I have only 2 meals a day still I am gaining so much.
Okay! Okay!! Okay!!!
Now forget all these things.
Breakfast and why we must have it? Here I would like to give one simple example, whenever we do fast for whole day like Karwa Chauth when it is time for breaking the fast what we crave for eating most? Yes most of the answer is sweets. If sweet is not the answer still Mom or MIL will force to eat sweet. Their reason is "energy milegi". Infact the night before fast also they will forcefully feed sweets so that we will have energy next day. (Thanks to all Moms & MILs. )
I am sure they dont know what sugar will do. Still they only know you will get energy.
Now what sugar will do? Sugar (& other carbs also)  breaks down into glycogen  which will be stored in liver by body to give you dose of energy when body needs it.
Same thing happens when we do breakfast.
The food which we will eat will break down in stomach, and every nutrition from it will do their exact work. They will get digest properly.
Breakfast will kickstart your metabolism.
It helps in burn calories throghout the day.
Breakfast gives energy to focus at work or at school.
Stabilises blood sugar level.
It will keep cholesterol in check.
When to eat breakfast?
Within 2 to 3 hours after waking up.
What if I am running late?
This is best excuse to skip breakfast. But there are so many grab & go ideas. Like
●parathas/theplas(so many vegetables,so many options even paneer & dals can be in paratha).
What are the options for easy & healthy breakfast?
India is a diverse country. Food options are also not limited. From east to west, from north to south you can choose varieties.
● poha- veg poha/ potato poha/ onion poha (maharashtriyan style)/ matar poha(rajsthani style) /dahi poha
● upma- veg upma/ onion tomato upma/ upma with coconut chutney
● idli- idli coconut chutney/ podi idli/ idli sambhar
● Dosa
● uttapam- veg/onion/tomato/chutney.
● missal- (maharastriyan delicasy)
● sabudana - khichdi/ wada
● dhokla- rava/besan/moong daal/chana daal
● childa- veg/ besan/ moong dal/paneer
● puri - sabji or chhola/ roti sabji/ paratha sabji
●paratha - with pickle/ dahi/ groundnut chutney.
● egg- veg omlette/ boil egg/ egg toast.
These are simple more than 30 (as you can keep switching between options depends on avaibility of your choice) options which I know & can cook (p.s.: I am vegetarian). I am sure you all know lot more other ideas too. To name some, samosa & kachori can also be there in list (only once in a month).
For your convienience you can keep ingredients ready for all of the above by night itself. Like batter for idli, dhokla, dosa, even you can keep upma ready just put water make it boil & ready to eat.
Why not to skip breakfast?
The biggest reason, if you will skip breakfast you will end up in eating sugary or oily or eating extra later in the day, which will end up in extra calories, extra weight gain.
You may have migrains, heart problem, sugar level imbalance.
What shall we not eat as breakfast?
Unless & untill its emergency dont go for packet food. Not even bread, cornflakes & porridge. No juices in packs.
If you are in real hurry you can have fruits & nuts and make sure have meal early.
To sum up, to save your body from unwanted diseases in future make habit of eating breakfast. Specially pay attention to the females of the family. To save them from aneamia, PMS, thyroid.
EATING BREAKFAST HAS LONG TERM HEALTH BENEFITS. 

Wish you all Temptinghealth. 
Vaishali.