Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. It’s rightly so because if you have a proper breakfast, you will feel full for a long time and will not crave for food before lunch. Breakfast gives you the much needed fuel for the whole day. Here are some easy healthy breakfast ideas which I have put together to help myself and you.
A healthy breakfast recipe should ideally include three of the following food groups:
- Whole grains – Whole grains are slow burning carbohydrates and hence keep our energy levels up till lunch time. Whole grains also give fiber, some essential vitamins and minerals. For example,
- Proteins – Proteins help you keep full for longer.
- Fruits and/or Vegetables – Add more fiber, Vitamins, Minerals and antioxidants from fruits / vegetables.
- Nuts
Keeping this in mind, I have come up with a very easy way to plan breakfast. I keep it very simple for breakfast. Simple breakfast recipes which are no fuss, less hassle and very quick to make. I have charted out the basics and all you have to do is mix and match every day to dish out yummy breakfast every day. I have added our much loved Indian Healthy Breakfast options as well.
Whole grains or slow burning carbs | Proteins | Fruits and/or Vegetables |
Nuts |
Oats, Wheat, Ragi, Whole-grain cereal with at least 5 grams of fiber per serving, less than 6 grams of sugars per serving | Eggs, Yoghurt, Milk, Sprouts, Peanut butter | Banana, Berries, Melon, Oranges, Apples, Methi, Carrot, Peas or any seasonal fruits and vegetables |
Almonds, Walnuts, Cashews, Apricots, Figs |
Since I have a 4 year old, I have included lots of breakfast ideas for kids as well. These are simple breakfast recipe ideas with Indian breakfast recipes and lots of vegetarian breakfast recipes as well.
Pancake / Dosa / Cheela or Chilla
Pancakes without Baking soda / Baking powder
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Whole Wheat Cheela (chilla)
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Banana Oats Two Ingredient Pancake
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Banana wheat Two Ingredient Pancake
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Sweet Potato Pancake
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Pancake With Fruit Salt (eno)
Pancakes without Egg
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Banana Pancake
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Chocolate Peanut Butter Pancake
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Apple Cinnamon Eggless Pancakes
Pancakes with Egg
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Two Ingredient Egg and Banana Pancake
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Chocolate Pancake
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Death by Chocolate Pancake
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Strawberry / Blueberry Pancake
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No Flip Pancake
Dosa
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Beetroot Dosa
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Instant Oats Dosa
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Instant Ragi Dosa
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Uttapam
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Instant Multigrain Dosa
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Whole Wheat Dosa
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Egg Dosa
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Cheese Dosa
Cheela or Chilla
Bread Recipes
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Sandwiches 4 Ways
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PBJ – Peanut Butter Jam Sandwich
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Beat root sandwich
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Coleslaw Sandwich with Cashew Cream
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Spinach Corn Sandwich
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French toast
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Bread pizza
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Shallow Fried Bread Pakora
Breakfast Muffins and Scones
Parathas / Theplas / Wraps & Rolls
Theplas
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Methi Thepla
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Palak Thepla
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Carrot Thepla
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Dudhi (bottle gourd) Thepla
Parathas
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Jaggery Paratha
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Sweet Potato Paratha
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Potato Paratha
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Paneer Paratha
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Mix Vegetable Stuffed Paratha
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Broccoli Paratha
Quesadilla
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Cheese, Jalapeno and Peppers
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Beans, Corn, Cheese and Salsa
Wraps & Rolls
Indian Breakfast Ideas
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Poha 4 Different Ways
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Sooji Halwa Breakfast Bowl
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Upma
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Sevai Upma
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Broken Wheat Upma
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Steamed Upma with Tadka
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Vegetable Idli Recipe
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Beetroot Idli Donuts
Breakfast Porridges
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Oats Porridge
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Broken wheat Porridge
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Coconut Chia Pudding
Milk / Smoothies
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Babyccino
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Dry Fruit Milk
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Almond Milk
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Soy Milk
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Coconut Milk
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Strawberry smoothie
Breakfast Ideas With Eggs
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Egg Muffin
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Egg Shakshuka (Tomato Par Edu)
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Spanish Omelette in Paniyaram Pan
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French Toast (Savory and Sweet)
I have provided recipes wherever I could and I will continue to update recipes here and add more to the list. Enjoy these ideas and let me know if you find them useful via comments. If and when I see your comment, I will put in effort towards making a similar list for meals, snacks, etc.
Lovely collection of dishes…just a one-stop place to get ideas for everyday headache; what to make for breakfast 😀 Awesome share!
Wow that is a wonderful compilation of delicious and filling breakfast dishes. Now I know where to come for breakfast ideas.
Hey Nandita , I am a big fan of ur lovely healthy recipes.. My God , what an amazing collection of recipes … Superb.
Alright girl, I am coming to yours for 70+ days make a room for me 🙂 What a great collection of breakfast recipes you have, surely going to try a few of them 🙂
nandita, it is like a jackpot. Could not see the rating so unable to rate this post. Love this collection of breakfast recipes. I have a pin board for multiple recipe posts. If you would like to add your pin there.
Sheer brilliance. Each curated pic is so amazing. I guess you have made 70 days blissfull for me.
Wonderfull compilation Nandita ! Very useful share !
Whoa! That’s one awesome and extensive collection of breakfast recipes. So many useful ideas – all healthy and yummy.
Thanks Nandita for sharing such a helpful post. Loved your healthy and yummy breakfast list. Great share 🙂
Not only a useful post for mums with young kids but for all. There are times when one runs out of some different kind of breakfast. Like your compilation.
Thanks for such a helpful post. I am sure it will be a great help for the mothers of teens. Fabulous share.
Such a fabulous compilation of different breakfast recipes. Now I know where can I look for breakfast ideas.
Such a fabulous post for many of us whoever looks for different and healthy breakfast dishes to kick start a day. Lovely share and definitely helpful for many.
Wow that is on helpful post for all the mommies out there I am bookmarking it and sharing it further for sure, thanks for the great share.
Good collection and gorgeous clicks. I would love to try these amazing dishes. Thanks for sharing
Superb list of healthy breakfast items….I am certainly gonna try out few of them soon