In my earlier posts as well, I have mentioned quite a few times how important balanced diet is. Eating a balanced diet not only reduces the risk of multiple diseases like diabetes, obesity, heart attack, it also gives us a sound mind. When we consume a balanced diet, one with all nutritional requirements met, we feel better about ourselves and our productivity increases.
One way to achieve a balanced diet is to balance all our meals with the right amount of protein, fibre, carbohydrates, fat and vitamins.
A simple breakfast recipe that is well balanced and provides most of the nutrients required to our body is a Veggie scramble on a toast. One of my favourite breakfast dish, this is not only nutritious but also super delicious.
You will need:
6 eggs (6 whites + 2 yolks)
Whole wheat or multigrain bread
1 Bell pepper (red or yellow or green or a mix of all three)
2 Tomatoes
1 big onion
5-6 Olives
1-2 sliced Jalapeños
1 green chilli
Cheese spread
Olive oil
Salt
Pepper
Red paprika/chilli powder
How to cook:
1. Chop up all the vegetables into very small pieces.
2. In a skillet, pour 2-3 tables of olive oil and add chopped onions to it. Sauté for 5-6 minutes.
3. Once the onions have turn golden, add the chopped bell pepper and tomatoes and sauté for a minute. Don’t over cook the bell pepper as it will add a nice crunch to the scrambled eggs.
4. Add the eggs into the skillet followed by salt, pepper and red chilli powder and sauté for 10 minutes.
5. While the eggs are cooking, toast your break on low heat in a toaster.
6. Once the eggs have cooked, add jalapeños and olives.
7. Cook this on low flame for another 5-10 minutes.
8. Lay the toasted slices of bread onto a plate and layer it with cheese spread. I used chilly cheese spread that added a special twist to the flavor.
9. Take the scrambled eggs and put a generous amount of it onto the toasts.
10. It’s ready. Serve with fresh juice. I had with banana smoothie and it made my day!
And if you were wondering, the eggs give you the protein, you get a mix of vitamin A,C, K from the vegetables and carbs and fiber from the whole grain bread and also a little fats from the cheese and the egg yolks.
Enjoy 🙂
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