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01/65 Indian breakfasts that lead to weight gain
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We often hear that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. It is the meal that can make or break your day. Even then, many regional staple breakfasts that are had in our country are not the best choice to opt for. Punjabis love parathas and vadas are a popular option among Mumbaikars and Rajasthanis. But when it comes to thinking wise, are these foods really healthy? Not so much. In fact, if you want to trim down weight wise, you need to make some swaps. Below we list down five of the unhealthiest breakfast options that Indians are too fond of eating.
02/6Paranthas with butter
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PARANTHAS WITH BUTTER: Paranthas are the king of breakfast in India. In many households, the day starts with different kinds of stuffed paranthas had with butter, curd, or the likes. But when it comes to health, it may not be the best option. Your breakfast should be a good mix of proteins, carbs, fibre and healthy fats. A parantha can be super rich in fats, fried and be majorly carbs. However, if you want to make a parantha healthy, stick to multigrain flour, do not fry your parantha and diss away processed butter. Instead, opt for home-made ghee.
03/6White bread toast / Pav bhaji
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WHITE BREAD TOAST / PAV BHAJI: So, here's a bummer. Till the time you are not reading the nutrition label of your bread and not buying whole wheat bread, chances are high that you are eating at least 70 per cent maida in your bread, if not a 100 per cent. White bread is low in fibre and is not a good option to kick start your day. For a similar reason, pav in the pav bhaji are unhealthy till you don't replace them with whole wheat bread.
04/6Fried foods
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FRIED FOODS: It can be anything fried - pakoras, puris, bhaturas, vadas. All these make a very bad breakfast option and should be absolutely avoided in the mornings. This is because fried foods in the morning cause heartburn and acidity. Not a way you want to start your day, right?
05/6Junk
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JUNK: This could include maggi, pizzas, burgers or anything store-bought. There's no surprise that these foods are unhealthy. But, when you take them in breakfast, they become all the more dreadful because they may not provide you with energy that you need to start your day.
06/6Nothing
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NOTHING: Well, this is the biggest sin of all. Skipping breakfast altogether can dull your day, wreak a havoc on your concentration level and slow down your metabolism. During sleep, your body has had its long break where it gets a rest from digestion. If you delay your breakfast, you may end up overeating in the later meals of the day. This leads the food to be stored as fat in your body and not get used to provide energy. For those who do it for weight loss purposes should know that this results into a thing entirely opposite to what they intend it to result into.
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