Whole Grain Healthy Breakfast Ideas Under 400 Calories

Today I am starting the series of blog posts on healthy breakfasts.

7 Grain Bread with Homemade Pesto

The nutritionists say that a breakfast is an important part of healthy dieting. It’s giving a body a necessary fuel for the morning and somehow programs the body to consume less fat and overall fewer calories during the rest of the day. So those of us who have a habit to skip the breakfast in the morning have to realize it won’t help us to get slimmer and stay in shape. Why? Because the energy we hoped to get with the coffee will disappear in an hour or so. Very soon we will feel tired and hungry and start munching on junk snacks.

As for me, I love a good breakfast. I’d rather skip on lunch than on delicious and healthy breakfast. And whole grains can provide you with a nutritious 400 calorie starter in the morning.

So let’s look at few breakfast options the 7 Grain is more than happy to offer you.

Blueberry Muffin

Along with wholegrain it already has a fruit. You can eat the muffin as is or split it and toast it. Spread 1 Tbsp of peanut butter on it. Add half a banana and 1 cup of fat free milk or yogurt for a well balanced breakfast.

Raisi’n’Shine Energy Bread

It’s already full of raisins, cranberries, pecans, flax seeds, almonds and pumpkin seeds. Toast two slices and spread 1 Tbsp. of your favorite non-fat cheese spread.

Wholegrain Pancakes or Waffles

It’s easier to make them than you think. We offer two versions now: wholegrain wheat with flax seeds and wholegrain BOB (barley, oat, buckwheat) with flax seeds. You can make a whole batch ahead. In the morning just toast 2 pancakes or waffles. Sprinkle with berries and nuts of your choice. You can also eat them with plain yogurt.

Homemade Granola

Instead of commercial cereals eat our homemade granola. If you like it crunchy just add 1 cup of skim milk. Some find it more interesting when they soak it in 1 cup of yogurt overnight.

Wholegrain Sandwich

That’s what my children can live on and I don’t mind, ‘cos they fix it themselves (ha-ha!) Toast 1-2 slices of 7 Grain Bread (or half of the 7 Grain Sandwich Flat) or Sprouted Bread. Spread 1 tbsp. low-fat cream cheese or pesto over it. Place few slices of lean ham or turkey on the cream cheese sandwich. Add 1/4 cup fresh spinach leaves and two slices of tomato for a delicious wholegrain sandwich. It’s so good it can even serve as a lunch. 

Breakfast Pizza

Get our pre-baked pizza crust. Top it with spaghetti sauce, mixed chopped vegetables and shredded cheese and throw it in the oven until the cheese melts and voila! Fiber and complex carbohydrates from the crust and vegetables along with the protein and calcium from the cheese make this a well-balanced choice.

Healthy breakfast though will make it easier to meet the requirements for daily vitamins and minerals and keep our energy level till lunch. According to “Obesity Research” published in 2002, 78% of those who successfully lost weight and were able to maintain it ate breakfast at least four times a week.

So, don’t you think it’s time to start a new habit? And next time I’ll tell more about hot cereals for breakfast.