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3 cheap and easy breakfast ideas

Viwe Ndongeni-Ntlebi|Published

Breakfast foods are good sources of important nutrients such as calcium Picture: Pexels Breakfast foods are good sources of important nutrients such as calcium Picture: Pexels

Any health practitioner will tell you that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, and eating a healthy meal in the morning has endless health benefits. 

Apart from providing us with energy, breakfast foods are good sources of important nutrients such as calcium, iron and B vitamins as well as protein and fibre.

With lockodown in place and not having a variety options to choose from at restaurants, anyone can easily skip the meal or choose last night's leftover instead. 

When you skip breakfast, your body doesn’t get that fuel from food, you may feel zapped of energy - and you'll be more likely to overeat later in the day. Breakfast also gives you a chance to get in some vitamins and nutrients from healthy foods like dairy, grains, and fruits. 

Here are cheap and easy breakfast meals you can do on your lazy days. 

Toast with baked eggs 

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Also check @freshkitchengadgets . 🥚🍞🌶🌿 Toasted ancient grains buttered and topped with a baked egg in a red pepper “cup”. Garnished with S & P and microgreens Deets for egg in a hole pepper cup... Preheat oven to 400 F In each 1/2 or 1/3 of a pepper cup, crack an egg on top and bake for 20-25 min or until the white of the egg is set. . Credit: @toastieee

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Quick cereal

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Quick cereal this morning before homeschooling 🥣🌰🥜🍶🍐🍯... Granola, thick plain yoghurt, pears and drizzle of honey... Am I the only person who enjoys their cereal with pears? I love their soft crunch and flavour compared to apples? What fruits do you enjoy it with? ♥️🍴 . . . #QuarantineWithSiba #stayhome #staysafe #StayHealthy #Breakfast #cereal #nutritiousfood

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Spicy Pilchard & Eggs Salad

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If I’m not meal prepping I don’t like spending more than 30 minutes behind the stove 😖, therefore I am ALWAYS on the hunt for nutritionally sense, quick, easy and on the go meals which don’t take you much time from my schedule😁. I discovered this incredibly easy and delicious Spicy Pilchard & Eggs Salad 😋 from @sisandasimoyi - SWIPE right for full ingredients and how to make those PERFECTLY shaped eggs! HOOKED! 🤩 Give it a try at home if you’re looking for some salad inspo, it makes the perfect lunch or light dinner meal 🥗😋 #food #health #salad #foodstagram #nutrition #healthyfood #heal #healthliving #healthyliving #foodpics #foodinspiration #thursday #stayhome #staysafe

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