breakfast for busy individuals

Many studies have shown that eating breakfast regularly helps us to maintain a healthy weight and reduces the chances of over-consuming too many calories throughout the day. We all know it is the most important meal of the day, yet it is often the most neglected in terms of preparation.

As busy individuals, we often don’t have the luxury of spending 30-60mins preparing breakfast. Mornings are often spent in manic rush getting some exercise in and getting ready for work.
How can we make sure we eat a substantial breakfast?
I can recommend a few ideas, and I’ll give a concrete example on how we do it at home.
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Beef Stew

I love staying at home when it’s raining cats and dogs outside.

The cool weather makes me drool for some stew over steaming rice.
Since I have some eye of round beef in the fridge, a beef stew it is going to be for dinner. It’s pretty simple to make yet packed with a homey flavor.

You can’t really go wrong with this dish.
The recipe is merely a guideline and you can add or remove any ingredient you like and make it your own.
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Spice Kit

I don’t use any soy sauce, mayonnaise, mustard or any of the store bought sauces/condiments/marinade mix.

But I am a huge fan of spices and herbs.

My pantry is full of them. Most of the spices are in ground form. Nowadays I like the seeds version better.

Grind the pan roasted seeds in a spice grinder or using mortar and pestle and the whole house is filled with the aromatic smell. Below is a sample of the spice kit that I use regularly to marinade meat dishes to making my own chai latte.

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