You probably already know that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. But it's not just the decision to eat breakfast that's important—the combination of ingredients in your breakfast is also essential.
Today, our Verival nutritionist Axel Dinse presents the right combination of ingredients for a healthy breakfast from a nutritional perspective. He has put together five ideal breakfast combinations to help you start your day off right!
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1. Oatmeal, nuts, and seeds
Oatmeal, the filling food. We start with the first combination, which is especially helpful for those who feel hungry again shortly after breakfast: It is best to combine whole grain oatmeal with nuts and seeds. This combination contains a high protein content, lots of good fats and vitamins, and keeps you feeling full for a long time, as the combination also stabilizes your blood sugar level.
2. Oats and berries
As you now know, the combination of oatmeal, nuts, and seeds is perfect if you feel hungry again shortly after breakfast. But what can you do if you still can't shake off your morning tiredness even after your third cup of coffee?
Our nutritionist Axel Dinse has a good tip for this too: it's best to combine oats with berries in your healthy breakfast. You can combat morning tiredness, which is often caused by iron deficiency, with iron-rich oats and berries. Oats naturally contain a lot of iron, and the vitamin C in berries improves iron bioavailability, which means that your body can absorb iron better. That's why oats paired with berries are the ideal breakfast combination for you if you want to quickly overcome your morning tiredness.
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3. Cashews and cranberries
No remedy for a bad mood in the morning? No, but luckily there is the perfect breakfast combination for a better start to the day: cashews and cranberries!
As Axel Dinse explains, both contain a precursor to the neurotransmitter serotonin, which has a mood-lifting effect and helps you feel good first thing in the morning.
4. Curd cheese as a base for oatmeal, nuts, and seeds
Have you ever tried eating your muesli with curd cheese instead of milk or yogurt? According to Axel Dinse, the breakfast combination of oatmeal, curd cheese, nuts, and seeds is the perfect source of protein—especially for those who like to exercise in the morning. The mixture of oatmeal, curd cheese, nuts, and seeds combines various plant-based and animal-based protein sources, which allows the protein to be better absorbed by the body.
5. Seed mix and walnuts as a topping
Our fifth and final ideal breakfast combination is perfect for anyone who has found their favorite Verival muesli or porridge and doesn't want to change it much! Simply add the Verival seed mix and walnuts as a topping to your muesli or porridge and you have the perfect omega-3 combination. According to nutritionist Axel Dinse, the flax seeds and hemp seeds contained in the Verival seed mix and walnuts are rich in omega-3 fatty acids. This breakfast combination has anti-inflammatory properties and strengthens the immune system!
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So you see that it's not just choosing the right ingredients for your breakfast that's important, but also combining them in the right way to ensure an optimal supply of energy, vitamins, and micronutrients.
The ideal combinations can be summarized as follows: Oatmeal, nuts, and seeds keep you full for a long time, oats and berries help combat morning fatigue, and cashews and cranberries are real mood boosters. If you start your day with cottage cheese, oatmeal, nuts, and seeds instead of yogurt, you can cover a good portion of your daily protein requirement in the morning and are optimally fueled for athletic activities. The topping on your favorite porridge, made from a seed mix and walnuts, provides the perfect combination of omega-3 fatty acids and also protects you against nasty winter germs.
