5 tasty breakfast meals to start your day during this lockdown period

Considering the ingredients used to prepare several dishes, a Ghanian dish is healthy and provide a template for weight loss.

The right breakfast will keep you satisﬁed until lunch.

If you’re hungry by mid-morning, experiment with adding some healthy protein (peanut butter, hummus, egg, and yoghurt) to your breakfast to avoid that carbs-and-coﬀee crash.

1. Cornmeal porridge

The cornmeal porridge goes through a process of soaking the corn in water for days, grinding and extracting the useful part and discarding the chaff.

Corn is a rich source of vitamins A, B, E and several nutrients that are needed for the body and as far as starting your day right goes, it makes it an excellent choice for breakfast. Getting your porridge accompanied by milk or groundnut makes it more delicious and healthy.

2. Tom Brown

This is a combination of milled roasted corn and groundnut. It’s normally prepared very thick and mixed with milk and sugar to taste. It’s eaten either with no accompaniment or with bread and sometimes egg.

3. Tea/Milo/Coffee

This is in the script and some people stick by it for their breakfast. However, the interesting thing is that the cups used in drinking these beverages are not the typical teacups we have, these can be described as mini buckets.

4. Rice Water

As the name implies, rice water is simply boiled rice with lots of water until it softens into a soluble paste. It is eaten with sugar and milk with biscuit or bread on the side. It is mostly eaten by very busy people because it doesn’t take long to make.

5. Oatmeal

Oatmeal is a satisfying, healthy morning meal. It is high in soluble fibre, which may help to lower cholesterol, and has a healthy amount of protein, both of which will help you feel satisfied till lunch. Top it with your favourite fruit to add more fibre and nuts for (filling) healthy fats or even milk.