Nigerian breakfast ideas for adults
A morning meal for an adult is very useful for the body. Here are several simple, quick, and healthy Nigerian breakfast ideas you'll love. These recipes consist only of the simplest food items, so you won’t need to search for anything special. They are truly excellent for the people who are always in a hurry and need something quick before rushing to work.
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Best Nigerian breakfasts ideas ever
Having a breakfast means fueling your body with energy. The better your breakfast is, the better you will feel through the day. Eating enough proteins and carbs in the morning will help you maintain a healthy body and fight a range of diseases. Vitamins and microelements will help you stay healthy and feel well even through the stresses of a working day.
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Let’s see what you can have for breakfast on any day of the week:
- Ogi or pap
Everyone knows what ogi is. Even eaten alone, it’s a perfect source of everything your body needs in the morning: proteins and carbs, even vitamins if you add fresh or dried fruits. If you combine ogi with moin moin, you will have a big nourishing breakfast that will keep you full right until the lunchtime.
If you are into cooking moin moin on your own, you can prepare all this from the evening and when the morning comes just eat your breakfast on the go.
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- Bread with eggs
This combination allows numerous variants: a sandwich with hard-boiled eggs or a sandwich with a fried egg, slices of bread toasted in the same frying pan with eggs or slices of bread dipped into the scramble and then fried, and so on. Choose whatever you like and enjoy the taste and usefulness of the meal.
Enough protein from eggs and carbs from bread will fuel your body perfectly. However, if you want to maintain your body in a good shape, give preference to wholegrain sorts of bread instead of white. Also, feel free to add a lot of yellow, red, and orange vegetables to power your body with carotene.
- Plantains in diverse forms
Plantains are a perfect source of food fibers and carbs. Try frying or boiling them or cook them on the grill and then combine with various vegetables and a piece of fish or meat. Such a combination may seem unusual for a morning meal but you just should try it to discover the positive effect and the burst of energy you are going to feel afterwards. This is one of the most simple breakfast ideas that you can choose for a working day morning.
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- Nigerian salad
This is definitely the meal you should prepare in the evening but it’s a perfect breakfast option. Such a salad in the morning is one of those healthy Nigerian breakfast ideas, which seem totally strange but are extremely useful to your body.
The classical recipe involves carrots, cabbage, lettuce, tomatoes, green peas, cucumber, potatoes, eggs, sweet corn, and baked beans. All this is cut, mixed, and seasoned with salad cream. You should feel free to add or remove anything you like or replace the rich creamy seasoning with olive oil and lemon juice. However, such a nourishing breakfast will provide you with everything your body needs, in any case.
- Fruit salad
This is an option for those who don’t like eating much in the morning. Apples, strawberries, bananas, and grapes should go together into the same bowl in the shape of small cubes. If you are losing weight, add some pineapple. It’s said to be useful for weight loss. Add several tablespoons of chopped nuts (almonds or walnuts will do best of all) and stir it all well. Consume with yogurt to provide the body with proteins.
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- Sweet French toasts
Take wholegrain bread, soak it with whipped eggs and fry (better without oil) until there’s a golden crust. Serve with fresh raw honey and a lot of fresh fruits or cottage cheese. This is one of those quick Nigerian breakfast ideas, which will take you about 15 minutes or even less.
- Toasted sandwiches
You will need a special machine that toasts sandwiches to taste this delicious breakfast. If you do have one, don’t miss the opportunity and cook such a meal. Take wholegrain bread, some bacon, a little hard cheese, and one hard-boiled egg.
Put one slice of bread into the machine, line it with bacon or cheese or egg slices, over with the second slice of bread, and close the machine. Add some fresh vegetables for the juiciness and to enrich your meal with vitamins.
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- Instant noodles
Even though these noodles are not considered to be a healthy product, it’s allowed to eat them from time to time. Everything you need is a pack of noodles, boiling water, some meat or fish for garnishing, and fresh vegetables. If you have not yet tried these noodles with boiled shrimps. As well, you should feel free to serve the noodles with eggs as source of proteins.
- Custard
Take double cream (200ml), whole milk (700ml), egg yolks (4 large ones), cornflour (3 tablespoons), caster sugar (200g), vanilla to your liking. The preparation will take you exactly 15 minutes. Take a big pan, put your cream and milk into it and heat up gradually until the mixture almost boils.
Take another bowl and mix cornflour, sugar, egg yolks and vanilla in it. When the liquid ingredients reach the almost boiling point, pour them out into the bowl with the dry mixture. Whisk the mixture all the time you are pouring the liquid into the bowl.
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Then, clean the saucepan and return the entire mixture into it. When done, keep on stirring up to the moment the mass starts to get thicker. However, don’t let the mixture turn into lumps. Now, you can eat it while it’s still hot or let it cool down. This is one of those nourishing Nigerian breakfast ideas that contain a lot of carbs. If you are trying to lose weight, it’s not your choice.
- Agidi
Take one cup of corn starch or corn flour and 700ml of cold water. Pour the water and starch into a pot and immediately start stirring with a wooden spoon. Even after the mixture gets thick, keep on stirring to prevent the creation of lumps. Add some more water, cover the pot and let the agidi simmer for approximately 10 minutes.
This is another high-carb meal that’s not recommended for people who are into losing weight or who suffer from diabetes. However, if you need to gain more weight or if you are engaged in a hard physical labor, such a breakfast will give your body everything it needs.
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- Club sandwiches
Take wholegrain bread, fresh vegetables (tomatoes, salad leaves, cucumbers or carrots), canned sardines, and some sauce like mayonnaise. Slice the bread and chop the vegetables neatly. Take sardines out of the can without the oil.
Mash them with the help of a fork and mix with vegetables. Stir thoroughly to receive a smooth paste. Remove the crust from the bread slices and spread the sardine paste over a half of the pieces. Cover with the remaining bread slices and serve.
These are several healthy and quick Nigerian breakfast ideas, which match any situation and any demands. Depending on your needs, you can choose suitable options, which will do you a lot of good and reinforce your health.
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Yet, whatever you choose, remember that only a properly balanced diet, which contains proteins, carbs and healthy fats, is able to keep you in a good condition through many years.
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