In China, there is a saying: "Eat well in the morning, eat your fill at noon, and eat less in the evening." Abroad, there is a version with the same meaning: "Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a gentleman, and dinner like a pauper." After a night's sleep, the body loses a significant amount of water and nutrients through urine, the skin, and breathing. The dinner from the previous night has been completely used up. The body's blood sugar level is low, and it needs to replenish energy through breakfast. Otherwise, it can lead to insufficient vitality of brain cells, physical fatigue, difficulty concentrating, decreased memory, and slow reactions. Office workers who skip breakfast for a long time are prone to premature aging and weight gain, and may even develop enteritis, gallstones, and cardiovascular diseases. So, what should office workers eat for breakfast?
Spinach and Cheese Toast Roll
Spinach and Cheese Toast Roll
Spinach, a more elegant name for it, is Parrot Greens, also known as Red-Billed Green Parrot, which is very vivid and descriptive. In the "Compendium of Materia Medica," it is believed that eating spinach can "invigorate the blood vessels, open the chest and diaphragm, promote the circulation of qi, and quench thirst and moisten dryness." Ancient Arabs also called it the "King of Vegetables."
【Ingredients】
White bread, spinach, cheese slices.
【Steps】
1. Wash the spinach. Boil water in a pot, add a pinch of salt, then blanch the spinach for a moment and remove to drain the water.
2. Lay a piece of plastic wrap on the countertop and place a slice of white bread on top.
3. Arrange the spinach and then a slice of cheese on the bread.
4. Roll it up tightly, twist the ends of the plastic wrap, and let it rest to set its shape.
5. After about 2 minutes, it should be ready. Finally, cut it diagonally into three pieces and enjoy!
Colorful Egg Pancake
Eggs are one of the best sources of nutrition for humans. They contain large amounts of vitamins, minerals, and high-biological-value protein. For humans, the quality of egg protein is second only to breast milk.
【Ingredients】
5 eggs, 30 grams of cucumber, 30 grams of red chili, 3 grams of salt.
【Steps】
1. Finely chop the red chili and cucumber and set aside.
2. Crack the eggs into a large bowl and beat them in one direction with a whisk.
3. Add the red chili, cucumber, and salt to the beaten eggs and mix well.
4. Turn off the top heating element of the electric griddle and preheat it. After preheating, select the egg frying function.
5. Pour half of the egg mixture into the griddle and gently spread it evenly with a wooden spatula.
6. When the egg is half-cooked and the surface is slightly set, gently roll it from the inside out with a wooden spatula. Push the rolled omelette to one side of the griddle, then pour the remaining egg mixture into the empty space. When the remaining egg is half-cooked, continue to roll it from the inside out to form another omelette roll.
7. Place the seam-side down and continue heating for another 30 seconds before removing, slicing, and serving.
Milk-Braised Peanuts
Milk-Braised Peanuts
The protein in peanuts contains all eight essential amino acids required by the human body. Peanut milk contains no cholesterol and is high in linoleic acid and arachidonic acid. Regular consumption has a beneficial effect on promoting growth and maintaining health, which is why peanuts have been honored as the "Longevity Fruit" in ancient China. Peanuts are rich in lecithin, which plays an important role in the body's metabolism by transporting oxygen, making it a highly nutritious ingredient that enhances the nutritional value of peanut milk.
【Ingredients】
100 grams of peanuts, 30 grams of tremella (silver ear fungus), about 1500 ml of milk. Also, prepare an appropriate amount of rock sugar and goji berries.
【Steps】
1. Wash the tremella, goji berries, and peanuts and set aside.
2. Place a pot on the stove. Add the milk, tremella, goji berries, peanuts, and rock sugar all at once. Bring to a boil and cook until the peanuts are tender.
Spinach cheese toast
Milk peanuts