5 Best Barley Recipes For Weight Loss You Can Try At Home

There is no particular food that can assist you in weight loss.

Which is why, you need to look at diet planning more holistically.

Similarly, losing fat from a specific body part with the help of a diet is not possible.

But there is food that can help you maintain a healthy weight by keeping you full for longer and controlling the appetite.

Other than putting in a variety of vegetables, lentils, legumes and fruits in our diet, it is a good idea to use different kinds of cereals as well.

Barley is prized for its high nutrient profile and its bounty of health-benefiting properties.

The grain is rich in fibre, proteins and other nutrients, and is considered a good food for easy digestion and for managing diabetes.

Barley is commonly used to make beer and bread and is often used as a healthy rice alternative.

Some people use barley to make stews and salads too.

Barley water forms an important part of the everyday morning ritual of barley fans.

Here we are providing you with some great ideas to include barley in your breakfast diet with some easy and familiar recipes.

5 Healthy Barley Recipes For Breakfast:

1. Barley Upma

Use broken barley or roasted barley flour instead of sooji to make upma. Flavour it the usual way by adding veggies and spices of your choice.

 

2. Barley Oatmeal

Just like you cook oats, boil barley in water and add to a bowl of milk, honey, cinnamon, fruits, nuts and seeds. Boiled barley is mushy enough to be made into sweet and soothing oatmeal.

3. Barley Daliya

This savoury porridge is made with soaked and crushed barley mixed with boiled chickpeas, onions, garlic and some common spices. Remember to soak barley a night before.

4. Barley Pancake

Turn your favourite breakfast pancakes healthier by replacing all-purpose flour with barley and make the pancake batter as usual with milk, eggs, honey, baking powder and a pinch of salt. A topping of fruits or maple syrup will make it taste even better.

5. Barley Smoothie

Make this powerful morning drink by blending barley grass powder with milk/curd, water, honey and nuts.

This protein-rich smoothie is perfect to kick-start the day.

These barley recipes are ideas for healthy morning meals rife with energy-giving and digestion-friendly nutrients. If you have more barley recipe ideas for breakfast, please share with us in the comments section below.

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