Many people ask "why is eating breakfast so important?" Well first, breakfast is the most important meal of the day because it boosts your metabolism, increases your attention span, gives you more energy, and increases your sense of well-being. Eating breakfast is extremely important for weight loss and management because you curb your hunger that increases over the 7-10 hours that you were sleeping for. You get no snack or meal in those hours so your blood glucose level goes down. Eating breakfast "breaks the fast" so you don't binge eat later in the day. One third of your day's calories should be in your breakfast!
People are quick to have a list of reasons why they don't eat breakfast, for example:
"I don't like breakfast foods"- You don't always have to have a breakfast food, eating leftovers or anything healthy is fine!
"I don't have enough time in the morning"- Making time to eat in the morning is making time to be healthy! Grab something for the road, a piece of fruit, make toast and take it on the road!
"I am not hungry in the morning"- start slow, take one piece of fruit in the mornings, soon enough you will begin to get hungry in the morning and you can add to your breakfast.
When you wake up in the morning, your sugar level is at its lowest point in the day and that is the basic fuel for the brain and central nervous system. A good breakfast will keep you from being tired and irritable.
Here are some excellent breakfast choices:
whole grain toast or bagel with a fruit spread or peanut butter
hot cereal- oatmeal
high fiber cereal (wheat chex, etc.)
fruit
yogurt
whole grain waffles
breakfast smoothie
Try this "Good-for-you Granola" Recipe at:
http://www.bellybytes.com/recipe/breakfast/breakfast02.html
Keep up the hard work!! See you all next week :)
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