The Most Important Meal of the Day

You always used to here your mother say that breakfast was the most important meal of the day...WELL she was RIGHT.  Breakfast is exactly what it sounds like.  You are breaking the fast that you have been for the past 4-8 hrs.  Skipping breakfast can leave you feeling hungry and tired all day long even if you eat your other remaining meals and snacks.  A good mix of protein, fats, and carbohydrates are essential to institute into your breakfast ritual.  Your brain and body have been starving and they need each of the essential nutrients.  The consequences of skipping breakfast can be slowed brain function, a greater increase of fat stores, your inner "bad-food" cravings can sneak up on you at anytime throughout the day, and your chances of overeating later in the day skyrocket.  These are just some of the consequences of not eating breakfast, the list can potentially continue forever.

So what do you eat?  Something as simple as a piece of wheat toast and some peanut butter, or yogurt and granola, yogurt and a piece of toast, oatmeal with skim milk (add some nuts and dried fruit), a fruit smoothie with fat free yogurt, berries, and a spoonful of flaxseeds and oatmeal, a protein shake (not preferred but good for when your in a rush) and a piece of fruit, a scrambled egg and an English muffin.  The possibilities are endless.

Start your day off right, LIVE WELL.