Starting our day with a good breakfast is one of the best health decisions you can make. Breakfast literally means ‘breaking your overnight fast’. Remember it could be up to 8-10 hours since your last meal, so it is important to re-fuel your body for the coming day.
The next time you rush out the door in the morning without something to eat, think this; skipping breakfast can set you up for overeating later in the day. A healthy morning meal on the other hand, can give you energy, satisfy your appetite, and keep you focused throughout the day.
Eating in the morning, and what you eat, is important for setting your blood-sugar pattern for the rest of the day. If you eat something that is whole grain and has some fat and protein to it, your blood sugar is going to rise slowly and go down slowly. If you eat something refined, like a sweet cinnamon roll, that’s the worst thing you can eat, you get an insulin spike, and then your blood sugar drops too low so you get hungry again. This is why people get into a cycle of overeating junk.
To ease your body into a more consistent blood-sugar pattern, try some porridge, whole-wheat toast with almond butter, or an omelette with spinach and avocado. These examples of different breakfast meals contain a good balance between carbs, fibre and protein which our body needs.
A lot of people eat fortified cereals such as corn flakes, frosties or special k as an easy way of eating breakfast. However, these are packed full with sugar and offer our body little to no nutritional value, so personally I’d say ditch them completely. Fruit is also high in fructose (sugar) so on its own can lead to insulin spikes, however if you combine fruit with some natural yogurt and a handful of nuts you will then have a nice balance of vitamins, fibre and protein.
Just remember, breakfast is the most important meal of the day, don’t skip it!!
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