My mother always said that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. We children were headed off to school and we needed to be alert and awake so we could learn, so we could pass our classes, so we could get into a college and so we could get a good job. I am no longer heading off to school, but I am heading out to work and I still need to be alert and awake, so I still need breakfast.
Untold studies have been done about the role that a nutritious breakfast plays in our lives. Eating early in the morning starts our metabolism and fuels our bodies. Ideally, you should wake up a little bit hungry. If you are not, reflect for a moment on what and when you ate the night before. Play with this a bit. If you are not hungry in the morning, cut back on your evening feedings. If you are starving in the morning, maybe you should eat a little more in the evening.
So what is the best breakfast? Well, everyone has different tastes, but you should have something with protein, simple carbohydrates and fat. Examples of this:
Greek Yogurt with blueberries and almonds
2 Eggs with a banana
Protein smoothie
Learn to read labels and keep complex carbohydrates under 45 grams. Keep fat under 6 grams. Keep sugar under 4 grams. Eating the right foods at the right time will help you sleep better, so you wake up feeling refreshed and a little bit hungry.
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