This conversation is often controversial. Some people swear by eating breakfast, while others will find every reason not to eat it. For me, I am a big advocate for eating breakfast. It doesn’t have to be elaborate, time consuming, or messy. It just needs to be nutrients that you like and will fit in your lifestyle.
Breakfast has the potential to set you up for success the rest of the day. It can fuel your body, help stabilize blood sugar levels, and even help you lose weight by jump starting your metabolism. Since the time between eating dinner and breakfast is the longest your body goes without food, breakfast has an effect on you that’s different than any other meal.
With that, it is not just eating breakfast, but eating a healthy one! Breakfast should have plenty of WATER, be HIGH in PROTEIN and FIBER, be MEDIUM in HEALTHY FATS and CARBS, and low in sugar! If you were to eat the wrong breakfast, it could be worse than eating no breakfast at all.
What are some great breakfast ideas:
- Low sugar/ high protein shake
- Omelette (eggs/ egg whites and veggies) and avocado on the side
- Oatmeal and fruit/ peanut butter
- Eggs, fruit, and toast (can add avocado or peanut butter on the toast)
- Greek yogurt/ cottage cheese and fruit
- Avocado toast with eggs or turkey bacon
- Breakfast burrito with eggs, veggies, and avocado
- High fiber/ low sugar cereal
Foods to avoid at breakfast:
- Muffins or doughnuts
- High sugar cereal
- Fruit juices (they are typically very high in sugar)
- Toaster pastries
- Pancakes with butter and syrup
- Select granola bars (stay away from the high sugar, low protein ones)
The bottom line:
Whatever your first meal of the day is, you should be choosing nutrient-dense foods that set you up to succeed for the rest of your day.