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| HEATHY BREAKFAST |
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| HEATH IS GIFT OF GOD |
It’s hard to overstate the importance of breakfast. In school, children who perform well are the ones who have had a healthy morning meal. Likewise, people who make time for breakfast are more likely to be people who make time for exercise.
The benefits don’t stop there though. It helps you get your fill of nutrients, it helps you avoid the empty stomach feeling in mid morning, and it provides your body with much needed energy until the next meal. Breakfast also helps promote weight control andimproved physical and mental performance. The well-rounded breakfast also helps lower cholesterol levels.
However, it’s not enough to just grab a quick bite in the morning and call that breakfast. The key here is to make a healthy, rounded meal for your body each morning. Here are a few tips for that!
Complex Carbohydrates and Fiber
Rather than eating that white, enriched bread in the morning, get yourself a few slices ofmulti-gran, high fiber toast. Making sure you get complex carbs from other sources like cereal, fruits, and vegetables, helps you get full off of slimming carbohydrates instead of weight gaining fats.
Fiber is also a major component of a healthy breakfast. Fiber helps with bowel movement, prevents certain diseases, and helps keep your weight under control. Eat a healthy serving fiber to help prevent heart disease, forms of cancer, diabetes, and Diverticular disease.
Lean Protein
As Wayne Campbell, Ph.D. and researcher from Purdue University put it, “Protein blunts your hunger the most, and is the most satiating.” Eating a breakfast with a few eggs is a great way of loading up on these proteins, and recent studies have suggested the cholesterol found in eggs are not nearly as bad as once assumed.
Switching out those bagel or donuts with eggs will actually help lead to a lower-fat diet, reduced calories consumption, and higher energy. Plus, perhaps most importantly, you’ll feel satisfied with your morning meal. I like to whip up some veggies omelet’s or burritos every morning – helps me cover both my lean protein and complex carb requirements!
Healthy Fats
Finally, make sure you’re getting healthy fats. What are the healthy fats? Monosaturated and polyunsatursated fats. These promote a healthy heart, lower cholesterol, and better overall health. Sources of these include olive oil, avocados, assorted nuts, peanut butter, soy milk, fatty fish, and tofu.
Working some of these foods into your break will help you cover all three base – healthy fiber and carbs, protein, and healthy fats. Avoid saturated and trans fats, though. These elevate cholesterol and increase your risk of disease!
Healthy Breakfast!
With each of these requirements, you’ll be providing your body with a great tank of fuel at the beginning of the day. This will help you be a better student or worker, as well as help you maintain high energy levels throughout the day. Skip the donut, skip the coffee – make a healthy breakfast with a cup of juice! Your body will thank you!
