NUTRITION
GET YOUR BREAKFAST
Out of a Rut
A
lot of us are stuck in a rut with our breakfast routines. As a nutritionist, one of the biggest
and most common mistakes I see people make is skipping breakfast . As cliché as it
may be, breakfast really is one of, if not the, most important meal of the day.
Breakfast means to literally “break the fast” and rev up the body’s metabolic rate. Passing
on breakfast can make you irritable, less able to concentrate and focus and cause hormones to become unbalanced, which can in turn can cause fluctuations in weight and for
women, increase their likelihood for experiencing symptoms of PMS.
Reducing Hunger and Sustaining Weight
Eating breakfast may help to reduce hunger later in the day and prevent mid-day sweet
cravings and late night binge eating. The premise behind this if the body obtains sufficient
calories and proper nutrients at timely intervals throughout the day, it won’t need to seek
empty calories come 3 p.m., a classic time when many of us start to crash and seek a pick
me up like coffee, candy or chocolate.
A typical breakfast for the average North American is a bagel and cream cheese, bacon
and eggs or milk and cereal with orange juice. These classic breakfast examples are sure
to create blood sugar highs and lows, make us crash and burn fast and cause weight gain.
Slowing Down the Aging Process
Consuming a nutrient-dense breakfast can help us to experience renewed energy, radiant
glowing skin and reshape our body to look and feel younger than we actually are.
Superfoods such as raw cacao, blueberries and green tea can assist in promoting longevity
and offer a natural means to boosting energy, without the stress and negative side effects
that coffee can have on the body.