The Importance Of Breakfast
75One of the biggest nutritional mistakes many people make is skipping the breakfast meal. There are plenty of reasons why individuals do this, be it that they are too busy to prepare something, think that saving the calories from this meal will help them with weight loss or simply just do not like breakfast foods.
The Benefits Of Breakfast
This is unfortunately because not eating in the morning is going to cause you to become ravenous later on in the day, making it that much harder to control your hunger and food selection. When you are out at work or running errands, you might find that your selection of foods to choose from is much more limited to vending machine fair and that is not something that is going to do your diet justice.
It is generally seen that individuals who do consume up to a 1/3 of their daily calories in the morning meal will eat less later on that day. When you don't, your body tends to want to play catch-up with the calories and often surpasses what you would have eaten otherwise.
Additionally, without having some fuel in your system, you simply will not have the same concentration levels that you otherwise would and your work or school performance is going to suffer. You wouldn't try and drive an empty car to work would you? So why drive an empty body?
Breakfast doesn't have to always be traditional breakfast food. It is perfectly fine to have last night's leftovers the next day if you simply cannot stomach typical cereal or toast. You might even find that dinner type food is more easily transportable to take to the office so if you are in a rush you can just eat at your desk. We all know that milk and cereal wouldn't quite hold out in this circumstance.
Another option for those who have issues with solids in the morning is to simply create a breakfast shake. There are a multitude of recipes out there that will work with any taste bud preferences. The important thing is to try and get some protein and carbs in with the shake as well as preferably some fat. This will provide some sustaining energy that will power you through the morning.
Beware Of Carb Only Meals
Whatever you do, just do NOT eat a carbohydrate only breakfast. This will cause a drastic increase in blood sugar levels, particularly if they are refined carbohydrates, and then a significant drop, which will have you turning to any edible product around. Examples of what not to eat would be a single donut, a plain bagel, one apple, etc. Rather have (if you must) a donut with some yogurt, a bagel with peanut butter, and apple with a small piece of low fat cheese and so on. This will help to give you a complete meal, one in which your body will appreciate much more.
There are many different cereal bars that are out on the market today and I would caution you against grabbing one of these for breakfast. Typically they are simply just carbs and only about 100-200 calories. This is not substantial enough to pass for a meal and the fact it is just simple carbohydrates again will leave you with the problem presented above.
So tomorrow morning set your alarm 10 minutes earlier to give yourself a chance to have a morning meal. Your body and mind will thank you later on in the day.
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Nice hub there...........break fast is certainly one meal that we shouldnt miss......but despit the knowledge still people miss it out very often.
YIKES! The cautionary info about "grabbing a cereal bar" is right on target for me. I think I'm doing something good for myself by force feeding myself in the morning as I dart out the door with that bar in hand. Now I must re-think my dietary strategy!! Nice hub!! Thanks for sharing.
Hey :) I'm doing something like that for my Home Econs project. Thanks for this page, helped loads :)
I always eat a bowl or two of cereal early in the morning. My day isn't the same if I have to miss it!
Ya it' gr8 reading your importance of breakfast but it was really effective and was working
I am going to eat breatkfast.........thanks for your great advice....
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great advise
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what if we don't want 2 eat breakfast and our school rips us off with horrible food
Hey, this was really helpful. Breakfast here I come!
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really breakfast is very important. everyday some acid realises in our body and to cope up with it some food should be in our stomach. thats why it said that breakfast is important.
Thanks to my mom I have opened this site and learned
a lot!!!!
I should't skip my breakfast any more!!!!!!!!!
dude,breakfast is a waste of time and money! Our school provides wth betta junk!
dude,breakfast is a waste of time and money! Our school provides wth betta junk!
i love brakfast i always eat breakfat i eighthr eat buscuits and gravy or toast or breakfast burritoes with out it is bad
That was really interesting! I'm DEFINATELY eating brekfast every mprning!!!
What about breakfast in bed
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i hate breakfast if i have breakfast i have to wake up early in the morning
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School breakfast sucks the cereal is crap!!!!!!!!
thx this helped me alot
Great hub on the topic. Breakfast is my favorite meal of the day but I always enjoy my healthy breakfast with a bit of coffee. You find find some great organic coffee blends online at ChronosCoffee.com.
I say there is nothing wrong with breakfast. Breakfast is awesome! I always feel great after I have had some. I can not go on with my day on an empty stomach. That is why this is great advice for people who usually go without breakfast. Follow the advice all you peeps out there!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
BREAKFAST VERY VERY IMPORTANT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ya!i should say thankx fot this site becoz its helps me a lot it teaches me tht why breakfast is needy for aall of us
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herbalife will be the breakfast that all of us need, since it provides 19 vitamins and mineral which our body needs and wants without providing extra calories that will cause obesity and others sickness..it boosted my energy as well..nomore tiring and sleepy during lecture.
...i dont like to eat breakfast..
tanx for the nfo, it really helped a lot. i ddnt only learn importance of breakfast but i also got some information i need to usefor my article. tanx very much babe.mwah
Drax Level 2 Commenter 4 years ago
Hey Shannon,
thanks for this... Drax