Finding A Way To Fit In A Healthy Breakfast Each Day

A lot of people skip breakfast. This is a really bad habit to get into, since a healthy breakfast is the best way to start off the day. Even if you are trying to cut calories or don’t have a lot of time in the morning, you should still try to fit in this important meal.

When you wake up in the morning, your body has been without a meal for many hours. It needs fuel. If you don’t take the time to get a healthy breakfast, you might just end up grabbing something full of empty calories and not at all filling, like a donut or a pastry. That will just leave you hungry for more and set you up for eating more later in the day.

For those who are worried about calories, it has actually been shown that people who eat breakfast generally end up eating fewer calories in the course of the day than those who skip breakfast. Why is this? Most likely because if you skip breakfast, you are starving later in the day, so you end up eating a huge lunch and dinner to make up for it. Or you feel virtuous because of the calories you “saved” so you allow yourself an extra treat or two.

Benefits of eating a healthy breakfast include being better able to concentrate, getting more vitamins and minerals, being more productive and having lower cholesterol, among others. This really is the most important meal of the day.

The best breakfasts include whole grains, low fat protein, low fat dairy, and fruits or vegetables. You want to try to choose something that will fulfil at least two or three of these food groups.

Eating a healthy breakfast doesn’t have to take a lot of time. There are a lot of grab and go options that are good and good for you. You could have a bagel with peanut butter and a piece of fruit, for example.

Planning ahead and preparing breakfast or setting out everything you need the night before can really help people who are in a time crunch in the mornings. This way you can quickly either grab your breakfast to take with you or eat it before you leave.

For those who don’t like typical breakfast foods, there are lots of other healthy options available. You can eat leftovers from dinner, a sandwich made from whole wheat bread, or even leftover vegetable pizza.