It’s a saying we have all heard time and time again as children “breakfast is the most important meal of the day,” however it wasn’t until I was older that I began to under how very important breakfast really is. What we eat for breakfast determines two very important things at the start of our day. The first is how we we feel for the rest of the day. If we eat a breakfast that is too laden with one food group such as carbohydrates, fats, or sugars we will notice that our energy levels are down and usually by 3 o’clock p.m. we are exhausted and hungry. What we eat fuel’s our body much like gasoline fuels our cars. Have you ever put some bad gasoline in your car and notice the car reacted negatively? A similar principal exist for our bodies.The second thing our breakfast decision determines is what food choices we make for the rest of the day. Sometimes if we make pour food choices at breakfast we think “well I’ve already started off bad there goes my day, might as well have that double bacon cheese burger and chili fries for lunch.”Which of course isn’t the case, after having a less than balanced breakfast lunchtime is the perfect opportunity to get back on track. I’m all about enjoying food but I believe the key to that is balance. I usually have granola with milk or yogurt or eggs with spinach and maybe sausage or bacon. What do you think? Are you a breakfast eater? What do you typically have?
xx Toya
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