The Importance of Breakfast

When you wake up in the morning your blood sugar level is depleted and needs a boost. Breakfast replenishes your blood sugar which is needed for proper brain function throughout the day. Breakfast also helps by breaking the fast you go through while you sleep promoting healthy eating habits throughout the day. When you don't eat breakfast you are more liable to want to snack throughout the day rather than eating from meal to meal and fueling with liquids.

If you skip out on breakfast you will get pangs of hunger throughout the morning which leads to snacking. When you snack you usually look for a quick fix leading to candy bars or other snacks high in sugar. You should try to eat a breakfast consisting of some form of fruit, a good source of vitamin D, and fiber. Try to avoid cereals with a lot of sugar. Stick to things like oats, grains, and whole wheat toast with a glass of low fat milk and some fruit.

Think of breakfast as "breaking the fast" and make sure you start off the day with a good healthy breakfast that isn't full of sugar and fats. The traditional bacon in eggs is actually something to avoid. It's okay periodically but the focus of breakfast should be to set the foundation for the rest of the day. Always think of eating as simply fueling your body for the next 3 to 4 hours.

Take into account how active you will be in the next couple hours and eat accordingly. Another problem is that most of us overeat and we don't even realize it. Learn to only eat what you need and not to the point that you can't eat anymore. Change your outlook on eating and you will learn to only eat what you need leading to a better body and good energy.