Eating a healthy breakfast- Oh so important!

 

            Breakfast is truly the most important meal of the day!  Studies show that eating a healthy breakfast goes hand in hand with boosting your metabolism and energy for the day.  It also reduces your chances of obesity.  Breakfast should be our number one priority to getting our bodies ready for the day.  This may require changing up our morning routines, but the benefits to doing so will definitely outweigh any efforts towards this change.  As so many of us are on-the-go, we can easily make healthy choices that do not take up much extra time at all.  In fact, all we need to do is plan ahead and be prepared for this first meal of the day.

           Look, you don’t have to eat like an undersized sumo wrestler; a healthy breakfast should include both fiber and protein.  You can get your fiber source from items such as fruits, grains, oats, and vegetables. Your protein source can come from eggs, dairy, and low-fat meats. 

So back to the planning ahead concept, place some blueberries in separate baggies and freeze them so you can grab and go, for example. You can also boil eggs and refrigerate for the week to also grab and go.  A hard- boiled egg and a handful of blueberries would be an excellent breakfast source for the morning.  Other options include oatmeal with a few raspberries, fruit and grain bar, or yogurt with fruit in it!

            Let breakfast become one of your first steps in changing up your eating habits throughout the day. This meal will set the tone for how you approach the rest of your meals of the day.  I know we are all looking for that added energy and metabolism boost, and this is just one simple step to push your body in the right direction.

Krisi Hill, CPT