True or False – "Skipping breakfast is the best way to prevent overeating at dinner and to lose weight."
The answer is False, False and False! What is "True" is that breakfast is the most important meal of the day!
Breakfast jumpstarts your metabolism for the day. If you’re thinking of skipping breakfast or lunch to save up the calories for dinner, you’ll be slowing down your metabolism and you’ll actually end up gaining more weight! Not only that, by the time you get to dinner, you’ll be so starved that you won’t make sensible choices and you’ll end up eating much more than you normally would. So if you normally skip breakfast in your effort to try losing weight, you’ll actually lose weight faster by having breakfast in your diet. Research has shown that breakfast eaters are much more successful in losing weight and at keeping the lost weight off than those who skip it.
Eating just anything for breakfast won’t give you the health benefits you’re looking for either. The right choices in breakfast foods will help start your day with immune-boosting vitamins and minerals. You need to choose foods that are low in fats and sugars, loaded with vitamins & minerals and high in fiber to protect your cardiovascular system, sharpen your mind, and strengthen your immune system. Also, studies have shown that you should try to get at least 6 grams of fiber at breakfast.
Why not get your morning started with a few of these quick ideas or come up with a few of your own. You’ve got nothing to lose... except maybe a little weight!!
- Oatmeal or Cold Cereal with Low-fat Milk, Sliced Bananas and Raisins
- Fresh Fruit with Low-fat Yogurt sprinkled with your favorite whole grain cereal
- Whole Grain or Raisin Toast with Natural Peanut Butter
- Breakfast Burrito - Made with 1 egg (or egg substitute), onions, green pepper, mushrooms, and turkey or extra lean ham... hold the cheese!
- High Protein Smoothie
- Include some Juice - 100% Pomegranate Juice, 100% Acai Berry Juice, Bolthouse Farms Green Goodness, or one of your favorites with little or no sugar!
So... what’s on your breakfast menu?
