Breakfast
Be certain that a good breakfast is 1st on your agenda?
We all know that mornings are often rushed, some families try to get by with unsuitable breakfasts or miss the meal completely. You and your family, though, have already gone without food for 8 to 9 hours. If you don’t get a good breakfast, your bodies and your brains – which have no blood-glucose reserves, the brain’s primary energy source – have even longer to wait for a required energy stabilization. It’s much better to get up a little earlier to have a complete breakfast. Not to mention, a delicious breakfast is obviously the best way to start your day.
Research over the last 30 years has consistently confirmed that students who eat a balanced breakfast score significantly higher on tests and are less depressed, anxious and hyperactive than children who eat an unbalanced breakfast or miss it entirely.
Breakfast eaters also have improved strength, endurance and are not as susceptible to diet busting hunger signals in the late morning. By making you feel full longer, a nutritious breakfast can also help you avoid overeating. In adult research, overweight women ate fewer calories the rest of the day when they had a protein-based breakfast of eggs, toast and fruit spread than women who had a calorically equal breakfast of a bagel, cream cheese and yogurt.
For either adults or children, a good breakfast should include a grain food, a protein source, a low-fat milk food and your choice of a fruit or vegetable or juice.
For the protein, eggs are fast and easy to prepare and match well with other foods to complete a balanced meal.
Wake up your taste buds with a comforting menu that includes exciting flavor combinations.
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