Do you skip breakfast? Does your breakfast consist of a strong cup of tea or coffee on the way to work and nothing else?
There have been many studies about whether breakfast is the most important meal of the day, some contradictory and some inconclusive. Generally, they recommend not fasting for too long. We would not recommend missing breakfast. After a night’s sleep, your body has effectively been starved, so to continue starving until lunch time will leave you feeling hungry – and moody. When our resilience is down it is so easy to reach for an unhealthy snack and another caffeine shot.
Having a Nutritious Healthy Breakfast
By having a nutritious healthy breakfast you are fuelling your body and brain for the day. You also need to rehydrate after a night’s sleep, so a large glass of water is a good idea. If you don’t like plain water, then add a slice of lemon, cucumber, or ginger.
If you do have a long commute with a little preparation you can organise a healthy breakfast. You can make up a tub of granola or Bircher muesli the night before, and leave it in the fridge, ready for the journey the next day. This breakfast food is made up of lots of nutritious ingredients, slow-burn carbohydrates (the oats), protein in the yogurt and milk, natural sugars, and vitamins in the fruits you use.
Importance of Breakfast for Children
For children, it’s even more important they eat breakfast before going to school. Having a nutritious start to the day helps sustain their energy levels and their mood which will of course affect behaviour at school. Eating a healthy breakfast will also help in developing their brain. The brain is the biggest muscle in the body and it needs feeding!
If you’ve got into the habit of skipping breakfast, try and break the habit!
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Kumud Gandhi is a Nutritional Food Scientist bestselling Author, Broadcaster, and Keynote Speaker on the subject of nutritional health for productivity & performance in the workplace. In 2010 Kumud founded ‘The Cooking Academy’ a cookery school that focusses on cooking for nutritional health and wellbeing. Kumud regularly presents to international audiences on a variety of topics such as ‘Eating for Immunity and a Lifetime of Wellness’. She is an expert in the field of Wellness in the Workplace and works with organizations to create transformational change in employee health & well-being through nutrition and health coaching.
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