Breakfast is essential to healthy living.  Here’s why.

After being fasted all night, your body begins to break down proteins (yes, the muscle you’ve worked so hard to gain) to stabilize your blood sugar.  Eating breakfast within one hour of waking helps minimize this effect.

Also, each time you eat, your metabolism “revs” up for digestion.  Eating breakfast ensures that your metabolism starts the day kicking, instead of laying dormant (or possibly slowing down because it’s afraid it may not have enough energy to carry out normal functions, like breathing). 

Finally, breakfast prevents you from getting insanely hungry by early morning.  Read more about the negative effects of becoming over hungry.

What should I have for Breakfast?

  Here are some great high fiber, high protein breakfast options:

·        Egg Sandwich: 2-3 egg whites, 2 pieces of whole grain toast, piece of cheese, apple or orange

·        Peanut butter and low-sugar Jelly on whole wheat toast and banana

·        ½ c. plain oatmeal, 1T of low-sugar jelly, sliced banana, 1 scoop protein powder (all ingredients added after the oatmeal is cooked)

·         1 cup high fiber cereal (like Fiber One or Go Lean Crunch!), 1 cup milk, ½ c. berries

·        1 cup cottage cheese and 1 c. tomatoes or fruit of your choice.

 What if I can’t eat breakfast?   Well, then drink it….Try:

·        A cup of juice with a scoop of vanilla protein powder.

·        A cup of milk with a scoop of chocolate protein powder.

·        V8

·        A protein/fruit smoothie.  Below is a simple recipe.

            Simple Fruit and Protein Smoothie

            Ingredients:

            1.5 cups of fruit (use any fresh, frozen or canned fruit)

1/4 c. 100% fruit juice

2 TB. flaxseed meal (it makes the shake thicker and provides those fats you get from salmon - Omega 3’s)

                                    1 Scoop Protein Powder 

Mix first 3 ingredients, adding water until it’s the consistency you like.  Add protein powder.  Continue blending until smooth.

 Eat (or drink) breakfast!  Start your morning off right - give yourself the edge you need to keep you energized all day and your metabolism peaked.

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