Hello dear readers!
It is Friday - how wonderful, how spectacular, how fantastic... except for those of you who have weekend shifts of course. But still - lets delight in the fact that it is Friday, and the weekend is a breath away.
I hope you are enjoying these daily health tips. Be sure to check out the other tabs as I've recently added a recipe, a workout, videos, and photos!
Here is your Friday, day 4, week 1, health tip! Enjoy!
Eat Some Breakfast!
Countless people skip breakfast today because they are "too busy." They rush around the house in the morning, getting themselves ready, only to run out the door five minutes late, stressed out, and on an empty stomach. Then 10am roles around, and they start to have a strong urge for sweets or heavy carbs.
Eating breakfast is easier then you think it is. And
way more important then you think it is.
Here are some benefits:
- Decrease in stomachaches and headaches
- Eating breakfast has been linked to individuals making healthier food choices throughout the day
- Increases feelings of "fullness"
- Linked to eating fewer calories at lunch
- Linked to healthier overall weight, body image and BMI
- Breakfast helps people feel more "motivated" and increases ambition
- Increases cognitive performance
- Increases visual perception
- Increases spatial and short term memory
- Increased body image
- Decreases overall rates of illness
- More strength and endurance to engage in physical activity
And these are just some of the benefits. This list is nowhere near extensive.
Myth: Skipping breakfast does NOT make you skinnier. If anything, it actually makes you GAIN weight.
Be smart - eat some food.
Check out a sample of my breakfast:
- 1 egg w/ cut up spinach
- 2 cups Greek non-fat yogurt
- 1 cup natural granola
- 1/2 cup fresh fruit
Key ingredient? Protein. And tons of it.
Secret? Variety.
Protein fills you up. Keeps that growlin' hunger at bay.
In that breakfast I had food from all the categories: veggies, fruit, meat/beans, grains, and dairy. Keeps me happy, and healthy.
So go ahead, eat some breakfast - it'll make you smarter, stronger, happier, healthier.
Stay tuned.
