| When it comes to choosing what to eat and | | | | metabolism firing up. Good things to eat for |
| when to eat it becomes difficult in picking out the | | | | breakfast are as follows: |
| right foods. Breakfast is the most important meal | | | | Fiber One Cereal- High in fiber, vitamins, protein, |
| of the day. This isn't only because your doctor | | | | and low in calories and sugar. |
| has told you this your whole life! Breakfast is very | | | | Kashi Cereals- High in fiber, many vitamins, |
| important because it is the meal that gets your | | | | proteins, moderate calories and sugar. |
| day started. Breakfast can bring you lots of | | | | Quaker Oatmeal- Plain or packaged. Nutrition |
| energy and stamina if the right foods are chosen. | | | | varies on flavor and what is added to each dish |
| If the wrong foods are chosen then you can find | | | | (fruit, nuts, etc.). Try to aim for the 'Less Sugar' |
| yourself feeling sluggish and slow. | | | | Quaker Oatmeal packages. |
| The first step to breakfast is eating something | | | | Fruit- High in minerals, vitamins, and natural sugars. |
| when you first wake up. This "first wakeup" meal | | | | Provides the perfect balance of energy and |
| can be between thirty minutes to an hour after | | | | nutrition. |
| waking up. The reason you want to eat | | | | Eggs or egg whites- Eggs are naturally high in |
| something within the first hour of waking up is so | | | | protein and fat. Eating them in the morning will |
| that you boost your metabolism. Overnight your | | | | give you sufficient protein and fat for a morning |
| body has only itself to burn calories from. While | | | | meal. |
| the burning of calories is much lower than that | | | | *Another option to eating healthy for breakfast |
| during they day, it still occurs. We want to also | | | | meals is to constitute fat-free, skim, or an |
| take in this first snack so that we can boost are | | | | alternative milk for breakfast instead of whole |
| metabolism from rather slow (sleeping, idle) to | | | | milk. Whole milk contains much higher fat content |
| fast and speedy. Now since you might not be | | | | than a low-fat or fat-free milk with just about as |
| very hungry within this timeframe it is best to | | | | much taste quality. |
| take in a little snack. Something within the | | | | Above are just simple and basic foods to eat for |
| one-hundred to two-hundred calorie range should | | | | a healthy breakfast. These can be tweaked |
| be sufficient (something like an apple or another | | | | accordingly to satisfy taste and nutritional value. |
| similar fruit). | | | | There are many other things to eat for breakfast |
| Time for work, what to eat? | | | | so don't limit yourself to these couple items. |
| If you have made it this far then you are | | | | REMEMBER that breakfast is the meal of the day |
| probably feeling pretty decent in the mornings | | | | that will prepare your body for the coming hours |
| (this is said because most people find themselves | | | | ahead of you. Don't fee like you have to starve |
| skipping breakfast for that latte at Starbuck's on | | | | yourself to lose weight and eat healthy. You |
| the ride into work). From here you are most likely | | | | should always take in some form of low calorie |
| wanting to know more on what to eat for your | | | | snack every three hours to keep your |
| morning meal. The main course and the first meal | | | | metabolism in balance during the day. Eat your |
| of the day should be similar to the snack you had | | | | breakfast! And don't skip it for that morning latte |
| when you first woke up. You want yet again | | | | from Starbuck's! |
| something that will continue to keep your | | | | |