We've all heard the old saying that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, but do you know why? Here are a couple facts and science behind this theory which proves that your parents and grandparents were right after all!
Now obviously, food is fuel and energy for our bodies and without it we spend the day stumbling around in a fog and fighting off a headache and a bad attitude. Breakfast is literally just that, breaking the fast that your body is in from the night before.
The consumption of an early morning snack increases the metabolic rate (how fast you burn calories) and kick starts your body into gear, telling it what to expect the rest of the day. If breakfast isn't had, your body doesn't process your next meal as quickly and tries to hold onto those nutrients. Since it didn't get any morning fuel, it tries to hold onto the afternoon meal as long as possible — instead of burning it right away.
Studies have shown that weight loss can be more difficult and weight gain more prevalent in folks who opt out on the morning meal. Those who skip breakfast have a tendency to consume more food than usual the next chance they get to grab a bite to eat and also have a higher tendency to snack on high-calorie foods to keep hunger at bay until then.
EAT UP! and no coffee isn't a meal!
I typically eat 4 egg whites with one whole yolk
a slice of ezekiel bread or some kind of oat loaf i bake ( see my cinnamon and coconut coffee cake recipe on a previous post)
and some fruit or an avocado!
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