Last Updated on April 17, 2024
At one time or another, everyone has heard that “breakfast is the most important meal of the day”. While that is not necessarily true all the time, it is a meal that is not worth skipping! Eating breakfast has a way of keeping our internal clock in check, helping with weight management and even heart health.
Eating a healthy breakfast and also reducing calorie intake later in the evening can help reduce the chances of cardiovascular diseases, obesity and diabetes. Our bodies use the sugar and excess calories much more efficiently when consumed in the morning, and naturally the body goes into resting mode in the evening and at night.
The constantly on-the-go society that is now present makes it more common to skip breakfast all together and have snacks through out the day. When finding yourself in a battle for time, it is important to try to think ahead and grab a healthy food such as a fruit smoothie or a granola bar that can be eaten for breakfast.
Planning ahead becomes important for hectic mornings but can also help through out the day to ensure that over indulgence doesn’t take place just because it seems easier to graze continuously rather than sit down to eat a portion controlled meal.
Since eating breakfast is not the only recipe for a healthy weight and a healthy heart, you also have to be careful with what you are eating through out the rest of the day and be weary of late night snacking. It is suggested to keep the kitchen off limits after dinner, if you must eat later than usual, keep it light and keep the proteins lean.
Another tip is to be careful if you plan on eating ‘many small meals’ during the day because it is often unrealistic and instead of small meals, they become average or oversized meals and the calorie intake becomes too large.
Eating breakfast and a balanced diet throughout the rest of the day, including fruits, vegetables, low fat dairy and lean proteins can drastically cut your risks for heart diseases, obesity and diabetes.
The time of day that we eat, is proving to be almost as important as what we eat.
