Breakfast – Get the best start to your day!

I LOVE breakfast – it is by far my favourite meal of the day.  So, I don’t need any convincing, but for those who do, here are some of the benefits of eating breakfast…

Benefits of Breakfast:

• Improved concentration and performance during the day.
• More strength and endurance to engage in physical activity.
• Breakfast eaters have been found to have more nutritionally complete diets – higher in nutrients, vitamin & minerals.
• Studies have shown that breakfast eaters tend to weigh less than breakfast skippers.
• Morning snacks tend to be healthier choices if you eat breakfast.

I would recommend you have breakfast every day, within two hours of waking.  Here are some ideas you could try for a quick and easy breakfast.

Some breakfast ideas:

• Wholegrain or high-fibre cereal (see my tips for choosing below) with milk or yoghurt and a handful of nuts or seeds.
• Low GI, seedloaf or rye toast with peanut butter or hummus or cottage cheese.
• Chopped fresh fruit with yoghurt and a handful nuts or seeds.
• Oats porridge topped with fruit, nut butter and cinnamon.
• Low GI, seedloaf or rye toast with boiled (boil in bulk for the week), scrambled (can be done in the microwave at work) or avocado or baked beans.
• Make muffins in bulk and freeze them for busy mornings – top with nut butter or cheese and eat on the go. Grab some of my favourite muffin recipes to get you started.
• Throw together a smoothie or prep & freeze some smoothie packs. Get some inspiration from our smoothie recipes.
• Prep overnight oats in advance to have on the go – how to make overnight oats

For more delicious breakfast recipes you may enjoy:

Some tips and tricks for choosing cereals:

• Ingredients are listed from biggest component to smallest. So, avoid cereal with sugar near the top of the list – save these for treats!
• Ideally look for cereals with less than 4 grams of sugar per serving and at least 4 grams of fibre per bowl / serving.
• Rather than adding sugar or honey – add flavour to your cereal (or porridge) with: a handful of raw nuts or mixed seeds or dried, fresh or frozen fruit.

Cheryl x