Healthy Meals, Part 1: Breakfast

Ahhh, breakfast…breaking the fast…’the most important meal of the day’.

If it’s so great why is it so hard to have a healthy meal at breakfast?

Many of us think eating cereal with a few slices of toast is a healthy start to the day. Many of us would be wrong!

You are what you don’t eat

Just take a look at the nutritional panel of the cereal you’re eating. Yes, even the so-called healthy muesli. While you’re at it also peek at the bread and the spread you’re using.

Chances are you’re eating a great big bowl of sugar.

Are you eating sugar or breakfast?

You’re not eating a healthy meal, that’s for sure. What you have in sugar and carbs you’re going to miss protein, fibre, vitamins and minerals.

Not eating enough protein and fibre is a recipe for feeling hungry in just a few hours. You know, that familiar mid-morning snack.

Healthy meals, healthy appetite

Enjoying more healthy meals more often will, over time, change the expectations of your body and mind. Soon you’ll start craving healthy meals instead of junk and sugary snacks.

Here’s a few ways to get more healthy meals into your life.

• Sugar fix – every day, every meal look for ways to slightly reduce the amount of sugar you’re consuming. If you have 2 sugars in coffee, make it 1.
• Take your time – at first preparing healthy meals will take some mind power and time. You’ve got to get used to the idea. So think about a few breakfast ideas the night before or while shopping.
• Green scene – have some green vegetables with lunch and dinner. Throw some spinach leaves on the side. Oh yeah, then eat them.
• Go Low – try introducing low GI (low glycemic index) foods into your diet. This is a whole new topic but low GI foods are easy to find. Plus you’ll find they fill you up for longer…less snacking.

A low GI cereal is a great start

Enjoy!