Why Eat Breakfast?

It's been said many times over, breakfast is the most important meal of the day. But why? What's the big deal? It's tough to fit preparing a meal in a busy morning when you're trying to book it out the door. But this article in one of my favorite blogs brings up the ever long issue.

When you do a little research, the subject of skipping breakfast sounds valuable. Skipping a meal in the morning forces your body to live off what you ate before you go to bed. For most of us, that can go on 12+ hours without food. You need to fuel your brain to walk, talk and think from the glucose breakfast brings.

Breakfast is also a great way to get in your nutrients for the day. Skippers may find it hard to make up for missing 1/3 of your major opportunities for vitamins and minerals.

And the age old myth about skipping breakfast helping lose weight? Wrong! Eating a well balanced breakfast actually helps keep your metabolism in check. Refusing to fuel your body after hours of sleep can actually lead to over-eating later on in the day.

So, even if it's just a bottle of juice, fruit and a granola bar, give yourself the chance to start each day on the right foot with breakfast!