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Breakfast: The most important meal of the day

5 February 2009 9 Comments

Usually I don’t have breakfast before I leave home to go to work, at least that 15-minutes-breakfast people talk about. I swallow drink a cup of milk with coffee and I’m on my way. My son does the same and my daughter drinks her milk in the bottle while she is still in bed.

I know this is wrong, breakfast is the most important meal of the day but we never have time to sit down and eat quietly. But I want to change this because:

Breakfast should be a great source of nutrients and energy after 6 to 8 hours of sleep. If we don’t have a healthy breakfast our body will suffer from lack of sugar, vitamins and mineral and this can bring up illnesses and diseases. Of course we can try to make it up and eat a lot of food during the say but it’s not the same as having them in early morning.

Having a healthy breakfast prevent us from eating too much at lunch time because we are too hungry. Remember that eating too much at a meal can cause obesity, weight gain and these conditions can cause heart disease.

My husband leaves home earlier in the morning so we almost never meet in the morning, it’s just me and the kids. I believe that getting up 15 minutes earlier and sit at my kitchen table for 10 to 15 minutes with my kids will avoid the usual morning stress and will make us healthier.

I live in a country with a Mediterranean diet, so sausages, eggs, bacon are not part of our diet. My kids love cereals with milk and for me a cup of milk with coffee and maybe a toast would be great to make feel better during the day.

Having a healthy breakfast is definitely a goal for 2009. (as well as Be a Great Moma!!!)

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9 Comments »

derl said:

if i eat breakfast i get hungry quicker around lunch time then if i skip breakfast, so i usually just skip it and save the calories and have a snack instead

# 5 February 2009 at 08:32

Sara said:

I think having breakfast in the morning is the absolute key to a productive day. All it takes is a little planning when you go to the grocery store. Just make sure and buy some healthy breakfast items and you will be set!

# 5 February 2009 at 23:39

becky said:

i am absulately agree with you.in morning when your mind need some extra oxygen the level of sugar and carbohydrates should be good in your food.i used to have situation like you that could not take breakfast but now i wake up bit early and have my full nutritive breakfast and it helps me lots for whole day….thanx for sharing such a great ideas

# 6 February 2009 at 05:35