BLOG / Eat Clean
Is Breakfast Really That Important
by briangryn | July 22, 2018 | Eat Clean
Is breakfast really that important? ?It?depends?who you talk to?
Mainstream media and big cereal companies (e.g., Kellogg) have always stressed that breakfast is the most?important?meal of the day.
I would beg to differ.
Breakfast is the most?marketed?meal of the day. Why?
Because any company that convinces you to eat their cereal, bagel, or Pop Tart owns your breakfast, as most people eat the same breakfast daily.
Studies?show that due to our stringent breakfast routines, consumers have strong brand loyalty to certain cereals.
How about those?Tony the Tiger?ads that got tens of thousands of children to eat Frosted Flakes every morning for years?!
(I actually was one of those kids! Before I got into health.?
)
Most breakfast cereals rank just behind cookies, candy, ice cream, and sugary drinks as a source of?dietary sugar.
Also, instant oatmeal and/or instant cream of wheat is highly processed as well.
So two questions:
1. Should we eat breakfast at all?
That is up to you? If you are eating something?processed?(bagel, muffin, pancakes, donuts, or pastries) or with large amounts of?sugar?(most yogurts or anything with??instant??in front of it) ? I would?avoid?breakfast, and have black coffee or green tea or?
what I have.?
You can break your fast with a?healthy lunch?and save time in the morning.
Also, by skipping breakfast, you?balance?out your fasting and feeding times.
The human body is?designed?to go periods without food.
Most people think that eating first thing in the A.M. will give you the fuel to start the day, but your body has?plenty of left over fuel and?glycogen (when that runs out ? fat) stored inside of you.
Glycogen?is your most easily accessible energy source and can last for days.
If we?start eating?the minute we roll out of bed and do not stop until we go to sleep, we spend almost all of our time in a?fed state.
2. What do we eat for breakfast if you are going to have it?
Eggs?are a good choice, and you can get creative with how you make them (scrambled, omelette, sunny side up, etc.) and what you put in them (veggies, cheese, avocado, etc.).
Most importantly, avoid?anything processed or that you would throw in your?microwave. So no?bagel, muffin, or pastry with the eggs.
So the?bottom line?is that marketers and big corps want you to think that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, when it actually is just?another meal.
For a while, I was?convinced?as well, but after researching and skipping breakfast myself, I realized it wasn?t a big deal.
I had even more energy to work out and/or go to work all in a?fasted state.
Also, short-term fasting leads to?several changes?in the body that make fat burning easier. This includes?
reduced insulin, increased?
growth hormone, enhanced?
epinephrine?signaling (adrenaline), and a small boost in metabolism.?
So figure out if?breakfast?is that important for you, and you will see that it?s not all it?s hyped up to be.
Have a great day!
.png)
