Friday, August 28, 2009

Is Breakfast a Part of Your Everyday Plan?






Breakfast is probably the most important meal of the day for many reasons. For one thing, this is the longest time period since your body has last eaten. It is sort of like a mini fast of several hours. That's why it is extremely important that you take the time to fuel your body in order to balance out your caloric intake over the course of the day in the best manner possible. This provides your body with the energy you need to get going!


Some people feel by skipping breakfast, they are thereby saving calories for later. This usually backfires and in most cases we end up being famished by the time our next meal rolls around. That's why the balancing out of our proper intake all throughout the day, keeps us satisfied and on target for the day. Always remember to add in a 100 calorie midmorning snack around 10:30 to ward off becoming overly hungry by lunch, plus, it's great for you. Add another low calorie snack in mid to late afternoon and it provides the same result. Some examples would be cantaloupe, a few grapes, a few nuts, a pear, banana, etc. This works beautifully.


I will be posting several examples of healthy breakfasts as I blog along the road of life. Today, I took a picture of my breakfast. I had to get on a chair to do, so I hope you like it! The total for this breakfast is approximately 350 calories with my coffee creamer included.


Here's the approximate breakfast breakdown:

Half of a Whole Wheat English Muffin 60
NonFat Yogurt 3/4 cup 110
Blueberries 15
Grapes 36
Banana slices 33
Honey 20
All Natural Smucker's Peanut Butter 1 teaspoon 35
Non Fat Coffee Mate Creamer 4 teaspoons 40


Total Approximate Calories for this Breakfast = 349

Have a great day everyone and a wonderful weekend!

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