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 Post subject: Get in the Breakfast Habit
PostPosted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 12:30 pm 

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Got sent this this morning

It has been said many times, breakfast is the most important meal of the day. After a long period without eating your blood sugar levels will be low. Skipping breakfast can mean your body will start to crave something sweet and you'll end up snacking on unhealthy foods. Start the day with a filling and nutritious meal and you will give your metabolism a kick start. You'll feel full until lunch time with no temptation to snack your way through the morning. Some studies have also shown that eating breakfast (high carbohydrate/low fat) can make you more alert and assertive to face the day.
Get In the Habit

Overcome the reasons not to have breakfast and make it part of your day. If you're too busy in the morning, prepare as much as you can the night before. If you can't stomach anything first thing try just a glass of pure, unsweetened fruit juice, a banana, yoghurt or slice of toast. Get into the habit of trying different dishes at breakfast and enjoy it!
Breakfast Cereals

Go for a low-calorie muesli (no added sugar or salt) or a high fibre cereal - such as Weetabix or Shredded Wheat with semi skimmed or skimmed milk. Add some fresh fruit - a sliced banana or dried apricots - to add natural sweetness and help you resist the sugar. (They also count towards your daily fruit and vegetable quota). Check out our Tried and Tasted Breakfast Cereals.
Fresh Fruit Salad

Fresh fruit salad will provide a slow release of energy to get you through until lunchtime and also give you a healthy top up of vitamins and minerals. This healthy choice will motivate you to make healthy choices throughout the day. Peel and slice a few of your favourite fruits, top with a dollop of natural bio-yoghurt and enjoy with a slice of bread and honey. Alternatively, if you've got a blender, pop the peeled and cored fruit in with the yoghurt and teaspoon of honey and make a delicious fresh smoothie.
Egg and Soldiers

Egg and soldiers isn't all bad. Eggs are an excellent and compact source of nutrients, are relatively low in calories (75kcals each if boiled / poached) and contain very little saturated fat. Use wholemeal bread for the "soldiers" and resist the butter / spread - try marmite instead! Accompany with a glass of fruit or vegetable juice.
Traditional English

You don't have to miss out on your traditional Sunday breakfast. There's nothing wrong with a cooked breakfast as long as it's a "grill up", not a "fry up" - fried foods hold the fat! Lean bacon is a good source of protein, trim the fat and grill. Eggs contain iron and calcium - to get the benefits poach or boil. Add some low-sugar, low-salt baked beans and a grilled tomato. Accompany with some toasted wholemeal bread and a glass of unsweetened fruit juice. Let your breakfast digest and then enjoy a Sunday morning walk (depending on your weight you'll burn between 90-190kcals walking moderately for 30 minutes).


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PostPosted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 5:59 pm 

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I am not been an egg person - I will stick to my cereal in the mornings :)

I never go with out it other wise I get headaches :(


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PostPosted: Thu Mar 08, 2007 4:55 am 

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I usually eat brown bread butter and milk and banana. I add sliced banana?s to milk and add honey to it instead of sugar. My stomach will be full until 11:30, and then I usually drink orange juice and which will help me to stay till lunch.


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PostPosted: Thu Mar 08, 2007 6:23 am 

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do you mix the 3 together - like blending then ? or do you just let the lumps go into your mouth ?

Sounds nice and sweet :)


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PostPosted: Thu Mar 08, 2007 7:46 am 

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Teaser wrote:
do you mix the 3 together - like blending then ? or do you just let the lumps go into your mouth ?

Sounds nice and sweet :)



Yeah I mix all of them, but I don't blend them I just make pieces of bread and cut bananas into slices then add them to milk. Yum yum very tasty why don't you try it ;)


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PostPosted: Thu Mar 08, 2007 8:40 am 

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Yummy yummy I might get the boyfriend to make it now :) sounds lovely

I have just yelled it out and he has just said there is no honey so he has gone to get me some - bless him


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PostPosted: Wed Jun 06, 2007 12:51 pm 

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wow, nice this sounds really good; I sometimes skip preparing the breakfast and go for some junk food, but in the days i manage to stay eat it home, i go for some yogurt and bananas, some times a pancake;
your alternative seems pretty good.


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PostPosted: Thu Jun 07, 2007 3:40 am 

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i take one glass of milk and an egg with bread every morning. so i dont think that i should need to worry for my breakfast diets.


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PostPosted: Thu Jun 07, 2007 5:19 am 
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I must say eat so much at the breakfast after that i dont eat for all day.I know it is bad but i cant prevent this as my life style shaped like this.


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PostPosted: Fri Jun 08, 2007 2:21 am 
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then re-shape your lifestyle, because it's not a healthy one to eat one meal a day ... your blood sugar gets WAY crazy and it will cause you to gain more fatty tissues, or for your body to convert your energy into fat to store it ... this is an easy lifestyle trend to change, i wouldn't be complacent with it ... i'd change it immediately, if i were you ...


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