Not someone who is important for breakfast, I try breakfast every day for a week.
Breakfast must have protein, fiber, and healthy fat.
My breakfast included eggs, oatmeal and yogurt.
Eating breakfast every day for a week is not impressive, it's something that almost everyone does every day of their lives. But I have to say something rather controversial and clearly not approved by nutritionists: I hate breakfast and I consider it the worst food of the day.
Since I was a child, I had abstained from the breakfast tradition, ate my first meal at lunch, but it was not due to lack of desire. I tried to form healthy eating habits several times and I failed, much to my mother's disgust. But who can say that I can't try again?
Determined to maintain New Year's resolutions and lead a healthier lifestyle in 2019, I decided to try breakfast again, eat it every morning for a week.
First, some basic rules: as someone who likes breakfast food and usually eats omelet full of vegetables for dinner, I have to have breakfast before 11 o'clock in the morning. every day to regard this challenge as success.
And, to be responsible, I will also choose to eat at least one meal every morning, rather than choosing juice or smoothies with sugar. The aim is to have breakfast, so, damn, I'll do everything I can to be responsible. It's a week, it can't be too difficult. Right?
Before starting my one-week effort, I spoke with Leslie Rosenbruch, a registered dietitian and nutrition manager from the Department of Endocrinology, Nutrition and Weight Management at Boston Medical Center, about the importance of breakfast and any advice I might have for breakfast. people looking for help. Form healthier morning habits.
According to Rosenbruch, what you eat at breakfast can be an important factor in what you choose to eat throughout the day.
"Eating a breakfast of refined carbohydrates, such as cereals sweetened with sugar, makes us hungry shortly after consumption. It's better to eat a balanced diet to help control appetite and hunger levels," he said. Rosenbruch emphasizes that a balanced breakfast consists of the same amount of protein, fiber, and healthy fats. For example, a piece of whole-wheat bread, some ripe avocado slices, a handful of cherry tomatoes and eggs will gather to create a perfect and balanced breakfast. "Protein, fiber, and healthy fat will maintain energy levels and make us full for a long time."
For Rosenbruch, breakfast should be taken two hours after waking up and, for those who hate eating in the morning, RDN recommends starting little by little, consuming boiled eggs, fruit with peanut butter, Greek yogurt or smoothies. protein to build your metabolism. The goal is to eat foods that provide "sustainable energy" which will ultimately help control hunger and provide plenty of nutrients.
With Rosenbruch's advice, I started my breakfast trip.
Day 1: This isn't too bad.
This breakfast contains protein and fiber. Marilyn la jeunesse
Doubtful of bombarding my stomach with heavy food, I began the one-week breakfast challenge with an alternative to Daiya strawberry yogurt with a banana and a cup of Peet coffee that was just made. Like breakfast in the morning, I don't like yogurt or yogurt-style food, but I make an exception with this creation filled with coconut.
This breakfast has almost everything Rosenbruch recommends, alternative yogurt has 6 grams of protein (same as your standard egg), while bananas meet the fiber category. What I need is a healthy source of "good fat".
I had breakfast around ten in the morning and found that I was not really hungry for lunch until 1pm, even though I waited until 2pm. Before studying the second meal of the day.
Day 2: Breakfast full of cellulose protein.
This breakfast sandwich is not fully full. Marilyn la jeunesse
Having a little extra time in the morning, I decided to make breakfast for myself. Leaving aside a balanced suggestion from Rosenbruch for breakfast, I prepared an egg and cheddar cheese in a lightly roasted English muffin. I added a few sprinkles of hot sauce and served this breakfast full of protein with fresh coffee. Almost immediately I regret the choice I made.
With a healthy amount of carbohydrates and protein, my breakfast lacks fiber and "good fat". Maybe this is the reason why I found snacks just after finishing breakfast. Personal note: add a little avocado to the sandwich if you will enjoy and maybe a few strawberries on the side, just in case.
Day 3: preparing breakfast is the only choice for lazy people
This portion of breakfast lasts long. Marilyn la jeunesse
Before the breakfast challenge, I bought a bag of Granny Smith apples that I had to bring to work and eat with one side of peanut butter filled with chia and linen. However, life escaped me and I found a bag of green apples that slowly rot on my kitchen table and the need to prepare food for breakfast. This is how my idea of oatmeal was born on Sunday morning.
I followed this recipe Once Upon a Chef, replaced the recommended apple with my grandmother and set aside beans, raisins, vanilla extract, and baking powder (just because I didn't have these ingredients and it was below zero outside). from) I also replaced milk filled with lactose with almond milk.
After about 45 minutes in the oven, my baked breakfast is ready and worth waiting for. With lots of fiber and protein, oatmeal with baked apples is a hot meal in the morning that you want to eat on a cold winter day. This baked creation is very large, so I keep the remaining breakfast foods filled with apples for the rest of the week, keep them in the fridge for your safety.
Unlike other breakfast foods that I have so far, apple oats have made me feel satisfied and satisfied for almost five hours, a real achievement for someone who always eats snacks throughout the day.
Day 4-6: Repeating breakfast can be boring.
Three days later I found myself repeating breakfast food. On the fourth day, I enjoyed an egg and cheese sandwich with water. I learned from my mistakes before and added bananas to this food to add fiber. Unfortunately, I ran out of avocados and sacrificed "good fat" once more.
On the fifth day, I chose to eat my baked oatmeal ice cream with a Dirty Lemon drink. I find that drinking water with lemon in the morning usually makes me feel better than if I drink coffee for the first time, although I can't say that it blends with oatmeal which tastes like an apple pie.
On the last day of my breakfast challenge, I ate apple oatmeal again (seriously, the recipe I used made a lot of things and lasted a long time in the fridge). This time, I combine oatmeal with alternative black cherry Daiya yogurt to get some of the benefits of extra protein. I also put the Sunbutter over the oatmeal to make a more balanced breakfast.
My last breakfast. Daiya
Day 7: Well, the breakfast isn't too bad.
I ran on the last day of the breakfast challenge with Daiya's alternative blueberry yogurt and tea Trader Joe's Winter Wake Up. I want to do something far more complete at the end of breakfast, but it's time to fight me when I wake up 30 minutes after my alarm goes out.
I was happy that the challenge was over because I would not be forced to swallow my breakfast before leaving home, but in the end I learned a very valuable lesson: breakfast was an important part of that day. This may not be my favorite food, but I have a new appreciation for breakfast.
During my one-week challenge, I found that breakfast was easier than I thought. In the past, breakfast made me sick with stomachache and nausea, so I missed it altogether. But, this week, I ate slowly and found that breakfast helped me feel fuller longer and had fewer snacks.
If this challenge teaches me one thing, whether preparing breakfast early can make breakfast easier. Some breakfast recipes that are easily prepared for dinner include chia dishes for breakfast and oatmeal at night. For someone like me, who doesn't qualify as an early riser, prepares breakfast the night before or buys easily taken breakfast food can mean a world of difference.
Additional content: I started preparing a more balanced breakfast on weekends.
Breakfast is the most important food today, right? Marilyn la jeunesse
While I still haven't fully adapted to eating a full meal before noon, I have committed to preparing nutritious and balanced meals over the weekend. Taking Rosenbruch's advice, I came to my imagination on a Saturday morning scrambled egg with cherry tomatoes and avocado slices, although the jury was still considering whether the sprinkling of jalapeño hot sauce that dampened my eggs was considered "healthy".