WHY BREAKFAST?

If you are a regular reader of this blog, you know I always stress eating a healthy breakfast.  In fact that is one of the major points in the last several posts about making a commitment to your diet and health.  To be honest with you, I was never much of a breakfast eater earlier in my life.  Once my health situation, diabetes, required me to eat breakfast I discovered that it is easy to eat a healthy breakfast, it has improved my overall health, and it really does cut back on snacking and overeating throughout the day.  So for those of you who are like I used to be, I will keep nagging at you to make the change!  Below are a few of the reasons why eating a healthy breakfast is important:

• Better performance at work, school, etc.  Studies have shown that those who eat breakfast have a more positive attitude toward their work or school causing them to perform better.  A Boston study showed that children who started eating breakfast raised their test scores significantly and were late and/or absent less.
• Better nutrition overall.  Skipping breakfast can make it hard to get all the nutrients the body needs on a daily basis.  People who eat breakfast get more of the needed nutrients.
• And here is the big one!  Those who eat breakfast have better weight control.  When you eat a healthy breakfast, your body's metabolic rate revs up first thing in the morning.  This allows your body to burn calories faster than if you skip breakfast.  It is a proven fact that breakfast eaters maintain their weight more easily without those roller coaster ups and downs.

Once more allow me to remind you, we are talking healthy breakfast!  Not coffee and donuts!

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