| It is always surrounded by silly excuse of lack of | | | | body will go in the starvation mode and make you |
| time. And still no one denies that fact that | | | | crave for snacks especially sweets. Impulsive |
| "breakfast" is the most important meal of the day. | | | | snacking on unhealthy foods can lead to weight gain. |
| Why such a hullabaloo about this early morning meal? | | | | So you motive of losing weight by skipping breakfast |
| Well, for starters, this meal comes after a break of 8 | | | | stays unachieved. |
| - 10 hours; hence your blood sugar level will be low. | | | | Try to choose healthy foods from at least two food |
| Since your body has gone with out food for such a | | | | groups each morning |
| long time, it needs nourishment to kick-start its day. | | | | - Fruits & Vegetables |
| Therefore "breakfast" is considered to be an | | | | - Grains |
| important and essential meal of the day. | | | | - Dairy |
| Breakfast benefits both, young and old. It is the key | | | | - Proteins |
| to jump start your muscles and your day. People | | | | A glass of pure fruit juice, bananas, yoghurt, |
| who eat breakfast (healthy) daily are more likely to | | | | low-calorie muesli with semi skimmed or skimmed |
| - Consume more vitamins, minerals and less of fat | | | | milk, fresh fruit salad with few spoonfuls of low fat |
| and cholesterol. | | | | yoghurt, fresh and raw veggies mixed with flavoured |
| - Increased strength and endurance. | | | | yoghurt, a slice of toast or plain bread with eggs, |
| - Better concentration and productivity all day long. | | | | boiled or poached are some of the options for |
| - Control over weight | | | | breakfast. Kids can enjoy a Smoothie with their |
| - Low cholesterol = no risk or little risk of heart | | | | favourite fruits; add dash of yoghurt or honey to |
| disease | | | | make it more delicious. |
| Children who eat breakfast are likely to have better | | | | If you look forward to eating different kinds of |
| concentration, problem-solving skills and eye-hand | | | | healthy foods for breakfast, you are less like to skip |
| coordination. They will be alert, creative, and less | | | | this meal. If time is your hurdle, think about packing |
| likely to miss days of school. | | | | your breakfast or eating on the 'run', its better than |
| If you think skipping this meal, will help you lose | | | | skipping it altogether. |
| weight, think again. By passing over this meal, your | | | | |