Importance of Consuming a Healthy Breakfast

July 14, 2024

Eating a healthy breakfast is the best way to start your day as it is a great opportunity to consume nutritious foods that provide your body with energy, protein and essential vitamins and minerals first thing in the morning.

Benefits

Provides energy for the body and brain at the beginning of the day. Breakfast refuels the body with energy and replenishes blood glucose levels that went down in the night.
Leads to better concentration, attention span and problem-solving ability.
Helps in weight management, because often skipping a meal leads to overeating at the next meal.
Boosts metabolism.

Healthy Breakfast Ideas

Consume vegetables, e.g., tomatoes or mushrooms, legumes, baked beans, to increase the vitamins, minerals and fiber contents of your breakfast.
Choose whole grain cereal with low-fat or nonfat milk topped with fruit.
Make a fat-free yogurt, fruit and bran (one teaspoon) as a breakfast smoothie.
Eat a vegetable omelet with whole-wheat bread as a side and a small cup of juice.
Have half a cup of foul (fava bean) without adding oil and eat with a piece of whole-wheat Arabic bread.
Have fat-free cheese with vegetables on whole-wheat bread as a breakfast sandwich.

Healthy breakfast meals typically consist of: Low-fat or non-fat milk, whole grains or unsweetened cereals, fresh fruits or unsweetened juices, vegetables and low-fat protein (low-fat cheese, hard-boiled egg or egg omelet) and green tea.

Consume limited amounts of the following foods at breakfast as they do NOT support your health and well-being: sweetened juices, fatty and sugary pastries, white bread and refined cereals, a lot of jam or honey and sausages.