I’m constantly hearing from clients, conversations, consultations, etc., on how they are struggling trying to figure out what to eat for breakfast. Or, they don’t know what to eat for breakfast. The first thing I tell them is to eat “REAL FOOD.” Real Food? What do you mean? I eat a bowl of cereal with fat-free milk! That isn’t real food?You’d be surprised in what the vast majority of the public considers breakfast – cereal with fat-free milk, scooped out bagels with cream cheese, a cup of coffee, and nothing!! These are usually the clientele who want to lose weight, feel better, look better, etc., but, they are so conditioned to eating on the run, not taking the time to enjoy real food. This is why in my recipe and food section on my website i frequently post my daily breakfast items. I figured out that rather than telling them, show them how I eat. it’s like training a new client who is new to exercise – Tell, Show, Do!
Breakfast or, I should say, eating real food the first thing in the morning is the important thing you can do for the neurotransmitters in your brain. Why not enjoy a sense of mental clarity, energy, and well-being throughout the day without relying on coffee and energy drinks to keep you from crashing around 1pm-4pm? Not only when you skip breakfast and substitute it for meal replacement bars and cups of caffiene is this reducing your risk of losing weight, it is also causing your body to constantly run on the sympathetic nervous system, constantly hyped up and stressed.
As you can see, every meal has something from the EYE group. That’s your Proteins. Also included, is a healthy form of a Fat and, a Carb ( real carbs like low glycemic fruits). Breads, cereals, etc, are classified as “Non Foods.”
If you think of how you want to look, the body is shaped like an upsidown triangle. This is how you meals should look, large breakfast, smaller lunch and an even smaller dinner.
For more information on meals and nutrition I suggest checking out
https://web.archive.org/web/20120918105355/http://thepaleodiet.com/