Happy Tuesday y’all! It’s time for the weekly Healthy Food Series!

Well guess what! We’ve successfully completed 3 months of Healthy Food Series and I am super stoked about the success rate! 9 super interesting and knowledgeable posts, with close to 1400 likes and 110 comments – Guys, we are on a roll! “Healthy Living” has never been this brilliant! Well, carrying on with the ritual of mindful eating habits and living a healthy life, here comes my latest post to a “healthful lifestyle” that not only keeps you appraised with the newest food trends but also helps you lose those extra pounds and (this time) break some myths!

1 SKIPPING BREAKFAST IS A GOOD WAY TO LOSE WEIGHT FASTER (HELL NO!)

There is no doubt about it , that as the first meal you eat in the morning, breakfast sets the tone for the rest of your day. Despite this, an estimated 31 million people skip breakfast every morning (NPD, 2011), with most saying they are too busy or just do not feel hungry. People sometimes erroneously believe that skipping breakfast is a good way to cut extra calories from their diet! (If only so!) Disastrously, this plan often backfires.
So what makes breakfast so important? One reason that breakfast is a critical meal is that it jump-starts your metabolism early in the day. The amount of time that passes between dinner and the first meal of the morning is the longest your body typically goes without any food. Eating right away implements your body with energy that controls your metabolism for the rest of the day (Consumer Reports, 2015). Additionally, people who skip breakfast tend to have increased levels of “ghrelin”, a hormone that has been associated with hunger. This may cause you to feel hungrier later in the morning, leading to overeating or an energy crash.
A healthy breakfast is a simple formula – complex carbohydrates plus protein plus fruit. Regarding complex carbohydrates – consider making steel-cut oats, buckwheat pancakes, whole-grain toast, bran cereal, oat bran muffins, or muesli. Then, add a source of protein (eggs, yogurt, a glass of milk, a protein smoothie, peanut or almond butter, or cottage cheese). Finally, add a piece of fruit to round out your meal. Walah! Get-set-go for an awesome “fully charged” day!