Breakfast Dos and Don’ts
Continued from our Retreat & Renew Daily Tip.
Boost your breakfast’s good-for-you quotient with these four simple steps:
DO:
Get your juice on. Animal-based research from Texas A&M University
suggests that regular intake of antioxidant-rich orange juice or
grapefruit juice might help strengthen bones and guard against
osteoporosis.
DON’T:
Snub whole grains. Enhancing your morning meal with whole
grains—such as oatmeal, whole-wheat toast, or brown rice—may help
protect against heart disease, according to a study from Archives of
Internal Medicine.
DO:
Keep it low-glycemic. Ridding your breakfast of high-glycemic
foods (i.e., foods that spike your blood sugar levels) might help you
shed pounds—especially if you tend to work out right after your
morning meal. In a study from The Journal of Nutrition, researchers
found that sticking with low-glycemic foods (including muesli and
all-bran cereal) may help you burn more fat when exercising
post-breakfast.
DON’T:
Go fat-free. In a study published in the International Journal
of Obesity, scientists discovered that eating a carb-rich breakfast
and a high-fat dinner could contribute to weight gain and mess with
your blood sugar levels. Choosing healthy fats like almond butter,
salmon, or flaxseed, on the other hand, may help keep your metabolic
health in check.
