Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. After a good night’s sleep of 7-8 hours, your body is in need of nutrients. Your body, after waking up and beginning the day, is in starvation mode. The hours you sleep will most likely be the longest break you have in between meals, and this triggers your body to hoard calories. Skipping breakfast can lead to weight loss problems and decreased energy throughout the day. 

The Best Way To Start The Day

Before your morning meal, in fact within 15 minutes of waking up, drink an 8-10 ounce glass of water followed by a small protein shake. 

Breakfast

Integrate protein, carbohydrates (simple, complex, and fibrous) into your morning meal. You are starting off the day on a healthy note that will keep you energized and keep your body at its maximum calorie-burning potential. Breakfast accounts for 25% of your metabolism. This means that, without this crucial meal you only have the potential to burn 75% of the calories that your body could normally burn off. In order to stay at 100% of your metabolism, it is necessary to eat breakfast, and then 3-4 other small meals throughout the day.

Great Breakfast Ideas

Also, try to incorporate healthy, well-rounded foods into your breakfast. Oatmeal is a great, filling meal, and you can add a lot to it. Clean foods high in protein offer all the nutrition you need, and it is a time saver. Eggs or egg whites are an excellent source of protein and can be cooked in a variety of ways to suit anyone’s tastes. 

Another high protein idea is low-fat cottage cheese. Add fresh fruit to any meal to get that sweet taste, as well as some much needed nutrition. When you are really out of time and ideas, a meal replacement shake or protein shake will offer all the nutrition you need in no time!