How to get breakfast right?

Breakfast can be difficult. A mixture of not being hungry first thing in the morning to simply not having the time to prepare anything worth eating, the excuses are plenty.Well, breakfast isn’t necessarily the most important meal of the day. There is enough research now to prove that dieting strategies like imitating fasting can get results if you are training in the gym and your first meal is around lunch time. For a lot of people though breakfast is an incredibly important meal. The most important thing is that you choose the right foods for breakfast or your first meal of the day.

The aim of this article is to help clear up any questions that you might have regarding this meal and how to use breakfast to fit in with your training.

Breakfast cereal – The UK’s most popular breakfast choice. Is it ok?

The breakfast choice for millions of people all over the UK. Easy and quick. Definitely a time saver but one that has limited health benefits. Make the wrong choice of breakfast cereal and you could end up with a breakfast high in sugar, fat or salt. If eaten too often this can contribute to weight gain and health problems, including tooth decay and high blood pressure.

For the majority of ABS clients, we make the first meal of the day high in protein and fat. This will keep your blood sugar levels nice and stable and stop an unnecessary spike. The options would include: eggs, smoked salmon, steak, low sugar yoghurt (if you could handle dairy), protein pancakes and anything really that is high in protein, moderate in fat and lower in carb.

If you’re training really early in the morning and have forgone breakfast then your first meal will be your post workout meal. You have two options.

Lower body fat levels: If you’re a lean person this will be your biggest carbohydrate meal of the day. You would want a meal low in fat with a good serving of protein and then a good serving of fast and slow acting carbohydrates. Options would include things such as: oats, protein powder and berries.