Dear friends, when was the last time you've ever taken your breakfast? o.0 Don't be amuse by my question, because i do know some friends whom have no habit of taking breakfast. Apart from these minority who doesn't take breakfast daily, a major of the people i know, including my family members, takes unhealthy breakfast. What is unhealthy breakfast? Some common examples:
1) Economy fried beehoon/kway tiao with chicken wing.
(First meal of the day, you start with oily, deep fried, high fat food?)
2) Two half boiled watery eggs with coffee/tea/milo from coffee shop.
(Egg is good. But you can do better than just 2 miserable eggs. No complex Carbohydrates? vitamins? Pretty soon you'll be hungry again.)
3) Two slices of white bread/biscuits with coffee/tea/milo/milk at home.
(White bread is junk with loads of sugar, switch to whole grain bread. Whole grain is complex carbohydrate. Biscuits are simple carbohydrates with high fat.)
4) Fishball noodles, buns and other noodles.
(Only carbohydrates. You need more nutrients than just carbohydrates.)
5) Fast food restaurant breakfast.
(No need to comment. Deep fried and more fried. Coke is king of sugar! Full of crap.)
6) No breakfast, i got no time.
(This is the worst of all. Breakfast is the most important meal, how can you skip?)
These are the common breakfasts i heard, basically to sum it all up, all these breakfast are mainly carbohydrates and sugars from coffee/milo/tea. Carbohydrates is needed as fuel for your body to walk, work, play and everything. Without carbohydrates, you will feel no energy at all. But we need to take complex carbohydrates instead of simple carbohydrates. To cut long story short, complex carbohydrates makes you feel full over a longer period of time, thus you won't eat alot and won't feel hungry fast. Compare eating 5 slices of white bread and 5 slices of whole grain bread, you will feel the difference.
So what is my typical breakfast i take everyday?
Oatmeals is a must! Very good source of complex carbohydrates. I love to add milk to my oatmeals, so that it tastes smooth and creamy. Milk is a good source for calcium and protein. I choose low fat slim milk instead of full cream. And one food every one tends to miss, fruits! Fruits give good fiber, vitamin C and many other vitamins! Can't do without fruits! If you want to slim down, you need fruits! If you want free from illness, you need fruits! Eat the fruit instead of juice, for the fiber! I have two different fruits everyday. I never had enough of fruits :) Apples, dragonfruits, bananas, kiwis, grapes and papayas are my favourites. Complex carbohydrates, protein, calcium, vitamins, all these good nutrients must be including in your meals, especially your breakfast. Breakfast is the 1st meal of the day, after your body starve for the night, therefore should not be ignored. |
