I few years ago I got an epiphany. I suddenly realized the true importance of breakfast - well, the true importance of having a good one to be more specific.
Now you might say...
"duh, come on, we've all heard about how vital it is to eat well in the morning.”
Well, let me tell you - it wasn't that I didn't know it before; the difference was that I hadn't truly experienced it myself. This time, I started to really feel and believe in the old saying
"breakfast is the most important meal of the day"
Why?
Simple because it's true. But you might be in the same position I was in a few years ago. So what I want to accomplish with this post is to get you to experience yourself the importance of breakfast. Trust me, it will be worth it. Let's get going!
First, let me just say that this is not just about whether you should, or should not, eat breakfast. No. What I write about is why you should make sure you eat a totally awesome first meal that fulfills two main things:
By fulfilling these two simple requirements, the quality of my life has spiked. Both my mind and body are ready for new challenges every day and I always have the energy to go for what I truly want.
Actually, if I hadn't realized the importance of breakfast, this entire website wouldn't even exist - I simply didn't have the energy before.
So let me break down these a little and explain how I managed to get so much more energy into my life. By eating a great breakfast, I nowadays:
But why is it so? How does it really work?
To me, the reason behind why a great breakfast gives you energy is threefold:
I believe bullet point number 2 is the most crucial here. The importance of breakfast is in essence all about being one step ahead. If you know you're gonna need lots of energy in the upcoming day, then why not charge your batteries accordingly?
So now we know what you can get by eating a great breakfast and we also know why it works that way. The third and final step of this post is to get you moving forward. Here's a list of 10 of my absolute best food tips on what to include in your breakfast:
So in order to really experience the difference in energy level I suggest a small test.
Keep going with your normal routine for a week (meanwhile you can learn more about what to eat in the morning) and write down these things each and every day:
That's it. That's not too hard, is it? Then do the same after you switch to having power breakfasts instead :-) And in the end, compare your results for a final evaluation.
I bet that you will be blown away by the difference you will be able to see after eating a healthy and energetic breakfast each morning - That is the importance of breakfast.
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Thanks for reading! By Matthew M. McEwan
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