Monday, January 27, 2014

My Favorite Breakfast

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day.  You hear this repeatedly.  Whether it's watching the news, Dr. Oz, or in school.  The problem is what is the next step.  It isn't enough to know simply breakfast is the most important, but you also need to know what to eat.  Now there are many different views on what you should have for breakfast.  Some suggest meat and nuts, by Charles Poliquin, some suggest a high-fiber cereal, but I suggest a more traditional breakfast with a healthy twist.

My breakfast usually consists of two large whole eggs scrambled.  If you weigh less than me (195 lbs) or depending on your fat intake for the rest of the day I would use one egg or none at all.  The other portion of eggs is going to be egg beaters or egg whites.  (egg beaters are just dyed yellow they are actually egg whites)  I love cheese.  So I add a low fat 40 calorie a slice piece of colby jack cheese.  I usually add two slices.  I always have chicken sausage mixed into my omelet.  The kind I get is from Costco and has spinach inside it.  I sometimes add additional spinach as well.  I always have coffee in the morning as well with my breakfast.  For fruit I will have a banana or blue berries.  As for carbohydrates, I like to keep it low because I KNOW I will be getting more carbs throughout my day to balance it out.  The key to good nutrition is BALANCE*.  But if I was going to be burning a lot of calories from a hard workout that day I could throw in some whole-grain pancakes or toast.  Please let me know what is your favorite breakfast.  I love hearing what others eat.  And remember always plan your meals based on what you ate last.  If your last meal was really high in fat then try to make your next meal low in fat and etc.  It's about macronutrient distribution as well as calories!  Oh and fruits and vegetables for fiber and anti-oxidants, of course!
This is without the chicken**