Energize Your Morning
Last week I wrote about how you can eat to fight off the afternoon doldrums. But how can you start your day strong and full of energy? What can you eat at breakfast that has “staying power” to get you through until lunch without hunger pains taking over at 10 AM? Although the morning slump and being tired may have many reasons, one reason could be nutrition and what you are fueling yourself with at breakfast. Eat Breakfast – eat something . Your body has been on “starvation” mode all night and now is running on empty. You need to refuel to fill that empty tank. Eating breakfast will help you be more alert, improve your concentration and even help you keep the pounds off as you won’t be heading for the snack machine at 10 AM. Carbs – carbs provide the instant, short-term energy. But not the “bad” carbs, the highly processed white flour and sugar carbs. Eat the fruit for instant energy, the whole grains for a sl...