The ideal breakfast is the one that makes you feel your best, experts say.
And that, nutrition experts say, may be a mistake.
“All of our meals are important; I don’t think breakfast is the most important meal,” Dr Starr said. But it “kick-starts the process for our body to function properly.”To maintain healthy blood sugar, energy and fullness levels until your next meal, getting the right balance of protein, fibre and unsaturated fats at breakfast is important, said Lauren Harris-Pincus, a registered dietitian in New Jersey.
Your nutrient needs will depend on your weight, activity level, age and health conditions, Dr Lichtenstein said. Your body needs protein to maintain your muscle mass, metabolism and physical strength , Harris-Pincus said, but it can use only about 25 to 35g of protein per meal for those purposes. If you consume more protein in one sitting, your body will either use it as energy, store it as fat or excrete it.
But it so happens that many healthy breakfast foods in the United States are packed with those nutrients. “Any whole, plant-based food is going to have lots of phytonutrients,” she said, which are antioxidants that protect your cells from damage.Coffee and tea can also provide some antioxidants and be part of a nutritious breakfast, Dr Connolly-Schoonen said – just don’t overdo it on the sugar or cream.
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