Try The Breakfast Experiment

Many people have a love/hate relationship with breakfast. You either love your morning cereal or eggs with toast or you are totally bored with the typical breakfast options. Some people get so sick of their morning meal that they just skip it and wait until lunch or even dinner to eat. Study after study has shown that eating a good breakfast is the key to health. It boosts your metabolism, keeps you energized and helps with weight loss. It literally breaks your fast after sleeping all night. I never tell people what to do, but if you are not eating breakfast, ask yourself why? Did you eat too much the night before? Do you not have enough time in the morning? If breakfast fuels your day, can you see the difference between whole grains, protein and veggies versus a doughnut and coffee? Try expanding your idea of what breakfast should look like. It doesn't have to be fruit and cereal or waffles and eggs. Vegetables, whole grains, fish and other highly nutritious foods can be eaten at any time of day, including morning. You'll find recipes here, that will help you broaden your breakfast palette. Try this "Breakfast Experiment." You can find the complete exercise in my book: Integrative Nutrition: Feed Your Hunger for Health & Happiness, but the idea is to try something new every day for one week. Immediately after you eat scrambled eggs, for example, journal how you feel. Wait for two hours and then go back to your journal and write down how you feel. This exercise helps a lot of people tune into their body to find the foods that work best for them. Sample diary: Day 1: Scrambled eggsrnRight after eating I felt:rnTwo hours after eating I felt: Day 2: Bagel and coffeernRight after eating I felt:rnTwo hours after eating I felt: Day 3: Fresh vegetablesrnRight after eating I felt:rnTwo hours after eating I felt: