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Gotta have breakfast

Why Breakfast Really is the Most Important Meal of the Day

By now, you’ve probably heard that breakfast is the most significant meal of the day. Many Americans, as well as people around the world, still skip breakfast or only drink coffee for breakfast. When you include breakfast in your daily routine, you will have a much healthier diet.

No matter how it sounds, breakfast is a healthy start to the day. It is common for people to sleep for 6 to 9 hours without eating, and sometimes longer if they have not eaten since dinner the night before. As a result, breakfast is the first meal you’ll eat for a very long time. Proteins, for example, cannot be stored in the body and are therefore not available, so the body needs you to replenish these “low” levels. Like a match, breakfast ignites the day. Your body really needs it in the morning for energy.

It is also beneficial to have breakfast first thing in the morning so that you can avoid a variety of illnesses and diseases. If you don’t eat for a few hours, your sugar levels are probably out of whack. Therefore, consuming breakfast balances out the sugars in your body, helping to prevent diabetes. Eating a healthy breakfast also prevents you from overeating at lunch because you’re so hungry. A lot of health problems come with obesity, including heart disease.

Many vitamins and minerals can be found in healthy breakfast foods like eggs, fruit, and bran cereal. You can’t make up for the loss later in the day if you don’t eat these things in the morning. Nutrients make your body function properly, so always be sure you get enough. If you eat a healthy breakfast, you’ll choose more nutritious foods throughout the day, so that your body gets the nutrition it needs.

You can make a huge difference in your diet by setting aside 15 minutes every morning to eat breakfast. You should try to get at least three different food groups into your breakfast. For example, you can eat whole grain toast (bread food group) with peanut butter (protein food group) and a banana (fruit food group). Add milk to that, and you’ve hit a fourth food group. Even grabbing a piece of fruit or a muffin is better than skipping breakfast altogether. It doesn’t have to be a heavy pancakes and sausage meal every day. Breakfast is essential for overall health!

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My go-to

My go-to breakfast. This is my favorite breakfast. It’s creamy and sweet with crunch from the toasted bagel. I have a blueberry bagel toasted with butter for crunch, peanut butter for my protein, and sliced banana for sweetness and potassium. This and a hot cup of coffee is my morning fuel to get the day started.

This morning I have some errands to run, then family time. After all that is done, I will still have the energy to focus and work on my upcoming book.

It’s the simple things in life that power me through the day. I hope you take the time to try this bagel.

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Mini Naan Bread Tacos

Fast, easy, and somewhat healthy. Naan bread tacos. Chicken, grilled corn and black beans, mozzarella cheese, and an avocado ranch dressing. Cook everything the night before then heat and assemble the next day for your lunch.

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Pupusas anyone?

So if you are in Waynesboro Va stop by Gio’s Salvadorian Restaurant and get the Pupusas. It’s a very good dish. We got the chicken pupusas. Was our first time eating anything like this. Let me tell you they are HUGE and you get three of them. The slaw that comes with it makes the dish pop and gives you that needed crunch. It was two of us eating these and we still brought two home as leftovers. It’s a nice place to visit and they are very clean. So stop by and check them out

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Mexican Sandwich

So this Mexican Sandwich is amazing. You can get it at Al Carbon in Charlottesville Va. I highly recommend it. We try to go here every time we are in the area. This sandwich has rotisserie chicken, ham, avocados, mayo, onions, and some amazing cheese. You don’t always think of sandwiches when you visit a Mexican Restaurant. We always get a side of plantains. So so good. So if you are in the area check them out. You won’t be sorry.

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Taste of India

Taste of India in Staunton Virginia is a great place to try if you are in the area. Great don’t, atmosphere and service. We got three different dishes and shared them. All came with rice. We had Chicken Curry, Chicken Mushroom, and Mango Chicken. Also plain naan bread, chicken naan bread, and lamb naan bread. So if you are in the area visit them.