{"id":145,"date":"2014-06-10T01:45:36","date_gmt":"2014-06-10T01:45:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/youcanbestrong.com\/?p=145"},"modified":"2014-06-10T01:45:36","modified_gmt":"2014-06-10T01:45:36","slug":"breakfast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/youcanbestrong.com\/?p=145","title":{"rendered":"Breakfast?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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What’s the Deal with Breakfast?<\/span><\/h1>\n

Short answer. Eat up! Now, what to eat?<\/span><\/h3>\n

You hear everywhere… “breakfast is the most important meal of the day.” Turns out it is a true story. Studies show having a healthy daily breakfast assists your body in endless ways. I won’t bother you with the researched details because you could google it and find 29,800,000 results. However! To put it plainly… if you want to kickstart your metabolism you have to give it something to metabolize.<\/p>\n

Now what to eat? Hear are some ideas that give solutions for\u00a0the top excuses…
\n1. I don’t have time:\u00a0<\/strong>Then let’s make it quick or get it ready the night before. Here are some walk out the door breakfasts…<\/span><\/p>\n

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  • Morning Cereal:<\/strong> Layer non-fat greek\u00a0yogurt, berries (or your favorite berries), chopped nuts,\u00a0and organic high fiber cereal in a portable cup.<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Ezekiel Toast with Chia Seeds and Raisins: <\/span><\/strong>Toast, natural peanut butter, chia seed (for your get up & go), and raisins (or cranberries) for some sweetness. Bring a water bottle or be prepared to have your mouth glued until you get to work.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    2. I’m on a diet:\u00a0<\/strong>Then don’t sabotage yourself! Get your metabolism going with HEALTHY items.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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    • Egg whites, nitrate-free low- sodium\u00a0uncured bacon, 1 cup of fruit: <\/strong>A normal egg is fine but if it makes you uncomfortable or you have specific instructions from your doctor go for organic egg whites. Feel free to go for turkey bacon, but again make sure it is as natural as possible. Keep your fruit fresh!\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
    • Morning pizza: <\/strong>A personal favorite that I also use as a snack! Ezekiel toast, 1 sliced tomato, skim ricotta cheese, olive oil, salt and pepper. Spread, stack and enjoy!<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      3. I don’t feel like eating or drinking in the morning… my stomach is not used to it: <\/strong>Your body needs food… you have not eaten in probably 8-ish hours and if you did that during the day, you would be fairly useless. If you find that your stomach is sensitive then go for things that are gentle.<\/span><\/p>\n

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      • Homemade oatmeal:<\/strong>\u00a0A favorite recipe of mine is\u00a01\/2 cup organic oatmeal, 1\/4 cup water or skim milk, dried fruit, pure maple syrup or honey. The beauty of oatmeal is that you can vary up the recipes.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
      • Spinach omelet:<\/strong> 2 egg omelet with spinach (dairy is optional) and take it easy on the seasonings.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        My honest answer that I could have listed under all 5 categories: <\/strong>Shakeology.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>It has been a part of my daily\u00a0routine for 3 years now\u00a0and\u00a0It is the healthiest meal I have. It fills me up, gives me energy, replaces my multivitamin,\u00a0and takes 1 minute to make…including clean-up!
        \nWhen you throw something together that is optimum nutrition, whole foods, includes superfoods, and has NOTHING artificial in it… you can bet the farm that I am going to be all over it!<\/p>\n

        *Word of warning… other meal replacement shakes are NOT equal… most of them are sugar, empty carbs, and chemicals.
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