Breakfast Matters

Get set for the day with an energy boosting breakfast

Breakfast Matters

What makes a great breakfast?

A heart-healthy breakfast such as two pieces of wholegrain toast with Flora spread, a glass of juice or a piece of fruit and a tub of low-fat yoghurt, provides energy and essential nutrients like omegas 3 and 6, calcium, iron, fibre, vitamin D, B-vitamins, folic acid, magnesium, and zinc. Those who skip breakfast miss out on these important nutrients, and often find it difficult to get enough of these nutrients during the rest of the day.

Eating a high-fibre breakfast can help to regulate your appetite and minimize over-eating later in the day. Both adults and children who eat breakfast regularly tend to have healthier body weights than breakfast skippers. And being at a healthy weight is just one way to maintain a healthy heart.

Finally, eating breakfast might just put you in the right mind set to pick up a few other known heart healthy lifestyle behaviours. Breakfast eaters of all ages tend to engage in regular physical activity, choose healthier foods and don’t smoke.

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