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Breakfast, while not strictly the most important meal of the day, is essential for providing your body with ample energy throughout the morning, setting the tone for your eating habits in the coming hours. It’s a common misconception that skipping meals, in particular breakfast will save you calories and make it easier to lose weight, but this is actually contrary to the truth, and avoiding eating when you’re hungry may have a negative impact on your metabolism over time, causing weight gain instead of loss.
Because of this, making sure to eat a nutrient dense breakfast each morning is vital for a healthy body regardless of your goals, and if you struggle with fatigue, there are certain foods which you can eat to provide yourself with the energy needed to thrive throughout your day. Instead of turning towards high sugar cereals that are quick but offer little nutritional value, there’s one breakfast that experts suggest eating regularly to kick fatigue to the curb while fueling your body to feel its best.
In order to beat fatigue, it is actually important to prioritize calories within your breakfast, so long as they’re coming from a nutritious source. “The word calorie is simply another term for energy. This means the food we eat will naturally give the body energy to perform the necessary tasks,” explains nutritionist Lisa Richards.
If you’re lacking in energy or feeling weak and depleted, this may be your body’s way of telling you that it’s lacking certain foods that can provide more sustenance to your diet. Therefore, one breakfast which has been known to offer ample energy to your morning is an egg scramble, or eggs with toast for a healthy serving of protein and carbs to fuel your day.
Many people opt for less nutritious breakfast options such as cereal or frozen waffles as they’re quick to throw together when you’re in a rush. However, you’ll notice that these meals will often spike your blood sugar before consequently causing a crash shortly after, leaving you exhausted and hungry which is not conducive to a healthy lifestyle.
Fortunately, many egg dishes can actually be prepared in advance, cutting out cooking time in the morning so you can have a breakfast on the go which does more to fuel your body than other quick fixes.
“You can also add in nutrient rich ingredients like peppers, onions, spinach, and garlic to give you a rich source of antioxidants and vitamins. These will help fuel your body with what it needs to fight off inflammation, toxins, sickness, and other conditions that deplete your energy,” notes Richards, suggesting an egg bake for a meal you can dig into throughout the week without carving out time to cook each morning.
Adding other healthy ingredients such as antioxidant rich vegetables to your eggs will help to improve the nutritional value of your meal even further with calories derived from vitamins and minerals essential for a healthy, balanced, and well fueled body.
High in protein and healthy fat, eggs are one of the best breakfast options for sustained energy throughout the morning as they can provide a boost to both your muscles and your brain so you can feel your best. Paired with a healthy carb like whole wheat toast, this meal will continue to release energy throughout the morning rather than spiking your blood sugar, so you should feel great for hours to come after eating an egg-based breakfast.
In turn, this will limit overeating as well, making it easier to maintain a healthy weight, or create a balanced and safe deficit for gradual weight loss. Cooking eggs doesn’t have to be a major time investment in the morning, and can make a profound impact on exhaustion, for heightened energy levels and alertness as you go about your day.
