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Picking a healthy, diet-friendly breakfast is a great way to boost weight loss. Unfortunately, some breakfast foods do the exact opposite. In fact, certain popular breakfast foods pack in sugar. So if you’re choosing one of these high sugar breakfasts, you might be starting your day on the wrong foot.
With that in mind, keep reading for the one breakfast food no one over 40 should be eating anymore!
Pre-Mixed Oatmeal
Although oatmeal is commonly seen as a healthy breakfast option, pre-packaged and pre-mixed oatmeal can be the opposite. Smith
Isabel Smith, MS, RD, CDN, registered dietitian and founder of Isabel Smith Nutrition, told Eat This, Not That!, "When we choose premixed oatmeal, we typically get less fiber because the grain is generally more processed, and more added sugar."
Although pre-mixed oatmeal packages might be okay for your diet as an occasional treat, eating these on a regular basis could be preventing you from losing weight.
Getting enough fiber plays an important role in weight loss--and limiting added sugars where you can is also crucial (especially if you want to achieve sustainable, longterm weight loss). With that in mind, avoiding pre-mixed oatmeal might be in your best interest.
That does not mean you will need to spend a ton of time on your breakfast to make it healthy.
Instead, try this healthy oatmeal recipe--it's simple, delicious, and weight loss friendly!
5-Minute Healthy Oatmeal Recipe
What You'll Need: rolled oats, unsweetened almond milk, banana, vanilla extract, ground cinnamon, salt
Full Recipe: Fit Foodie Finds
