The problem with most American breakfasts is that they are a prescription for disaster and will only worsen your health.
When you plan your meals you can immediately exclude:
Doughnuts
Cereals
Fruit Juice
Waffles and pancakes
Bagels and Toast (even whole grain organic types)
ALL cereals (even whole grain organic types)
The confusing issue for many will likely be why whole grain breads and cereals are not recommended. While there are some people who can tolerate and even thrive on them, it is safe to assume that you are likely not one of them.
Grains rapidly break down to sugar in the body and stimulate insulin production. So, if you:
Are overweight
Have high cholesterol
Have high blood pressure
Have diabetes
you will best be served by avoiding these foods.
so go for more things like eggs, nutts, yogurt, veggie juice (best if made yourself) or homemade oatmeal. get you and your kids day off to the right start!
There are two major problems with breakfast cereals:
Their high sugar content
The grains (carbohydrates, which also break down into sugar)
On average, just one serving of a typical children’s breakfast cereal equates to more than 90 percent of the daily sugar intake for sedentary girls aged 9 to 13.
Regardless of the “healthy fiber” content of the cereal, consuming that much sugar is not going to promote good health. Foods high in added sugar contain little in terms of essential vitamins and minerals, and the calories they contain are not made up of important micronutrients needed for health and growth.
Reducing sugar intake should be on the top of your list regardless of whether your child is currently overweight or not, because it’s been proven over and over that sugar increases insulin levels, which can lead to:
High blood pressure and high cholesterol
Heart disease
Diabetes
Weight gain
Premature aging, and more
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