Breakfast: the one meal to rule them all?
It is perhaps the most neglected meal of the day, forgotten in the morning rush to get to work or school on time.
Breakfast can be the meal that slips under the radar, an easy thing to lose when there is so much else to get done before you head out for the day.
But a good breakfast does not have to be difficult.
"I think that we've got some great cafes that are serving beautiful breakfasts, and also just within our own homes preparing things like muesli, yoghurt and fruit, which is one of the most nourishing, simple and quick to prepare breakfasts that's around," dietitian Maree Taylor told Helen Shield on ABC Local Radio Tasmania.
According to Dr Taylor, the key to creating a good breakfast comes down to several different factors, all of which contribute to a tasty meal and a healthy lifestyle.
"I think there are four main ingredients to a healthy breakfast.
"The first one would probably be wholegrain carbs or cereals, because this gives us sustainable energy, fibre and essential nutrients.
"The second one would be protein, proteins in foods that are rich in calcium, because this really is a great opportunity to get in on the milk or soy milk, yoghurt and some cheese.
"A serve of fruit, which counts toward our two serves a day, and that fruit could be fresh fruit but it also could be poached fruit, stewed fruit or frozen fruit.
"And a drink for hydration," she said.
These do not have to be mutually exclusive, and can be combined in various combinations such as wholegrain muesli or oats covered in yoghurt with some chopped up fruit spread throughout it.
You have probably been told that breakfast is the more important meal of the day and Dr Taylor said there are health implications that most people should be aware of if they continually skip it.
"As a dietitian I'm lucky enough to probe into people's dietary habits everyday and one of the things that always astounds me, two things really, is if they don't eat breakfast they really struggle to get enough fibre and also find it difficult to get enough calcium," she said.
Along with an increase in fibre and other nutrients, it can aid in improving concentration and overall mental performance.
Research from the Harvard School of Public Health has also shown that men who skip breakfast may increase the risk of having a heart attack by 27 per cent, compared to those that eat breakfast.
Breakfast does not have to be elaborate and in the end it really comes down to some good choices and personal taste, with there being many different ways to make a good breakfast.
"It's fun to experiment and try different cultures breakfasts, but I always come back home and enjoy my favourite usual breakfast, which is really just a good muesli and some nice yoghurt, usually with some berries, whether they be fresh or frozen," she said.
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