Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. We’ve all heard this saying, and with good reason. Breakfast is our chance to refuel our bodies after 10 hours of overnight fasting while sleeping.
Making smart decisions about what we eat in the morning can boost our energy levels, focus and productivity, helping us energize the world!
Conversely, choosing the wrong breakfast can give us a quick boost, but leave us feeling tired and lazy when it’s time for lunch. We may even be tempted to make other poor food choices throughout the day to compensate. Here is a list of the 15 worst breakfast foods to avoid that you can eat every day. You will be shocked by some of them, especially number 15!
1. Cereals with high sugar content and highly processed ingredients.
We all know that baby cereals in colorful boxes should be avoided due to their horribly high sugar content. But even more dangerous is that breakfast cereals advertised as “healthy” options are also high in sugar.
In fact, we love breakfast cereals. Cereals are a super quick, easy, healthy and nutritious way to get your morning loaded, ready to start the day. But only if they’re made with whole grains and no added sugar. Popular puffs, honey-topped cereals, and frosting cereals (from established brands or the equivalent in the supermarket) will often contain a lot of sugar.
Aside from the long-term health consequences of consuming too much sugar, a high-sugar start to the day will only sustain energy levels for a very short time. But once this tempting dish has been fully digested, we quickly find ourselves hungry and most likely turn to another unhealthy option.
Be sure to check the nutritional values of your cereal and make sure that there are no added sugars. Choose a whole grain, high-fiber cereal that will keep you full until lunchtime. Choose whole-wheat cereal, unsweetened corn flakes, and traditional oatmeal, but avoid microwaved porridge, which can often contain hidden sugar syrup for added flavor.
