4. Muffins and pastries
Muffins are delicious, but let’s face it, by eating a muffin for breakfast you’re almost allowing yourself to eat a cake for breakfast and surely it’s just for our anniversary every year? ! Even a muffin sold to us that is “healthy”, such as a fruit-filled blueberry muffin, is more or less a cake.
That said, a blueberry muffin should at least have fruit, which is a healthier choice than a regular muffin or worse, a chocolate chip muffin. Blueberries are a great source of antioxidants and vitamins that help maintain a healthy immune system, so if you choose muffins for breakfast, choose one with fruit. And even then, save them for regular enjoyment!
Salty muffins may also be a better choice, but watch out for cheese muffins that are high in saturated fat. We’ve seen muffins made with zucchini and low in sugar, which may not leave you craving sugar, but they certainly won’t help you start the day. The same goes for the baskets of delicious pastries we see in hotels. They are definitely left to the hotel and holiday treats if we want to avoid the sugar overload at breakfast!
5. Fruit juice
Who doesn’t love coffee and orange juice for breakfast? As a small addition to another well-balanced breakfast, there’s nothing wrong with a small glass (about 150ml) of fresh fruit juice. The problems start if you drink more than that every day.
If you think about oranges, how many can you eat at once? One or two is our prediction. But if you have a glass of freshly squeezed orange juice (homemade or store-bought), you can consume twice as much.
Oranges are good for health, like all other fruits used to make juice. They contain high levels of vitamin C and other vitamins and minerals. But fruit also contains fructose, a type of fruit sugar. So if you eat an orange or two, you won’t be consuming much fructose. But drink four or more oranges in one go, like a drink, and you’re consuming more sugar than you think. So, if we only drink fruit juice for breakfast, we may feel hungry soon after.
Fruit juice also removes the fiber content of the fruit, since you don’t eat the pulp. Fiber is important for good gut health. So eat whole fruit and limit your juice intake. And definitely get rid of fruit juices with added sugar!
