MAKING TIME FOR BREAKFAST

For most people, mornings are a frantic rush to get to work (or and/or school) on time, and regular morning meals are a fantasy rather than a fact.
The fact is, breakfast really is the most important meal of the day. Your body relies on glucose (blood sugar) for energy in much the same way your car requires petrol. Without a constant supply of energy, your body will tire and stop functioning.
Breakfast supplies you with an initial boost of energy that not only speeds up your metabolism, but provides you with enough glycogen reserves to see you through the morning as productively as possible.

There are many quick breakfast options that can be eaten on-the-run or prepared in less than 5 minutes. Here are a few ideas:
•Stay away from cereals high in sugar as they are burnt quickly in the body, resulting in a sudden drop in blood sugar levels. Cereal companies are now producing low fat, delicious sustained energy release cereals.'
•Make cereals more interesting by adding low fat flavoured yoghurt or fruit.
•Instant oatmeal (it comes in different flavours) is a good option for chilly mornings.
•Sprinkle oat bran, wheat bran or flax seed meal on cereal for extra fibre and more slow release of energy.
•Cut up different fruit and for fruit salad drizzled with yoghurt.
•Fruit smoothies are made in a blender by mixing fruit, yoghurt and milk. Add some
oat bran if you want a slower release of energy. They are delicious and can be eaten (drunk) even in the car.
•Keep a few breakfast bars and small yoghurts around for panic stricken mornings.
Breakfast is all about being prepared, having a routine and not compromising on your or your family's good health.