The report is due in two hours. Or perhaps you’re in the middle of a mid-term exam. Or you’re making sales calls. Suddenly, bam! Around 10:30 a.m. you hit a wall. All you want to do is look out the window.
Hmmm…what did you eat for breakfast?
I hate to say, “I told you so,” so I’ll turn to Mom, who has said it countless times: Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. It’s the meal that’s designed to supply a third of the macro and micro nutrients your body needs to run without a hitch.
So what are you eating each morning to do all these things? A cup of coffee gulped down on the go? A cup of sugary yogurt and a muffin eaten at your desk? Nothing at all?
Your body deserves so much better than that. And so do you!
When you eat a good breakfast, your day goes smoothly. No growling stomachs, low blood sugar shakiness, or wandering attention to keep you from nailing those big goals you’ve made for yourself.
What Breakfast is Right for You?
One of the best—and most fun—ways to find out which foods serve YOU most powerfully is something called the Breakfast Experiment. For one week, eat a different breakfast each day. Record in a notebook what you ate, how you felt immediately after the meal, and how you felt again two hours later.
- Day one: Scrambled eggs with spinach
- Day two: Bean soup or a bean salad
- Day three: Oatmeal
- Day four: Boxed breakfast cereal
- Day five: Muffin and coffee
- Day six: Fresh fruit
- Day seven: Fresh vegetables
Feel free to repeat the experiment for another seven days with different foods each morning. Which breakfasts made you feel energized? Which ones didn’t? After the experiment, try adding in more of the foods that made you feel great!
Read on for my favorite daily breakfast recipe, the one that makes me feel best.
Sauerkraut Egg
Take your simple egg and do it one better. Fermented sauerkraut replaces salt, adding tangy, briny flavor and gut-healthy probiotics.
Serves 1
1 T olive oil
1 cup packed spinach leaves
1 egg
1 T sauerkraut
Warm the olive oil in a large sauté pan over medium heat. Add the spinach and sauté for a few minutes, stirring occasionally, until wilted. Remove spinach and place on a plate. Without cleaning the pan, crack the egg into the pan and cook until whites are solid enough to flip, a minute or two. Flip the egg and cook for 10 seconds. Turn off heat. Let egg continue to cook for about 30 seconds. Remove egg, place on top of spinach and top with sauerkraut. Serve immediately.
(Excerpt from Gutsy: The Food-Mood Method to Revitalize Your Health Beyond Conventional Medicine) For 56 more great recipes free of the most common food triggers, check out Gutsy here.
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