A Healthy Start (Things You Should Know)

With each meal it's important to combine complex carbohydrates and protein. And the most important meal of the day is.. dun dun dun. Yep breakfast!

Now I know you've heard that a million times but shrugged it off. Now I'm going to tell you why you really shouldn't do that if you want to have a great figure and want to have optimum health.

An Empty Stomach

You need to eat small meals every 2-3. This may seem extreme at first but it's necessary to avoid the body going into what's known as starvation mode which stores extra fat. You are fasting when you sleep plus I doubt you ate just before bed so tack on an extra 3 hours to that.

We're estimating that your body went 11 hours without food and now you wake up first thing in the morning with an empty stomach.

Add In Some Fruit

The best time to eat fruit is anytime before 4 pm. Starting your day with the natural sugars contained in fruit gives you plenty of opportunity to work off those sugars before bed so your body won't store them. Have a full serving of fruit either in your oatmeal or on the side, this starts your day with a good helping of fiber.

Fiber contains antioxidants which clean out and purify the body on an ongoing basis. They make you go to the bathroom more and emptying your body of nasty toxins.

Here are some fresh fruits that are great for morning time:

• Pears
• Any kind of citrus
• Kiwis
• Apples
• Melons
• Peaches
• Any kind of berries

These can be eaten on the side at meal time or later for a healthy snack.

The Truth About Cereal

Avoid all boxed cereal in the stores. Most of them are loaded with sugar, salt, preservatives, chemicals, beached flours, and other junk. I wouldn't trust them no matter what they say on the label. If you love cereal and feel that you'd much prefer that over oatmeal or eggs then make your own. The best ingredients to make an awesome cereal are:

• Flaxseed
• Bee pollen
• Wheat germ
• Oats
• Nuts

The wheat germ and flaxseed have the essential fibers your body needs and the bee pollen has a multitude of minerals and vitamins. Now with these foods on your table at breakfast you can start you day out properly and give you body the jump start it needs.

Now just because you had a healthy breakfast doesn't mean you can just chow down on anything else you'd like throughout the day. Try going for some well known healthy cookbooks. I'm not just talking about the random recipe books you find at Barnes and Noble.

Do your research! Listed here are 3 of my favorites that help keep me on tract. I used to think eating healthy was bland and disgusting till I learned of some great recipes that go along well with my lifestyle.

The Mediterranean Diet
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Paleo Cookbook by Nikki Young
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Detox Diet Secrets
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