You are what you eat | Part 1.

 I have decided to do a series of posts showing my very own ''Food diary.'' This is a way to help me keep track of the food I eat and to show the types of food I prefer to eat throughout the day and how it can change on a daily basis depending on how I feel.

Is breakfast the most important meal of the day?

But it’s actually true, breakfast can make or break a diet, because breakfast helps set the tone for the rest of the day. If you’re one of those people who think skipping breakfast is a good way to lose weight... think again. Here are the top reasons why you should definitely eat breakfast, every day.

1. Break the fast. Ever think of what "breakfast" means? Your body responds to not eating for hours and hours by slowing down it's metabolic rate. By eating breakfast, you wake up your metabolism and get burning those calories you need to burn to lose weight.

2. Eat more, weigh less. Researchers have repeatedly shown that people who eat breakfast have a better chance of losing weight, and keeping it off. When you skip meals, you’re so hungry by lunchtime which can cause over eating.

3. Are you interested in doing better at work and school? Breakfast helps wake you up. People who eat breakfast are more alert and awake ready for the working day.

4.5. Skipping breakfast makes you grouchy. Studies show that people who eat breakfast tend to be in better moods. Breakfast gets you started on the right track for the day. If you start out with a healthy breakfast, then you set the mood for lunch.

Here are my recent breakfast choices, a mixture of fruits, dried fruits, nuts & seeds - This all goes nicely with natural pro biotic yoghurt, porridge, milk or these could possible be an extra cereal topping. I like to have a warm drink with my breakfast as this helps settle my stomach in the morning, so I like organic green tea, it's fresh & is the perfect way to start off your day. I prefer to eat little and often, so I will also have a mid morning snack before lunch.

Jessica xo