Breakfast
The Most Important Meal of the Day
For a really, really long time, breakfast has been proclaimed as the most important meal of the day. Numerous studies have statistically substantiated this claim. A claim some cereal companies are quick to support on their website. For some of us, actually probably for lots of us, breakfast does not require a lot of preparation. Pour some cereal into a bowl, pop a frozen thingy in the toaster, grab a piece of fresh fruit. Occasionally, typically on a weekend, a more creative, more involved breakfast might be on the menu. As such, there probably won’t be a lot of recipes listed in this section of Favorite Recipes. That said, check in from time to time. You just never know when a recipe just has to be shared.
To Each, His Own
Admittedly, in our house, breakfast is definitely a mixed bag. One of us typically has a bowl of cereal with a handful of still thawing fruit. Someone frequently skips breakfast more often than not and then complains midmorning about being hungry. And then there is Albert who frequently is up and gone long before breakfast. On days that he has breakfast with us, just be thankful that I won’t attempt to describe it. Trust me, it’s gross.
As stated above, weekends are often a different story. Sometimes we eat in and sometime we eat out. In or out, the menu might be biscuits and gravy, eggs, bacon, and hash browns, or maybe leftover pizza. Hey don’t knock it. Pizza is good any time, night or day.
To Fast or Not to Fast
While not for everyone, an intermittent fasting program – 16 hours fasting and 8 hours eating – is gaining popularity. Numerous studies similarly proclaim the benefits of skipping the traditional breakfast hour. It has been shown that the longer fasting period results in improved weight loss and fat burn. Like all weight loss programs, it alone is not the perfect solution. Needless to say, heavy consumption during the eating time slot can easily cancel the benefits of the extended fasting.