The Importance of Eating Breakfast

"Research has shown that individuals who skip breakfast often feel tired, irritable, or restless in the morning. On a positive note, breakfast eaters have better attitudes at work or school, display higher productivity and are more capable of handling tasks that rely on memory. Additionally, those who enjoy breakfast usually have more strength and endurance as well as better concentration and problem-solving ability. "

"Research has shown that individuals who enjoy a nutritious breakfast are more likely to achieve a healthy weight . . ."

"Additionally, individuals who enjoy breakfast also tend to engage in greater physical activity."

Quotes taken from:
12 Fast and Easy Breakfast Ideas
http://www.active.com/nutrition/Articles/12-Fast-and-Easy-Breakfast-Ideas.htm



What is your experience eating/not eating breakfast? Do you agree with the statement(s) above?

I don't know if its true or not.

I know for myself, I do better if I have something small in the morning. I've got my dried fruit, plain greek yogurt and Rice Chex routine along with a mocha bulletproof coffee consisting of coconut cream (about 20 ml), 4 g of light Coffeemate (dry), quarter cup of milk, 5 g of unsweetened cocoa powder, and two heaping teaspoons of instant espresso (because I don't really have time or patience to brew a doggone thing at the insane hour I often get up)

Even the breakfast has been prepped the night before so I just throw stuff together and toss it down the hatch before running out the door. (and the coffee follows me in a thermos to be drunk on my way to work) I suspect these things are fairly individual though.

My body doesn't want anything but coffee until about 11 am. Once in a great while I get a desire to eat breakfast.

"Research" will make almost any claim people want to hear. I don't know if your article is true for everyone but I certainly don't fit the discription of the non-breakfast eaters in it.

I like how a lot of pro breakfast studies are funded by cereal companies.

I guess all those people who do Intermittent Fasting must not have any energy.

I eat breakfast, but not straight away when I wake up - I have it about 10:30am. Saves the need for a mid morning snack.

"Research has shown that individuals who skip breakfast often feel tired, irritable, or restless in the morning. On a positive note, breakfast eaters have better attitudes at work or school, display higher productivity and are more capable of handling tasks that rely on memory. Additionally, those who enjoy breakfast usually have more strength and endurance as well as better concentration and problem-solving ability. "

"Research has shown that individuals who enjoy a nutritious breakfast are more likely to achieve a healthy weight . . ."

"Additionally, individuals who enjoy breakfast also tend to engage in greater physical activity."

What is your experience eating/not eating breakfast? Do you agree with the statement(s) above?

I eat breakfast every day (unless I'm sick or ate way too much dinner the night before and am still full). I'm still tired, irritable and restless, have a generally poor attitude at work. I haven't noticed breakfast ever playing a big role in my weight (which fluctuates) -- except that one thing that has worked well for me for dieting was to make my breakfast pint-sized (100-200 calories vs. 300-400). I've actually found that eating too much at breakfast makes me want to continue the trend throughout the day.

I will say that I think better with food, so I'll give them that one.

I tend to think that people who eat breakfast tend to engage in more activity not because they ate breakfast, but vice versa. People who engage in a lot of physical activity often wake up hungry and the thought of going into the day without food is just plain miserable. Some days the thing that wakes me up is being so hungry that I HAVE to eat.

Everyone is different.

Studies would show that the "average" person likes cheese, lettuce and tomato on their burger, with mayo, ketchup and mustard.

Studies would show that the "average" person prefers cream and sugar in their coffee.

I prefer my burgers without cheese, 8 slices of tomato, no mayo, no ketchup, and maybe a little spicy mustard.

I will not drink coffee that has been defiled by "Coffee Ruiner #1" or "Coffee Ruiner #2" as I call them.

Just because the "average" person feels tired, irritable or whatever because they skip breakfast only indicates that there is some increased percentage of persons for whom that is true.

For me, I feel sluggish if I eat more than just a very small portion (maybe a cup of blueberries), and I find that if I do eat breakfast, I am far more likely to eat a bigger lunch. That's just the way my physiology works.

research can prove or disprove anything.....

This ^^^

I don't eat until 6pm most nights and I am never hungry before this time. I think its more to do about conditioning and adaptation than anything else not science per say because science can approve or not approve a certain way of eating and we all know that meal frequency meals squat.

Hitting your macro targets for the entire day is more important than 1 meal. It doesn't matter when you consume your food. Just hit your targets.

When i eat a regular breakfast i tend to eat more in the day. When i dont i tend to eat less. Skipping it works for me so i save my calories for later in the day when i really want them!

Everyone eats breakfast, it means " breaking the fast"... I happen to eat breakfast around 11-12 most days. Doesn't mean I'm less active or less fit than someone who eats right when they wake up. Nutrient timing is not important when it comes to weight loss or fitness.

this.
sometimes ill grab a piece of toast or something small before walking the kids to school, but i dont typically have a meal until about 11, sometimes 12

I eat breakfast because I wake up hungry.

I don't eat breakfast because it's "the most important meal of the day" or that I'll lose more weight because I'm eating breakfast.

I eat it because if I don't, my stomach starts to growl in class and then I spend the rest of the lecture time trying to quiet the growls (still haven't figured out how to). Not really a good use of lecture time.

If I don't eat a good breakfast, I'll be ravenous by the time lunch comes and I'll be so busy trying to satisfy my hunger that shoving my face with junk won't seem that bad of an idea.

I typically eat breakfast within 1-2 hours of waking up. Some days that means 7 am. Other days that may not be until noon.

I don't eat breakfast because it's "the most important meal of the day" or that I'll lose more weight because I'm eating breakfast.

I eat it because if I don't, my stomach starts to growl in class and then I spend the rest of the lecture time trying to quiet the growls (still haven't figured out how to). Not really a good use of lecture time.

^^ except this is me at work, irritable, stomach growling, and tired. But my job requires some physical exertion, so I need something... not a lot, just something before I start.

The old scientific consensus was that you had to eat early to get your metabolism going. Lately, I have been reading about science saying that fasting for 12-16 hours every day (that is, for most people, from evening until lunch) is healthier. Early humans ate when they could, which was not necessarily three times a day, let alone "five small meals spaced through the day" as many weight-loss guides advocate.

Studies show that most studies are biased and not worth the money the government throws into it. :bigsmile: