A table with a breakfast: red fruits, a toast with iogurt and red fruits, pancakes and a coffee

Do you know the 4 problems of your daily breakfast?

October 10, 2020 Fernanda Vasconcelos

1 More than 12% of sugar. In most cases, more than 20%.

Not a good help to maintain your beautiful curves.

Read your food labels. You have to know how much sugar it contains. The World Health Organization recommends that only 10% of the calories ingested is made of sugar. If you are trying to lose weight, I suggest you choose products with less than 5% of sugar.

Be aware of food advertised as “sweetened with honey”, because honey has 82% of sugar and only 0,2% of the fiber. It is healthier than white sugar, but we cannot eat a lot of it.

Be aware of food advertised as “containing stevia”. Although stevia is a natural sweetener with no calories, a lot of processed food has not only stevia, but also sugar and other kind of sweeteners.

2 Fast carbs (refined grains) that are quickly absorbed by your body…

...A guarantee that you will be hungry soon after eating it.

Calories aren't the only metric that matters. What truly matters is the nutritional value you get from those calories.

The same number of calories from leafy greens, nuts, seeds, meat, fish, and eggs can provide significantly more essential nutrients than calories from potatoes, white rice, refined pasta, or highly processed bread.

The fiber in leafy greens, nuts, and seeds supports gut health and nourishes beneficial gut bacteria. Meanwhile, the high-quality protein found in meat, fish, and eggs promotes satiety, helps regulate appetite, and supports muscle growth and maintenance.

It's not just about how many calories you consume, but about what those calories do for your body.

3 Processed food with a huge life shelf using a lot of artificial ingredients

...preservatives, artificial colours, artificial flavours, etc.

This is not a secret anymore. Processed food is not healthy. Before buying cookies, frozen meals or other processed food, quickly check the ingredients list. Is you see several ingredients that you don’t know, it is not a good sign. Check also the levels of sugar… they are usually high.

4 Made of ingredients that grew from conventional farming

...full of pesticides that can damage your health.

Organic food producers have to follow several rules to ensure food quality. Those rules vary from one country to another, but they were designed to produce food in a more natural and healthy way, for humans, animals and for the planet.

How to choose great alternatives!

Now imagine a new kind of breakfast, with a tasty bread, granola or pancake… that can be your everyday pleasure AND is super healthy. Yes! This is possible.

How to choose your breakfast?

Follow the 4 NOs rule:

1 no refined sugar,

2 no fast carbs (only whole grains),

3 no artificial ingredients,

4 no pesticides (organic products).

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