Here are a few good articles:
America's Worst Breakfast Foods (Yahoo)
Best & Worst Breakfast Cereals (Yahoo)
Ten Worse Breakfast Cereals (Dr. Mercola)
One article I read talked about coffee. It's not so much the coffee that's the problem, but the things you put in your coffee. I'll agree with that. But, it suggested using sugar free or soy creamers instead. Beware of these two things. Sugar free usually means aspartame or other sugar substitutes that are worse for you than natural sugar. And soy is not as healthy as the industry would want us to believe.
What You Don't Know Can Hurt You (Dr. Mercola)
The Evidence Against Soy (Dr. Mercola)
These are of course a great controversy, as most things surrounding health and wellness are now.
I encourage you to do your own research on both of these items.
But, back to breakfast─what are some better options for breakfast?
Many professionals agree that protein is your best bet for breakfast food. Not grains!
Here's a list I've compiled after reading several articles on the matter:
- Juiced veggies (with pulp)
- Eggs (one person can eat up to 1 doz eggs in a week without any ill-effects)
- raw milk products (not pasteurized)
- grass fed beef/bison
- fresh fruits (with pulp)
What to avoid:
- breads/cereals (especially white breads and sugary cereals)
- doughnuts
- pancakes and waffles
sources:
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2008/08/21/eggs-are-the-better-breakfast-choice.aspx
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2001/11/07/breakfast-part-one.aspx
http://nutrition.about.com/od/nutrition101/a/breakfast.htm
I find it interesting that most of what I've read about juiced veggies indicate that they're better than a cup of caffeinated coffee in the morning. The energy lasts longer, the nutritional content is way better, and it prevents overeating later in the day. Anyone want to try it out for a week and see what happens?
Here's an awesome website about juicing veggies:
www.juicingbook.com/veggies
Vegetable Juice Recipes
More Vegetable Juice Recipes
4 comments:
Thanks for sharin Erin! I've always liked juiced veggies...especially carrots! I don't know if you've done research on eggs...but have you come across anything about the cholesterol in eggs? I know they have a LOT but i wasn't sure if it was good and bad cholesterols....
anyway! Thanks for the post! I love your wellness wednesday posts!
Jenn
Jenn, this is one of the sources of the above information. It's by Dr. Mercola, who is a very respected source of information on this kind of thing. I would recommend that you sign up for his emails. They're very informative and help to find out more information on these kinds of things.
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2008/08/21/eggs-are-the-better-breakfast-choice.aspx
Hope that helps! I'm sure there is more out there.
we are buying a juicer next-yana has a book she makes daniel concoctions at certain times of day-it's much better than coffee! I want to get the book when we get the juicer too! good stuff girly!
Let me know how much you spend on it. It's on my wish list!!
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