Nutrition 101: Breakfast, think outside the box

Breakfast is funny. We all know it to be "the most important meal of the day." So why then do we start our day, or rather, jump start our brain and body with sugar-flour-strudel-waffle-coffee cake-puffs? Why people? Surely there's no logic there.

My kids are cheese sandwich connoisseurs. Why is a cheese sandwich okay for lunch and not breakfast? Sometimes we have to get over our own issues and look past foods and their meal-association. A cheese sandwich on sprouted grain bread, banana, and a glass of water is a good way to start the day....at least it's better than Lucky Charms.

When thinking about breakfast I encourage you to think outside the box of cereal. Why not eat lunch or dinner for breakfast? There's no reason you can't eat leftover chicken and rice the next morning. Throw an egg on it if you have too. The point is we need a nutritious meal, balanced between COMPLEX carbs, protein, and fats first thing in the morning. A waffle-strudel-toaster-pop is not going to cut it.