Eating A Healthy Breakfast

Ya snacking is the key. Add a banana or apple to your breakfast, pears are filling fruit too with lots of fiber. There are lots of veggies you can eat unlimited amounts of too, carrots, broccoli, celery, cucumber…

@beniandtheuniverse, I’ve read somewhere that eating fruits with other foods, the fruits will rot inside you intestines.

Can anyone confirm or refute this?

If you guys are trying to get lean youtube “fasting twins” they talk alot about intermittent fasting which i have found to be pretty useful. It goes against the traditional 6 small meals a day strategy and seems to make sense when you take blood sugar levels and stuff of that nature into account.

But back to your question, do you have a blender? I have recently discovered the magic of FRUIT SMOOTHIES lol. A handful and a half of ice, a grape fruit, a banana, scoop of whey or soy protein, and a small thing of greek yogurt. Extremely filling, amazingly delicious, and all in all probably less than 200 calories with an insane amount of nutrients.

@johnmantheshaman yeah dude def look up intermittent fasting and the fasting twins on youtube have alot of hilarious vids about it. Their physique provides enough credibility for me. One of the best parts about it is that you know when you can eat and when you can’t, when you know you cant eat you dont worry about it so theres not much internal fighting going on. Also it saves you alot of money if done right and time as well.

If you plan to only eat two meals a day you will need to learn to differentiate between hunger and an empty stomach. Maybe you can already do this, but most cannot. After food sits in your stomach for a bit, it is emptied into your intestines and for most people, as soon as this happens, they begin to crave food again because most people are addicted to the sedating feeling that a full stomach gives. Hunger is a completely different feeling that you feel farther up your throat, not in your stomach. Most people never feel hunger these days due to there never being a lack of food.

@johnmantheshaman, I eat a bowl of oatmeal with blueberries and flaxseed every morning, but I also have a banana, avocado, and an orange. If you feel hungry after, eat some fruit!

@thebeatsmith, Glycogen is not the same as blood sugar. Blood sugar is the measure of glucose in the bloodstream. Glucose is a monosaccharide. Glycogen is a polysaccharide and is found primarily in the liver and muscles. Glycogen is made up of primarily glucose. From what I understand, when you eat a carbohydrate food, a healthy human being will put that carbohydrate into the blood stream in the form of glucose and then that glucose will be filtered out by a healthy liver and then turned into glycogen which is then transported to the muscles where it is stored until it is needed for energy. A healthy human should not see a major blood sugar spike when eating carbohydrate foods. Now, if too much fat is consumed such that your blood contains an excess of lipids, that may prevent the uptake of glucose by the liver and cause a spike in blood sugar.

@johnmantheshaman – The reason you don’t feel full is because oatmeal (while healthy) is still a carbohydrate, and the process of making oats into oatmeal strips most of the nutritional value of the grain. In the morning your body is completely depleted of glucose stores due to fasting how ever many hours you’ve been asleep. If you consume oatmeal by itself, your glucose (blood sugar) will spike, your metabolism will kick into high gear, and it will be burned off rather quickly, leaving you ready for a full meal even within a half hour of eating. You’ll want to cover your fats and proteins in the morning and regardless of how tolarant you are to carbs, stick to whole food carbs, or whole grain breads as they will provide a slower drip of glycogen and maintain more balance in your blood sugar. A easy way to define a carbohydrate for a beginner dieter is something you can pull from the ground, or pick from a tree. Without knowing your body type, weight, and current diet, I can’t say much about what you SHOULD eat, but adding a minimum of two whole eggs along side the oatmeal to start would be a big help on your path to eating healthy. Eggs cover your source of healthy fats and provide adequate protein for an non-athlete or exerciser. Mixed with oatmeal you’ve now covered the bases for your bodies fuel system. If you have any question about diet or nutrition or exercise, inbox me or email me, I’m happy to help!

@adamd – Thank you – Glucose is correct, my brain failed me this morning lol! And Intermittent Fasting is a great approach depending on the person, although maybe a little advanced for someone just beginning to change their eating habits but very effective especially for a person with an ectomorph body type and some who are mesomorphs.

@johnmantheshaman, I just had oatmeal with peanut butter, honey, and banana slices in it. filled me up for sure. and all healthy and natural things [:

Like @manimal said, hydration is the key, most of the time you feel hungry you’re actually dehydrated. Best piece of advice out there.