Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. This phrase may be a cliche, but cliches get around for a reason. And there just so happens to be a lot of truth behind this one especially.
After fasting for about eight hours more or less per night, your body requires the nutrients that you consume the next morning to raise your energy levels for the remainder of the day. If you eat sugary cereals or donuts for breakfast, not only are you setting yourself up for health issues such as diabetes and heart disease, but you’ll have blood sugar spikes and crash sometime during the day.
Skipping breakfast is just as bad. About 31 million people rush off to work first thing in the morning with their presentations or meetings in mind. They stray away from a proper diet because life gets in the way, but they end up facing distracting hunger early on in the day.
Why Eggs?
The best thing you can do for your body first thing in the morning (besides hydrating yourself with a glass of water) is fuel up correctly. Eating eggs is the proper way to do that. Not only are they good for you, but with the many ways to prepare them, you can find a way to make them suit your taste buds. I mean how often can you do that with something that is good for you?
Eggs are filled with lots of proteins, vitamins, healthy fats, and minerals. They contain relatively few calories and tons of nutrients. However, the way you prepare them can alter them slightly.
Boiled or Poached Eggs
Hard-boiled eggs are made by taking a raw egg and letting it sit in a pot of boiling water for up to 12 minutes. Depending on your desired yolk density, you can boil it for fewer minutes for a softer yolk or longer for a drier yolk before taking them out of the pot and peeling back the shell.
Poached eggs are cracked into a pot of simmering water. You can leave them to sit for up to three minutes in temperatures reaching 180 degrees Fahrenheit before pulling them out.
Both of these preparation methods are ideal for anyone looking for as little calorie intake as possible. Because there is no butter or oil added in the cooking process, there is the elimination of extra fat calories.
Scrambled Eggs and Omelets
Scrambled eggs are prepared when you crack a few eggs into a bowl and mix them with some salt added at the bare minimum. After mixing them, you pour them into a pan and stir until they come together at your desired texture.
Omelets are similarly made by cracking eggs into a bowl and mixing them before pouring them into a hot pan. The only difference is that you do not mix the eggs after they are in the pan. Instead, you flip it over once it’s cooked.
In these two preparation methods, you can add onions, green and red peppers, and other vegetables to the mixing bowl, which will add to your vitamin and fiber intake.
What you decide to line your pan with also affects your meal. Cooking with healthy fats will give you energy, promote cell growth, and help your brain and nervous system to function normally. Some of the healthy cooking products you can use include:
Olive oil
Coconut oil
Butter
Sesame oil
Avocado oil
There are many other ways to cook your eggs, from fried to baked and microwaved, each way consisting of its own benefits. So, whatever preparation method you deem fit for your hectic mornings, keep in mind that it’s worth every minute in order to start your day sunny side up!
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