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Why Eat Breakfast?

Well, for me that’s easy. I love to eat…I wouldn’t dream of missing a meal because of the simple pleasure I get from eating! Having said that, the other reasons just fall in line…I know what happens to my body if I go without food for more than 3 hours. It’s not good (and a whole other blog or two!). So many folks skip breakfast because it’s an easier meal to skip and a cup o’ Joe can often make you “feel” like you’re doing fine without your morning meal. Not so fast, Joe. Think again.

Breakfast eaters are usually slimmer than their non-eating breakfast compadres. They tend to eat fewer calories in a day–believe it or not. Eating breakfast keeps your healthy and helps boost your immune system. It also is good for your brain power. You’ve seen the studies, right? Memory and brain function get a boost from breakfast. It’s not just something good to do for school age children. The same holds true for adults. Numerous tests have been performed in this area.

According to Men’s Health (one of my favorite sources!), “ A   typical breakfast is just a couple of hundred calories, mostly in the form of simple carbohydrates that spike blood-sugar levels and leave the body starving for energy a couple of hours later.

Even a classic fiber-rich breakfast- say a cup of raisin bran with blueberries and skim milk — provides less than 300 calories and only about 10 grams of protein. An ideal breakfast needs to be much larger — between 500 and 600 calories. And it needs to be packed with vitamins, minerals, and nutrients, including at least 20 grams of protein and at least 5 grams of fiber. That will give your body a high-quality, long-lasting, steady supply of energy to help you through the morning.” And of course, this is directed to the gents, so ladies, our caloric needs are a tad less.

Top 5 Reasons Wheatgrass is My Friend

I love the fact that there is a Jamba Juice on all my normal run-around-town-routes so I can get a shot or two of “green gold” or “pure liquid sunshine” as Jamba Juice calls it. According to our JJ friends and many other wheat grass fans, the reasons are numerous and all good. Here’s a few proported from our JJ neighbors about its benefits:

1.) Wheat grass helps cleanse & detoxify your blood

2.) Wheat grass helps make your skin look great

3. ) Wheat grass aids in digestion

4.) Wheat grass helps metabolize energy and fat

5.) Wheat grass helps bolster your immune system (it’s full of amino acids, vitamins, iron and vitamin K–necessray for clotting and studies show the green stuff fights free radicals, promotes better circulation, and gives you energy)

Now, I don’t always have the luxury of my fave shot o’ green, so if I am on the run from the house, I’ll make up my own little concoction added to a bottle of water, usually Now Chlorella 1000mg or Barley Grass, or Berry Green 360 grams. I’ll add a drop or two of green tea concentrate with stevia, shake it all up and do my body some good.  It’s not as good as the fresh stuff, but I swear I can tell which days I don’t do the “green”…seriously.  Aside from how it makes me feel, just knowing what wonderful goodness I am ingesting makes me happy.  Do you body good and go GREEN!