Five Reasons to Have Breakfast Every Day

As the name suggests, breakfast breaks the overnight fast. It replenishes your supply of glucose to boost energy and alertness, while providing nutrients your body needs for the day ahead. ~Dr. Raghav Thukral

1. Breakfast Balances Blood Sugar

A balanced breakfast helps keep blood sugar steadier through the morning, reducing mid-morning energy crashes and cravings. This is especially helpful for people with insulin resistance or diabetes.

2. Breakfast Fuels Your Metabolism

A good breakfast gives your body energy when it needs it, and many people find it easier to eat sensibly for the rest of the day when they don’t start the morning ravenous.

3. Breakfast Supports Heart Health

Studies have linked regularly skipping breakfast with a higher risk of weight gain, high cholesterol and high blood pressure — all risk factors for heart disease.

4. Breakfast Helps the Brain

Steady glucose levels support focus, memory and problem-solving, which is why breakfast matters so much for school children and working adults.

5. Breakfast Boosts Energy

People who eat breakfast tend to be more physically active in the morning, and regular activity helps prevent weight gain, fatigue and chronic diseases such as type 2 diabetes.

The Ayurvedic View

Ayurveda recommends eating according to your hunger and constitution. Breakfast should be warm, light and nourishing — not heavy — since digestion builds towards its peak at midday. Eat within a couple of hours of waking, once you feel genuinely hungry.

Quick Breakfast Ideas

• Vegetable poha or upma with a handful of peanuts
• Moong dal or besan chilla with mint chutney
• Ragi or oats porridge with nuts and seeds
• Idli with sambar
• Stuffed millet roti with curd