The energetic but healthy breakfast. How to start the day with the right sprint.

Blamed on haste, bad habits, and sometimes false beliefs, there are many people who underestimate theimportance of breakfast.
Whatever the reason, bypassing the first meal of the day is a mistake not to be made.

“During the night we burn calories, our metabolism is always active,” explains Dr. Gianfranco Beltrami, Health Director of Terme di Monticelli.
“When we wake up, we need energy for our body to function efficiently: breakfast breaks the fast and starts the body’s metabolic processes again.
It helps, therefore, to burn calories over the course of the day.
In contrast, when you skip breakfast, you might have a negative impact on your metabolism by slowing it down.”
Not only that.
Concentration and stamina are also affected with results of lower cognitive and physical efficiency.

“Through an energetic and healthy breakfast you should get 20 percent of the daily calories our body needs to function at its best.
15% if you introduce a mid-morning snack into the diet.”

But what should an energetic and healthy breakfast look like? “Definitely balanced.
You need carbohydrates, protein and vitamins.
For example, Greek yogurt with honey and dried fruit, fresh fruit, skim milk.
For protein intake, eggs can be alternated with cooked and raw ham.

It is necessary to vary the breakfast mix with ever-changing foods, perhaps mixing in the week a sweet energy breakfast with a savory breakfast: you don’t get bored and it is good for the body.
Variability in food choices is the basis for having a healthy gut microbiota.”
Best if ingredients used fresh. Avoid processed and ultra-processed foods, however, which, an Imperial College London study has shown, increase the risk of developing cancer.