Make the start to your day and good one with a healthy breakfast.
Breakfast is the most important part of the day. The common saying goes, ‘Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince, and supper like a pauper’. However as many of us rush out the door in the morning, there can be little time to make sure you have had 50 to 60 percent of the recommended daily calories at this vital meal.
Getting your calories early on sets you up for the day. It also helps with metabolism, prevents disease and feeds your brain to help you function at your desk and throughout the day.
Thailand is blessed with food vendors on most corners selling Thai food. Quick to grab and ideal for eating at your desk, there is often a choice of food to choose from with sticky pork and rice being a favourite. But a healthy breakfast is important as part of an active life, so we have provided you with a breakfast ritual to make starting your day as easy as 1, 2, 3.
1. Stock up
Make sure your fridge is filled with lots of healthy options for you to enjoy. If your fridge is empty, you are more likely to duck into the local cafe to grab a croissant. Make it as easy as you can by being prepared. Choose a healthy breakfast cereal with skimmed milk, pick up some fresh fruit or prepare your breakfast the night before. Oats are a popular choice as they release energy over the course of the day. Soak them in yoghurt overnight, and simply add nuts and fruit. Or start the day with a nourishing smoothie and make sure you have all the ingredients ready to go the night before.
2. Create a habit
To make sure that you keep up your new start of day there are lots of ways to make the routine work for you. Firstly make it simple, achievable and something that you will enjoy. Don’t force flavours on yourself that you don’t like just because they are better for you. Make it fit with your lifestyle otherwise it is unlikely that it will become a habit that sticks. Set yourself a target of two weeks and assess how your new breakfast ritual is after that period, if it is going well it will naturally have become the norm. If not, see what you can do to change it so that it does.
3. Back up.
Every routine may get disturbed by external factors that you cannot influence. So if you don’t have time to make a smoothie, or time to sit down to eat a bowl of cereal, have some backup options close to hand. Stock your cupboards with granola bars and fridge with fruit, so you can grab and go. And not be tempted by any street vendors on the way to the office!
