Nutritional Tips, Power Foods, Breakfast and Grocery Shopping Tips!

"Tune your ears to wisdom, and concentrate on understanding."

- Proverbs 2:2

Today's post is a link to other blogs I've written in the past year that give helpful tips on nutrition, power foods, breakfast and grocery shopping.

As I've looked back at previous blogs, I've realized that I have quite a few very good blogs with useful information. However, not having them all in one place isn't always convenient for someone looking for quick information. That's why I've put them all here for you to read, take notes and put into action.

Nutritional Tips

Nutrition Tips To Get Things Started

Lean For Life

Six Habits For A Six-Pack

Low-Carb And Mediterranean Diets Are Both Winners

Back-to-School Health Habits


Power Foods

Power Foods

Power Foods Part 2

Stay Healthy Super Foods

Five Ways To Boost Your Fiber Intake

Got Milk (And Other Dairy Products)?

Four More Foods For Fat Loss


Breakfast

Always Eat Breakfast

Eat Your Eggs (The Whole Egg!)

Benefits of Breakfast

Breakfast Ideas To Start Off The Day


Grocery Shopping Tips

Tips To Improve Grocery Shopping

Save Money On Groceries

There you go! These blog posts will give you the information you need to begin making changes in your life one step at a time and have an easy resource guide to come back to as needed.

Benefits of Breakfast

"When they got there, they found breakfast waiting for them—fish cooking over a charcoal fire, and some bread." - John 21:9

Researchers have found many benefits from eating breakfast and with school underway, now is a perfect time to get into the breakfast habit.

Breakfast Research

Among the recent research:

• Children who skip breakfast make more errors and are slower to recall facts.
• Children who eat breakfast solve math problems more quickly.
• Children who eat breakfast do better on vocabulary tests.
• Children and adults who eat breakfast are more likely to get the vitamins and other nutrients they need.
• Adolescents who eat breakfast tend to have a lower body mass index, even if they have one or two obese parents.
• Adults who eat breakfast eat less calories throughout the day and make better food choices.
• Adults who eat breakfast lose more weight than those who skip breakfast.

The benefits of breakfast apply to grown-ups when it comes to the research shown above (less errors, better math and vocabulary).

Breakfast Guidance

• Dinner leftovers don't have to be dinner again. Heat them for breakfast instead.
• Put together an egg casserole the night before, and slip it into the oven when you get up.
• Make a smoothie containing one cup of milk, 1/3 cup cottage cheese, 2-3 tablespoons of raw nuts and 1/3 cup fruit (blueberries, strawberries, raspberries) for a quick, delicious and healthy breakfast meal
• Scramble eggs with various vegetables and cheese or make an omlette.
• If you decide to have cereal, choose a high-fiber, low-sugar cereal like Fiber One.

Five On-the-Go Ideas

• Natural peanut butter and banana (or apple) slices on whole-grain toast.
• Cheese wrapped in a whole-grain tortilla and some fruit.
• Raw nuts (almonds, walnuts) and fruit (berries) stirred into yogurt.
• A fruit smoothie blended with milk, cottage cheese and raw nuts (walnuts).
• Two cheese sticks with a piece of fruit.

These tips should help you get into the habit of eating breakfast consistently. It really is the most important meal of the day!