Resolve to have breakfast every day this year
No matter what your goals are for the new year, here’s a simple one to add that will reap benefits for you now and later: eat breakfast every day. I don’t mean toast and coffee, or a pastry on the run… we’re talking about a hearty meal that will fuel your body for the morning and help your heart.Eat like a horse at breakfast, a puppy at lunch and a bird at dinner.
As a cardiologist, this is advice I’ve been telling my patients for years. You basically reverse the typical American way of eating and front load the day with the most calories. Eat hearty with breakfast foods that are high in protein, fiber and have some carbohydrates. A few suggestions include: veggie and egg muffin cups, yogurt with fresh fruit and granola, hard-boiled eggs with sugar-free trail mix, overnight oats, whole wheat bread with nut butter or a low-fat breakfast burrito.
Dr. Baliga is a cardiologist and a professor of internal medicine at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center.
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