Breakfast should consist of fresh food whenever possible. Avoid eating leftover vegetables from the previous night. For any other leftover food, be sure to store it properly to prevent spoilage.
Many office workers start their day by drinking a large glass of milk, frying an egg, and rushing out the door, believing this to be a very nutritious breakfast. However, nutrition experts point out that while such a combination provides sufficient protein and fat, it overlooks the intake of carbohydrates.
A scientific breakfast should be a balanced one, with the ratio of protein, fat, and carbohydrates at 12:28:60, where grain foods make up the largest proportion.
But if breakfast consists only of staple foods like steamed buns or bread, or foods high in oil like fried dough sticks, the excessive intake of starch and fat will lead to a longer digestion time. This can cause blood to remain pooled in the digestive system for too long, reducing blood flow to the brain and causing brain cells to become oxygen-depleted. This can result in feeling drowsy and having sluggish thinking for the entire morning. Leftovers are not suitable for breakfast.
Some housewives make fried rice for their children and family in the morning, or simply reheat leftovers from the previous night, thinking this is a convenient, rich, and nutritionally complete breakfast that is essentially the same as a main meal.
However, after being left overnight, especially vegetables, leftovers can produce nitrites (considered a carcinogenic substance), which can be harmful to human health after consumption.
Breakfast should consist of fresh food whenever possible. Avoid eating leftover vegetables from the previous night. For any other leftover food, be sure to store it properly to prevent spoilage.
Eating while walking is not advisable.
The mornings for the working class are often rushed. For those who live far from their workplace, breakfast is often eaten on the go. Foods like steamed buns, tea eggs, Chinese hamburgers, and Jianbing from stalls at the community entrance or near bus stops are their first choice. They buy a portion and eat it while walking.
Experts point out that eating while walking is extremely detrimental to gastrointestinal health and is not conducive to the digestion and absorption of food. Furthermore, street food often has potential hygiene issues, which can lead to illness.
It is recommended that if you choose to eat from a street stall for breakfast, you should first pay attention to hygiene, and second, it is best to buy the food and eat it at home or at the office.
The energy from breakfast is very important.
Many people keep snacks at home for emergencies. In the morning, when time is not abundant, they often grab a snack for breakfast as it is convenient and quick.
Experts point out that using snacks as the most important meal of the day, breakfast, is very unscientific. Most snacks are dry foods, which are not easily digested and absorbed for the body in a semi-dehydrated state in the morning. Moreover, the main ingredient in snacks like biscuits is grain. Although they can provide energy in a short time, they can also make people feel hungry again quickly. By midday, blood sugar levels will drop significantly. Eating snacks for breakfast can easily lead to nutritional deficiencies, a decline in physical fitness, and invite various diseases.