Whats the best diet to start the morning.

Believe it or not, but the habits you have in the morning can play a very important role if you try to lose weight in a healthy way. Although many people do not realize this, those first acts of the day are essential to provide the body with the right amount of energy and to start the metabolism.

There isn’t a best diet for morning, but there is a best diet for you. Every person is different and even though we’ve been told for years that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, there are a lot of benefits to skipping breakfast like with intermittent fasting. 

For those who do eat breakfast some feel better when they eat a high protein breakfast like scrambled eggs, others might function better when they eat a breakfast that contains carbohydrates and a moderate amount of protein like a bowl of oats with full fat milk.

This makes it more exciting as there is less pressure to follow “the perfect diet”. You will be able to tell what approach you like the best and what gives you the most energy. In terms of weight loss, you want to aim for a breakfast that will keep you full and consists out of whole foods. Processed foods can interfere with hormones and often contain ingredients like high fructose corn syrup that can mess with weight loss and trigger fat storage.

Although there isn’t a best diet for the morning, there are really bad options out there. High sugar cereals, low fat yogurt, muesli, granola bars etc. all contain a ton of sugar. Watch out for All Bran type cereals as well. They are often loaded with sugar. It is unfortunate as these are often perceived as healthy breakfast options. This is known as the health halo effect where companies market these foods as healthy to trick you into buying and eating more.

If you stick to whole foods like oats, vegetables, eggs, avocado, wholegrain bread, you should be fine in terms of knowing whether it is healthy or not. All you have to do is experiment and find the one that works best for you.

Some people are hungry in the morning and it has been demonstrated, that to start with a lot of water, wait a bit then eat fresh fruits or a yogourt is quite satisfactory for many people.

You will need to learn to listen to your body. It knows exactly what you need and apart from processed food, it will show you naturally what natural food are good for you at a certain moment and you will be attracted by them.

If you do strength training daily then you can have:

1. 4 egg whites omlette + 1 multigrain toast + 1 tsp Peanut Butter
2. Oats + Soy Milk + Crushed apple / banana
3. Oats cooked with veggies + Greek yogurt
4. A multigrain sandwich with cottage cheese and salads

If you don't do strength training then you can go for

1. Oats + Veggies + 1 toast
2. Stuffed Chapati + Yogurt
3. Veggie Poha + Curd
4. Sandwiches + Fresh Fruit Juice

If your focus is on gaining muscle mass then go for a protein rich diet in the mornings always.