Graehm Gray: Breakfast-The Most Important Meal of the Day! Start your day off with low fat, high quality protein!
No matter what show I watch where they are making breakfast, from the Food Channel, Cooking Channel, Travel Channel or even my local T.V. stations morning shows, the most common ingredient is eggs. Scrambled, poached, hardboiled or simply egg whites, I can always count on watching the guest chef come up with his or her own variation. Adding a piece of chicken breast, Canadian bacon or salmon, maybe an original Bernaise sauce (traditionally made with egg yolks, butter, tarragon, shallots, chervil), and completing the plating with a small fresh salad and a bit of fresh fruit. That’s good stuff! Of course I also see the eggs used in making waffles, pancakes, crepes, breads, muffins and pastries. And Americans love their “hearty” breakfasts. But the common theme that I have been taught, from an early age, is to start your day with protein. Now you all know what protein is-don’t you? I am talking about eggs, nuts, seeds, meats, fish, poultry, beans, and plant products like tofu. They all contain the building blocks of life-the amino acids. But there are many places in the world that start with a carbohydrate-like cereal or oatmeal. I remember reading many articles about the health benefits of oats and whole grains. To this day, many studies (Lu Qi et. al. Circulation, May 25, 2010) indicate that people that eat cereal have a reduced risk ...
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