It may be a cliché, but breakfast is certainly the most important meal of the day, replenishing vital nutrients and energy depleted overnight. Recent research suggests that children who eat a decent breakfast perform better at school, and no doubt the same can be said of most adults at work.
However, what you eat is equally as important as when. Eating, for example, a high-sugar cereal for breakfast leads to a temporary surge in blood-glucose levels, which will be promptly followed by a midmorning slump and subsequent hunger pangs and lull in energy levels. The following recipes enable you to ditch sugary refined cereals in favour of more sustaining and nutritious Cinnamon Porridge with Pear, Blueberry & Almond Bircher Muesli or On-the-day Muesli, which is a healthy combination of nuts, fruits, seeds and oats and can literally be thrown together depending on what you have to hand.
Research also shows that people who avoid breakfast tend to binge on unhealthy, high-sugar, high-fat snacks mid-morning, so if eating first thing is not really you then why not try the Vanilla Shake or Tomato & Almond Booster?
For a more substantial savoury option, turn to the recipes for Baked Eggs & Spinach, Sardines & Tomato on Toast, or Cottage Cheese Pancakes to keep you going through to lunchtime.