Living Large

Imagine for a minute that you're a king, what would you eat for breakfast?

Some people think that breakfast is not as important as the other meals in the day. In fact, some people skip breakfast and some combine their breakfast with lunch, thus, the term "brunch".

For some of you who don't know breakfast, breakfast is the most essential meal of the day. Breakfast is meant to break your 8-12 hour fast, depending on what time before you go to bed do you stop eating. During your resting hours you deprive yourself of food because you're not using much energy compared to when you are up and about. Besides, you can't eat and sleep at the same time, unless you are a sleepwalker who manage your way to the fridge even while you're in deep slumber.

There are people who are on a diet, who think that by skipping breakfast they are able to increase their chance of losing weight. It's the notion that less meal intake equals less calorie intake too. And this is absolutely wrong. In fact people who are on a diet should start up the day with a full breakfast--a breakfast that is fit for a king. Why? Loading yourself up early in the day curbs your craving for food later on the day. It also helps pump-prime your metabolism early in the day, which is ideal if you want to lose weight. Chances are no matter how big your breakfast is, you'll burn it up as you go through your day.

If you eat breakfast, the next question will be, are you eating a healthy breakfast?

Eggs, butter, pancakes, sausages, cereal, muffins, bread, milk, juice, coffee--these are the popular choice for a typical breakfast. If you eat these, are you eating right?

I don't know with you really but I have a different flavor for breakfast. You see I like variety. I want a bit of everything. It is more filling and enjoyable when you eat something that is not boring.

My typical breakfast would be eggs, some bread(multi-grain), sausages, fruits, cheese, hot chocolate, oj, H2O. Sometimes when I'm really in a hurry, I'd eat fiber-loaded cereal with a banana. And at some other time, don't be shocked to see me munching on some dried fish or sardines and rice for breakfast. I'm a Filipino, remember?

Anyway, my point is eat, and enjoy what you are eating. But keep it healthy. Remember, it is always good to enrich your diet with fiber and antioxidants.

I'm even keeping it a habit to supplement myself with fiber that comes in capsule form. This helps sweep off the gunk inside my gut from eating meat, fat and processed foods.

Lately, I've gotten into the fruits and cheese breakfast. Couple it with a cup of cafe mocha decaf and voila, I'm living large. I first got my eye on it at Starbucks. What comes in it? Two kinds of cheeses--brie(my favorite) and sharp cheddar, some fruits--strawberry, a slice of apple, grapes and lastly, a few slices of raisin bread. Wow, the thought of it is already mouth-watering. All these, you can easily grab at $5.55. Too much? Well, fix your own. I did the same. I found some nice pecan raisin bread, got some fruits and cheese, and now my mornings are never boring with my kingly breakfast.

It doesn't take much to eat a healthy diet. Remember, you are what you eat. If you eat too much junk, your body will eventually show signs of premature degradation, thus, you are speeding up your aging clock.

Slow down, smell the coffee, enjoy a healthy breakfast. It's your passport to a more enriching lifestyle.

I tell you, you don't have to be rich to live large. You just have to enjoy the little things in life that matters, and one of them is a healthy breakfast fit for a king.