Here's a simple way to start your day the right way: with a slow and steady rise in blood sugar. You don't want the spikes in blood sugar that come from the typical sugar - and carb-laden American breakfast.
I know it sounds weird, but I, an avowed carb lover, have been doing quite well on the meat and nuts breakfast for about 3 weeks now. I have more energy, fewer cravings, and feel more mentally alert.
It's simple:
Choose 6-8 ounces of lean meat ( turkey, salmon, chicken breasts, lean hamburger, elk, etc.) and an ounce of nuts ( almonds, cashews, Brazil nuts, walnuts) to replace your typical morning meal.
If you are allergic to nuts, substitute a half-cup of blueberries, raspberries, or strawberries. One-half avocado, one grapefruit/nectarine/papaya/peach/plum or a handful of olives.
The meat ensures a slow, steady rise in your blood sugar after fasting overnight. And the nuts ( no peanuts) provide healthy fat that stabilizes blood sugar throughout the morning.
Finally, supplement with Omega-3s based on your current body fat percentage. Get 1.5 gm/ 1% body fat. So, if you have 15% body fat, you will take 22gm of Omega-3 daily.
If feeling better and shedding fat is important to you, be a meathead and give this approach a try.
NUTS(1987) Barbra Streisand
Claudia Draper: Now, you talk to me and pretend I'm sane, okay?
Aaron Levinsky: Okay.
Claudia Draper: And I'll do the same for you.
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