MANILA, Philippines – Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. But today, with the fast-paced lifestyle, skipping breakfast is very common. Performances at work or at school are always the witnesses of its effects. Breakfast literally means breaking the fast we have been through the last eight to 12 hours of sleep. It is the first chance to refuel our body with glucose, the energy needed by our brain to function. Without this fuel, we cannot think fast, our reactions are slow, children are not participative, and even our muscles get weak. All these result in poor accomplishment of our mental and physical tasks during the day.
Most children just have no time in the morning to eat breakfast or simply lack the appetite in that time of the day. Mothers tend to give up trying to make their children eat breakfast or they just can’t find the time to cook so they look for convenience. At home, convenience is the number one concern of meal managers. The faster the meal is prepared, the better. Preparing a healthy sandwich is never too hard, Gardenia has a lot of recipes to offer that homemakers can easily prepare for breakfast and can bring along at any time of the day.
Breakfast is very important to weight watchers as well. It speeds up the metabolism by 10 percent, making you will feel energetic and always on the go. Supplying your body with high-fiber foods, like whole wheat breads, will regulate the release of glucose that will be used as energy and you will be in control of your hunger, not the other way around. This also applies to diabetics, who are most especially recommended to consume fiber-rich foods. Some people who skip breakfast tend to binge for the later meals, thus making it hard to control their weight.
Breads, being in the carbohydrates group, are often confused as an excess-weight gainer. But this is not true; the only thing that can make a person gain extra weight is if that person overeats on any kind of food. Carbohydrate-rich foods like breads, cereals, rice, and noodles should have the biggest share in one’s daily diet. Carbohydrates are the primary source of energy in our body; it keeps the protein in our muscles from breaking down and helps it to do its proper function.
Gardenia Bakeries Philippines, Inc. assures consumers that they are getting enough energy from every Gardenia product they consume. At least two slices of Gardenia Bread which contains vitamins and minerals like folate — together with one serving of protein-rich food, a glass of milk or a slice of cheese, and a slice of fruit — give consumers sufficient amount of energy to start their day.