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Breakfast
Experts agree: breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Unfortunately, many of us don't take this message to heart, making breakfast the most frequently skipped meal.
Eating a good breakfast with a low-glycaemic index will give your energy levels a kick-start for the day.
The most frequently missed meal
According to a data survey, breakfast is “the most missed meal in Europe”. There is little reason to believe that things are different in South Africa.
12 interesting breakfast facts
Think breakfast. Does this mean cereal, eggs and bacon, yoghurt and banana, last night’s leftovers, a cup of tea – or just nothing?
Smooth operator
If you haven't got a blender, then it's high time you invested in one. Because without a blender, you cannot make the ultimate health breakfast – the smoothie. If you know how to make them, smoothies can offer you your entire daily requirement of five portions of fruit and vegetables in one glass!
Special eggs a heart booster
Eating a breakfast of omega-3 enriched eggs could improve blood triglyceride levels and boost heart health, and could be the ideal way of helping people get their omega-3s.
Start your kid's day right
There are lots of breakfast cereals available on the supermarket shelves. But which is best for your child? And how nutritious are the options?
Storm in a bowl of cornflakes?
The Advertising Standards Authority of South Africa recently ruled against Kellogg's SA over claims made in their advertising and packaging of cereals. DietDoc investigated.
Kickstart your day with breakfast
Experts agree: breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Unfortunately, many of us don't take this message to heart, making breakfast the most frequently skipped meal.
Power breakfast
You've heard it countless times before – don't skimp on breakfast! Start the day off with a good power breakfast to fuel your body and mind and you'll be amazed at the results.
Smooth, smoother, smoothie
Are you looking for a way of replacing lost electrolytes after a workout? Whip up a smoothie made from fresh or frozen fruit, ice and yoghurt.
Don't skip breakfast
Sugar-laden cereals and high-fat muffins in the morning may not be ideal fare, but eating anything for breakfast seems healthier than skipping the first meal of the day.
Oats: the ultimate health food
Globally an increasing number of people are choosing to lead a healthier lifestyle. Oats is one of the current buzz-words in health foods, and for many good reasons.
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