Why starting the day ‘right’ can make a huge shift to your health?
Starting the day right, can either make or break your best efforts with nutrition for the whole day!
When we elevate our blood sugar levels first up, we are effectively climbing to the highest point of the roller coaster and letting go ????
We then tend to experience the highs and lows of this decision all day – cravings, constant snacking, 3 pm slump, low energy….
How you open your feeding window (aka your first meal) matters.
If you start with a simple carb like toast or cereal, chances are- you’ll find yourself craving something sweet and you’ll be hangry shortly after. If you just want to enjoy toast, cereal, a fruit salad, a croissant or any simple carbohydrate – that’s totally fine! Just don’t eat it on its own…
If you want to avoid a roller coaster of energy all day long, cravings, constant hunger and the 3 pm slump – avoid a sweet breakfast, or simple carbohydrates for breakfast or at a minimum and make sure you pair your carbohydrates with some PROTEIN, FIBRE and even a little healthy FAT.
In fact, getting 30-40g of protein in your first meal can be an incredible shift. Adding fibre can further blunt our blood sugar response. This simple tweak helps to not only lower the glucose spike in your first meal of the day, but it will have flow-on effects that can be felt all day long!
Balancing your blood sugar levels can be a huge shift in the way you attack your nutrition, especially in your 40s+ and can be a game changer in how your nutrition flows for the rest of the day.
And, it is easier than you think, and no, you don’t have to give up carbs all together (if you don’t want to!), and it’s not even that you have to say ‘no’ to your toast, cereal or muffin.
Pairing a simple carb with a protein and a fat will help you reduce your sugar spike. It’s that easy. Regardless of which carbohydrate you select to consume, try & balance it. When we say balanced, we mean that the meal or snack should include a carbohydrate option, a fat option, and a powerful punch of protein and some fibre, for optimal blood sugar control.
For example:
✨ Add smoked salmon (or bacon) and avo to your toast.
✨ Add Greek yoghurt, seeds & nuts to your fruit salad.
✨ Add ham & cheese to your croissant.
✨ Enjoy a protein packed SSH smoothie alongside your regular breakfast.
✨ Eat last night’s leftovers – remember there is really no such thing as ‘breakfast food’
Balancing blood sugar will optimize how you feel and help you manage your hunger, your cravings & weight.
If you haven’t yet downloaded our SSH 7 Days of Breakfast, you can find it HERE. Seven days of high protein breakfast for you to trial and add to your routine.
Anna & Em xx ❤️
P.S. Protein plays an enormous part in supporting your nutrition, however in and amongst the busy-ness of mumlife, it can be difficult to get the amount we need to. Enter: protein powder. We LOVE protein powder, not only because it provides an incredible hit of protein in each serve but it is quick, easy, accessible and delicious! If you are yet to try our own SSH Protein powder, we’d love to offer you your first purchase at 10% off. Just use CODE: PROTEIN10 at the checkout.
