Is there any link between breakfast depravity and weight gain? Well, based on the recent findings published in the American Journal of Epidemiology, individuals who miss out a breakfast are 4.5 times more prone to be overweight than their colleagues who eat the first meal of the day. The scientific research is showing that how a good breakfast is vital to a healthy well-being and a healthy weight. Another study from the University of Minnesota followed breakfast habits and their associated weight changes in 2,200 teens over a 5-year period and it indicated that regular breakfast eaters had the lowest body mass indexes (BMIs) and as they skipped breakfast more, the teen’s body mass indexes also increased, now that’s food for thought.
Due to the hectic lifestyles of many Americans, eating breakfast is a matter of opting for fast-food. Nevertheless, eating fast-food is not limited to unhealthy choices. As a general reference, for the individual who requires 1,500 calories per day to maintain weight a weight of 150 pounds, breakfast should account for a fourth of the calories or 375 calories and less than 12 grams of fat.
To beat the perils of skipping breakfast, use the following breakfast strategy to help you evaluate fast food’s nutritional value.
Better than skipping breakfast, it’s more advantageous to grab a doughnut from Dunkin’ Donuts. Opt for either the Bavarian Cream or the Black Raspberry. They contain 210 calories, respectively. While a plain glazed has only 180 calories, a chocolate-frosted doughnut contains 200. However, cake doughnuts have twice the fat as yeasty doughnuts.
A more intelligent breakfast choice of Dunkin’ Donuts can be found in the Egg and Cheese English Muffin. It contains significantly less sugar than the doughnut and has 280 calories with 15 grams of protein. In the realm of hunger and satisfaction, it is quite more filling.
Some other healthy fast food breakfast choices are:
- Mcdonalds Egg McMuffin: 300 calories, 12 g fat, 260 mg cholesterol, 820 mg sodium, 2 g fiber.
- Mcdonalds Hotcakes (minus syrup and margarine): 350 calories 9 g fat, 2 grams saturated fat, 20 mg cholesterol, 590 mg sodium, 3 g fiber.
- Burger King Ham Omelet Sandwich: 290 calories, 13 g fat 4.5 g saturated fat, 85 mg cholesterol, 870 mg sodium, 1 g fiber.
- Burger King French Toast Sticks, 3 pieces: 240 calories, 13 g fat, 2.5 g saturated fat, 4 g protein, 0 mg cholesterol, 260 mg sodium, 1 g fiber.
- Jack in the Box Breakfast Jack: 290 calories, 12 g fat, 4.5 g saturated fat, 220 mg cholesterol, 760 mg sodium, 1 g fiber.
- Jack in the Box Bacon Breakfast Jack: 300 calories, 14 g fat, 5 g saturated fat, 215 mg cholesterol, 730 mg sodium, 1g fiber.
- Dunkin Donuts Blueberry Bagel: 330 calories, 2.5 g fat, .5 g saturated fat, 10 g protein, 0 mg cholesterol, 600 mg sodium, 2 g fiber.
- Dunkin Donuts Wheat Bagel:, 330 calories, 4 Â g fat, 1 g saturated fat, 12 g protein, 0 mg cholesterol, 610 mg sodium, 4 g fiber.
Dieting tip #1:
Skip Dunkin’ Donut’s elaborate coffee drinks that contain sugar, cream, and so forth. Generally, lavish coffee drinks are loaded with calories. For example, regular iced coffee contains only 35 calories without sugar, while some of the sugary coffees can have over 1000, you basically just drank half of you daily calories, many individuals can lost 15-30 pounds just by eliminating these.
Dieting tip #2:
Ranging between 300-600 calories, muffins should be avoided. Not to mention, they will not even keep you satisfied.
Dieting tip #3:
Bagels with or without cream cheese or butter represent another hefty caloric breakfast.
