Breakfast is considered to be a particularly important meal. It sets you up with plenty of energy for the day. But do you sometimes miss it because you don’t have time or you’re simply not hungry? Don’t worry – our 5 tips for breakfast grouches will help you to get your morning off to a healthy and delicious start. Get a taste for breakfast and try our Dole fruity morning recipes!

 

Why is breakfast so important?

 

Ideally, the first meal of the day will provide you with important nutrients, such as carbohydrates, proteins and healthy fats, as well as valuable vitamins and minerals. When you eat breakfast, your body gets renewed energy after a night’s sleep because your brain is supplied with glucose. Missing breakfast can make you feel listless and tired or cause you to have cravings during the day. It makes sense, therefore, to eat breakfast. However, people each have their own individual rhythm. While some people may feel on top of the world in the morning, it may be lunchtime or evening before others come to life. If you don’t have an appetite at all in the morning, you shouldn’t force yourself to eat. A late breakfast is also great.

 

What does a healthy breakfast look like?

 

Sweet muesli, white toast, croissants, processed meat and sugary spreads are not the ideal choice for your morning meal. Instead, try a balanced mix of fruit, vegetables, whole grain products, seeds and dairy products or dairy alternatives. They provide even non-breakfast eaters with plenty of fibre and nutrients. Water or unsweetened teas are a good accompaniment.

 

Are you one of those breakfast grouches who would like to eat breakfast more frequently? Then take a look at our 5 simple tips.

 

Tip 1: Start the day with some exercise

 

Do you find it difficult to get out of the bed in the morning and struggle to even drink a cup of coffee? Then try to fit in some morning exercise. Have a good stretch at an open window, do a few squats or some yoga. A cold shower can also boost your energy and thus your appetite. Let’s get started!

 

Tip 2: Prepare breakfast the night before

 

Mornings can be hectic and often there simply isn’t enough time for complicated breakfast ideas. That doesn’t matter! You can prepare your morning meal quite easily before you go to bed. Proats are a real secret tip for breakfast grouches: these delicious overnight oats, made from rolled oats, quark and fruit, contain lots of protein. They are an ingenious, healthy breakfast and guaranteed to keep you feeling full. Click here for our recipe.

 

Tip 3: Drink instead of eat

 

Who says that you have to actually eat breakfast? Why not DRINK your nutrients instead?! Shakes and smoothies are a fun, colourful and tasty alternative for breakfast grouches. They can be conjured up quickly and don’t need to be chewed – perfect if you don’t have much of an appetite in the morning. How about trying our vitamin shake, pineapple and cashew smoothie with raspberry coulis or carrot and orange smoothie?

 

Tip 4: Simply have breakfast on the go

 

Strapped for time in the morning? There’s also a smart solution for this dilemma. Simply bring your breakfast with you and eat it on the train, at uni or in the office. Fruit and vegetables, whole grain products, proteins and other healthy delights will fit into any bag. How? Take a look at our Dole ideas! We love turmeric porridge with banana, pineapple and oat cookies, breakfast tortilla with colourful fruits and grapefruit and chia pudding with berries.

 

Tip 5: Have a different kind of breakfast every now and then

 

Tastes differ: if you are a breakfast grouch, look for some new inspiration. Just because lots of people like to eat bread, yoghurt or muesli for breakfast doesn’t mean that that works for you. Luckily, there are an infinite number of breakfast options out there. In some countries, people have warm soup and other tasty delights for breakfast. Our spicy plantain soup is waiting to be discovered and nobody can resist our granola breakfast pizza with colourful fruit.

 

Start your day with happiness!

 

Your Dole team