BREAKFAST: THE MOSR NEGLECTED MEAL

BREAKFAST: THE MOST NEGLECTED MEAL

DALISAY A. BAYAGAS

It has been part of our habit to take alight breakfast and eat a heavy dinner. But at breakfast time, the stomach is in better condition to take care more food than during dinner or suppertime.

Breakfast can be categorized into light, medium, or heavy meals. A light breakfast usually consists of one to three food items, and is appropriate for average persons. A heavy breakfast consists of five or six food items, and may be suitable for underweight persons. Below is what each breakfast might consist of.

  Light Breakfast

a.       Banana/papaya

b.      Bread and margarine/ field rice

c.       Hot milk

Medium breakfast

a.       Chicos

b.      Toasted bread and butter

c.       Fried egg

d.      Chocolate with milk

Heavy Breakfast

a.       Dalandan

b.      Toasted bread and cheese

c.       Fried tapa/salted egg and sliced tomatoes

d.      Fried rice

e.      Hot milk

Common causes for not getting a good breakfast include staying up late at night, taking a late supper, laziness, lack of planning, poverty, or ignorance.

To solve breakfast problems, plan and prepare a simple but nutritious food ahead time. If necessary, instruct the helper on how and what to cook go to bed, and sleep early.

A good breakfast can furnish energy, protein, vitamins, and minerals enough for the body’s needs; help make one alert, efficient, resistant to fatigue; stabilize blood sugar level so there is less desire to overeat later in the day; increase sense of well-being. It can also bring out better work performance, decrease in the desire to eat better between meal, an ideal weight, and better disposition.