It’s easy to forgo breakfast when you’re rushing to get out of the house, but by skipping these valuable calories you missing a trick if you want to shift your gut. A recent study in the American Journal of Epidemiology found men who ate 22-50% of their daily calories at breakfast gained 0.7kg over four years. Those who ate only 11% in the morning, gained double that weight over the same period. So set your alarm 8 minutes early and gorge on this banquet and you’ll soon be saying good morning to your abs.
250ml of orange juice will give you twice your RDA of Vitamin C, and as it’s a water soluble vitamin, down an equal amount of water at the same time to help you absorb it. According to research at Arizona State University, US, blokes who got their RDA of vitamin C burnt 30% more fat during exercise than those who didn’t eat enough.
People who stuck to a low GI diet, specifically one that included muesli, lost the most weight when compared to 3 other diet types, found a study at the University of Sydney, Australia. You’re better off munching it with yoghurt than milk. Blokes eating 3 servings of fat-free yoghurt lost 81% more fat in the stomach area than non-yogurt eaters.
Scrambled a couple of eggs for an early morning protein kick that will preserve your muscles mass and keep you burning calories throughout the day. Combining the eggs with the metabolism boosting effects of a chilli will ramp up your calorie burn even more. What’s more, a study in the Journal of the American College of Nutrition found that people who start the day with eggs ate fewer calories throughout the day.
Eat 2 slices of whole grain toast with the eggs as they’ll fuel the digestion process and help you absorb the protein. The benefits don’t stop there. People who eat whole grains in the morning and throughout the day lost 1.2% more fat from their abs than those who indulged in the refined variety, found research in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
The method
Swig 250ml of orange juice with 250ml of cold water as soon as you wake to slake your morning thirst. Dice the chilli and beat it with 2 eggs. Stick the kettle on. Combine the muesli and yoghurt and start eating. Pour the tea. While shovelling in the muesli, cook the eggs and toast. By the time the bowl is empty the eggs will be ready and the tea will be the cool enough to drink.
Total time: 8 minutes.
