CHAUTAUQUA STAR
FRIDAY, APRIL 18, 2014
they’re eating healthfully by foregoing a
doughnut and choosing
a huge blueberry muffin instead, or a cream
I’m often amazed at
cheese covered bagel
what people think is
the size of their head.
a nutritious breakfast.
However, based on the
Watching people, and
size and ingredients,
looking at the pictures
some of those muffins
many post on social
and bagels contain an
media these days, it’s
astonishing amount
no wonder so many
of calories, sometimes
people are also saying
they’re struggling with much more than a
doughnut contains.
their weight.
Think about the origin Other people throw
an iced pastry into the
of the word breakfast.
toaster and call that
It means break the
fast. It involves fueling a day starter. Plenty
of others pop a frozen
your body to get your
waffle in their toaster
metabolism moving.
oven and then drench
What you eat after
you wake needs to give it in butter and syrup,
or they dump a pile of
you enough energy to
overly sweetened cereal
perform well during
what is likely to be one into a gigantic bowl
of the most productive and think that’s better
for them because they
periods of your day.
pour a little milk over
Do you really think
it. Maybe you think it’s
a jelly fi lled frosted
doughnut washed down healthier and easier to
by a giant latte covered simply grab a yogurt,
in whipped cream and but then make the
mistake of choosing
caramel sauce will do
that? That sounds more one with fruit on the
bottom or one that’s
like a recipe for early
packed with a highly
morning sugar shock.
sweetened granola or
Yet that’s what has
candy crunch topping.
become an acceptable
Looking at many
breakfast for far too
people’s breakfast
many of us.
choices makes me
Some people delude
themselves into thinking wonder exactly when
By Patty Hammond
Start Your Day in a
Good Way
HEALTH 23
Smart Living
people began to think
sugar should play such
an important role in
the way they start their
day. There is no good
reason breakfast has to
be so sweet.
Don’t be sucked in by
what advertisers tell
us we should want to
eat to start our day, or
by what restaurants
have on their breakfast
menus. Some current
restaurant options are
absolutely horrifying.
Lately I’ve seen menus
featuring options like
huge stacks of chocolate
chip pancakes drizzled
with icing and covered
in whipped cream.
Don’t kid yourself.
That’s not a reasonable
breakfast. It’s dessert.
Even the traditional
American breakfast
many of us grew up
eating isn’t really the
best option for most of
us. A big plate of eggs,
bacon or sausage, fried
potatoes, toast and jelly
with a glass of orange
juice doesn’t really fit
in all that well with
the Dietary Guidelines
for Americans re