Your ultimate healthy and wholesome grain breakfast guide

It’s no news that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Yet, why do so many of us fall into a habit of skipping it? Some of us are short for time; others are strapped for cash and would rather hold off until lunch, and the rest of us? Well, maybe we’ve just managed to crawl out of bed let alone awoken our appetites.

However, when looking into a recent study carried out by the American Heart Association, we discovered some information that will no doubt make you want to swap the snooze button for a 10-minute morning session in the kitchen instead.

Researchers from Columbia University said that both the time and frequency of meals are linked to risk factors for a variety of conditions including heart disease, strokes, high blood pressure, blood glucose levels, obesity, and reduced insulin sensitivity. In simpler terms, the time we eat our meal is equally as important as what we eat.

Those who eat breakfast daily are less likely to have high cholesterol and blood pressure, while those who skip fuelling first thing and snack throughout the day instead, are more likely to be obese, have poor nutrition, or be diagnosed with diabetes.

It’s time to start waking up and nourishing your body and brain with healthy and wholesome foods. And don’t worry, if the idea of breakfast daunts you because you are stuck for inspiration; we’ve explored plenty of oats, grains, cereals and something slightly unusual to encourage you to kick start your day.