12 ‘Breakfast’ Foods That Ruin Your Day

We have all heard it before. Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. This meal will set the tone for the rest of your day, so you want to do it right. Would you be surprised to hear that you have most likely been doing it wrong all along?

That’s right—the types of food you most likely think of when you think of breakfast are probably the last things you want to eat for breakfast. You need food rich in vitamins to get your day started right, not food that will weigh you down.

Sure, you are starving in the morning. It is natural to want to go for that quick refill, but while this food might fill you up, it most certainly does not charge you and get you ready to take on the day. So here are twelve foods you would want to think twice about when you wake up in the morning.

Twelve Foods Not to Eat for Breakfast

• Pancakes, waffles, and French toast

Who does not love a big, syrupy breakfast pancake in the morning? Your body, that is. Pancakes, waffles, and French toast are not good to have first thing in the morning. All of those carbs and sugar are not the way you want to get your day going.

• Pastries

Donuts, Danishes, and other pastries are not your best friend in the morning. Lots of sugar but little fiber makes for a rapid rise in blood sugar. This is not how you want to start your day because it will not be long before you have a sugar crash.

• Bagels

What, now we cannot even have a bagel and a schmear in the morning? What is this world coming to? Like the other pastries, bagels will give you that great big high, but a very quick low. You will be hungry for more before long, but you will also be bloated and possibly even constipated. So skip the bagel.

• Breakfast smoothies

Okay, not all breakfast smoothies are created equal. Some are a good choice, but you want to stay away from processed ingredients. Breakfast smoothies made with fruit juices, ice cream, chocolate syrups, and powders, agave nectar, protein powders, or non-organic peanut butter are not doing you any favors. You need a breakfast smoothie that is going to be rich in nutrients with ingredients like fresh fruits and vegetables, chia seeds, and coconut milk.

• Boxed cereals

And we always thought that if you ate your Wheaties every morning, you would become an Olympic athlete. The problem with most boxed cereals is they are loaded with sugar and artificial flavoring. Cereals like Cinnamon Toast Crunch, Fruit Loops, Lucky Charms, and Honey Nut Cheerios have lots of ingredients listed that are just not good for you. If you stick with the organic cereals and ones with a few ingredients (without sugar at the top of the list), you are fine.

• Bacon and Eggs, or Sausage and Eggs

This protein-filled breakfast has been a go-to for people for many years. But it is high in saturated fat, cholesterol, and animal protein, which do nothing good for your digestive system. It will just leave you feeling slow and moody in the morning, not how you want to start your day.

• Muffins

AKA mini cakes. Usually packed with artificial sweeteners and processed ingredients, these yummy foods will cause a spike in your blood sugar like many of its other pastry-like counterparts. If you cannot do without your muffin, then make your own out of gluten-free flour and use applesauce instead of oil and bananas to sweeten them.

• Granola bars

Another food that, unless you make it yourself, you probably want to avoid. Store-bought granola bars might seem healthy, but they are often filled with fats and unhealthy sugars.

• Yogurt

The dairy in yogurt is not the right way to start your day. It triggers the release of mucus from your body, resulting in a phlegmy cough and runny nose. This is another example of a time when making your own is best. Making a yogurt out of coconut or almond milk will be a much better alternative.

• Breakfast sandwiches

This goes back to the protein-packed bacon and eggs. They do not have fiber and nutrients and are very high in fat, sodium, and sugar.

• Toast

There just are not enough nutrients to make this a good breakfast food and way to start your day. If you truly cannot do without toast, then opt for a gluten-free option for your bread.

• Instant Oatmeal

This highly processed oatmeal version is packed with added sugar and flavoring with almost no fiber to get your day started right. Opt for rolled oats or steel-cut oats the next time you want oatmeal for breakfast.

Instead of going for instant oatmeal, have a healthy, satiating bowl of Santé FibrEnergy from Orgaanics. It contains three powerful superfoods: barley, chia seeds, and oats to help you conquer the day.

Stay away from these breakfast options in the morning, and you are sure to have a much brighter start to your day every morning.