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Breakfast cereals aren't as healthy as we thought they would be
Last reviewed: 02.07.2025
The cuisines of different countries are diverse in their variety of dishes. A huge selection of healthy culinary delights is offered, while each country pays great attention to breakfast, since it is believed that at the beginning of the day a healthy, useful charge for the body in the form of vitamins, nutrients, minerals, fats, carbohydrates is necessary. What kind of breakfast, such a state of health and mood for the whole day.
Everyone has their own specific schedule with a selected menu, often in the morning many people prefer a light snack, tea, coffee, many even worse do not eat anything. It turns out that half a day or a whole working day the body endures stress, which does not have the best effect on a person's well-being. That is why scientists considered this problem and came to certain conclusions.
Dry breakfasts are easy to prepare for a modern person, this method is convenient, fast, and tastes good. Doctors believe: well-known oatmeal with the addition of dried fruits, milk, butter, is not a bad option for recharging the body for the day. But as it turned out during the experiments, it is not quite an ideal option. This food has not only advantages, but also enough disadvantages. Let's take a closer look.
The biggest misconception is the amount of sugar in dried fruits. They contain much more than previously thought. The amount of calories is also quite high, several times more than in a chocolate bar. Such food will not only make you feel worse, but will also contribute to weight gain. It was previously believed that freezing fruits reduces the vitamin content, this is absolutely not true, all vitamins are preserved to the extent they were before freezing.
It is necessary to pay attention to the amount of milk in the offered dry breakfasts. Sometimes the content of useful bacteria in them is increased to unrealistic figures. For example, if it is written that there are about a billion of them, then this is a lie. And dishonest manufacturers are going to deceive their consumers.
Yoghurts were not left aside either. Doctors considered their benefits and harms and came to the following conclusions: it has more calories than chocolate. This, of course, does not mean that everyone should switch to chocolate instead of yogurt. But it is necessary to balance your diet. Rely on common sense, and of course, taste preferences. You can alternate dry breakfasts with more homemade ones, and cook yourself, making a healthy breakfast. It will not take much time, but there will be more health benefits.
For comparison, we can consider: two different breakfasts in their simplicity, taste, and usefulness. The first consists of muesli, with the addition of chocolate and various additives, not very useful, one might say, the fat content and calorie content are increased. The other method, actually cooked, oatmeal, milk, may not taste so good, but it is more useful for the body. The calorie content of the product is low, extra pounds do not give cause for concern. If you have already decided to eat dry breakfasts, then pay attention to the composition of the product you buy. It should consist of unprocessed flakes, plus natural additives.
Each person chooses their own breakfast. By taste or other indicators. But it is definitely necessary to have breakfast, and preferably with healthy products. Pay attention to cooking porridge at home. After all, their quantity is so diverse that it will allow your imagination to have no limits. Add seasonal or frozen fruits, experiment. Then your body will be healthy, your mood will be at its highest level, and life's problems will be solved much easier.