If there is one habit that nutritionists want you to get into,it is eating a balanced breakfast.

Starting your day with a healthy meal can set and charge you up for better choices during the rest of the day and it also helps in meeting up with the daily food requirements for certain groups and nutrients. Studies have it that people who eats breakfast tends to have a lower BMI than those who skips it and also tend to burn more calories throughout the day.

Keep in mind that eating breakfast is only healthy if the right choice of foods are chosen.

Read the following tips for a healthy breakfast from dietitians…..

1. Choose whole grains: whole grain increased the fiber content of your breakfast,helps keep you full for a longer period of time and stabilizes the blood sugar.

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Before getting a whole grain product check for the nutrition label for ingredients the whole wheat flour,barley flour,oats and brown rice. Ingredients like forklift wheat flour or encriched wheat flour are not to be considered whole grain,they lack some important nutrients.

Obviously, eating a meal of strawberries is much healthier than a strawberry Pop-Tart. But a dietitian advises taking that mindset a step further and always opting for whole foods whenever possible.

For example, a bowl of homemade steel-cut oatmeal is a better option than many boxed cereals you’ll find at a grocery store, because particularly if it’s not s whole grain, it may not have as much fiber that are said to help to make sure you feel fuller for longer. Not just that, but most processed cereals will have more sugar content than a bowl of oats, even if you do add a drizzle of honey. As a general rule, the fewer ingredients a food has, the better it is for you. So, keep that in mind while you’re building your healthy breakfast.

Keep the sweet stuff to a minimum.

You should think twice before grabbing a pastry on your way to work or school—starting off your day with a hefty dose of sugar isn’t exactly going to set you up for success. While our bodies can use sugar for energy, excess sugars have no benefit and can contribute to weight gain. Studies have found that people who eat sugary breakfasts have about 10% higher total daily sugar intake compared to people who chose non-sugary breakfasts.”

Sugar not only provides significant amounts of calories, but it also promotes dramatic blood sugar fluctuations and will leave you feeling hungry only a short time after consumption,” explains Gillespie.

This is why Kohlen recommends looking at nutrition facts on all of your breakfast foods and drinks before taking them. Look for products with zero grams added sugars when possible—and try to limit your total added sugars to no more than 25 grams a day for women and 36 grams a day for men.