Savoury protein breakfast 'the best way to start the day'
Having protein with breakfast can help prevent cravings later in the day, as well as giving your body the energy it needs.That is according to nutritional therapist Charlotte Watts, who also suggested that during the winter months, the body tends to crave more fat and sugar due to mechanisms that instruct it to take on more fat for body warmth.
It can be easy to succumb to these cravings if you do not start out the day on the right foot, said Ms Watts, who is co-author of the De-Stress Diet, written in collaboration with Anna Magee.
"A lot of people don't fuel up enough at the beginning of the day and that is what can really set off those cycles," she said.
"I would really try and go for the savoury breakfast, so you're not just setting off the sweet cravings in the morning."
During winter, she explained it is also important to get the right kinds of fat in your diet, explaining that olive oil, avocado and nuts can satisfy the body's need for something "very real" in winter.
