Eat mushrooms in breakfast to feel fuller

Eating a mushroomrich breakfast may result in less hunger and a greater feeling of fullness compared to consuming meat, a study has found. “Previous studies on mushrooms suggest that they can be more satiating than meat, but this effect had not been studied with proteinmatched amounts until now,” said Joanne Slavin, professor at the University of Minnesota in the US.

“As with previous published research, this study indicates there may be both a nutritional and satiating benefit to either substituting mushrooms for meat in some meals or replacing some of the meat with mushrooms,” said Slavin.

Since protein appears to be the most satiating macronutrient, researchers wanted to match the amount of protein in the mushroom and meat interventions to essentially control for the influence of protein on satiety.

The objective of the study, was to assess the differences with satiety and a 10 -day food intake between white button mushrooms (226g) and meat (28g). Participants were given either sliced mushrooms or ground beef to consume for a total of 10 days, twice a day. Results showed a significant difference on satiety ratings between the mushroom and meat consumption.

Participants reported less hunger, greater fullness and decreased prospective consumption after eating a mushroom breakfast compared to a meat breakfast.