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A Regular Breakfast routine has certain benefits

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• Improves your energy levels. • Improves metabolism. • Provides many beneficial nutrients, and boosts your fibre and calcium intake (compared to no breakfast).

• Reduces you chance of over-consuming high kilojoule foods later in the day. • Stabilises your blood sugar levels. • Improves memory and concentrat­ion. A good breakfast could include the following : Local menu ; Moin moin with pap or bread. Stewed egg with boiled yam . Bean cake ( akara) , with pap. Omelette , booked egg with bread. Healthy breakfast options • Wholegrain toast with a thin scrape of peanut butter, or avocado and spinach or reduced fat ricotta. • Porridge with fresh fruit. • Fresh fruit and yoghurt. • Wholegrain cereals with reduced fat milk. • Wholemeal fruit toast with thin scrap of cream cheese. • Fruit or vegetable smoothies. • Boiled eggs with wholegrain toast. • Untoasted muesli.

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