--- title: Starting Your Morning with Breakfast description: Skipping breakfast is detrimental to your brain health and can negative impact your physical health all day. Eating well in the morning will ensure you are set up to feel great all day.  image: https://blog.eskaton.org/hubfs/Breakfast.jpg --- [![Logo](https://blog.eskaton.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Logo.png?width=350&height=75&name=Logo.png "Logo")](https://www.eskaton.org/) **[eskaton.org](https://www.eskaton.org/)** [Eskaton](https://blog.eskaton.org/author/eskaton) 23 July, 2019 | 1 min read Search Blog ### Posts by Topic - [Independent Living (157)](https://blog.eskaton.org/topic/independent-living) - [Assisted Living (105)](https://blog.eskaton.org/topic/assisted-living) - [Residents + Staff (103)](https://blog.eskaton.org/topic/residents-staff) - [Wellness Tips (101)](https://blog.eskaton.org/topic/wellness-tips) - [In the News (81)](https://blog.eskaton.org/topic/news) - [Information & Assistance (53)](https://blog.eskaton.org/topic/information-assistance) - [Testimonials (50)](https://blog.eskaton.org/topic/reviews) - [Philanthropy (43)](https://blog.eskaton.org/topic/giving) - [Eskaton Village Carmichael (35)](https://blog.eskaton.org/topic/eskaton-village-carmichael) - [About Eskaton (34)](https://blog.eskaton.org/topic/eskaton) - [Ask the Expert (30)](https://blog.eskaton.org/topic/ask-the-expert) - [LifeBios by Students (23)](https://blog.eskaton.org/topic/lifebios) - [Senior Living Community (19)](https://blog.eskaton.org/topic/senior-living-community) - [Age is Beautiful (18)](https://blog.eskaton.org/topic/age-is-beautiful) - [Celebrating Diversity (17)](https://blog.eskaton.org/topic/celebrating-diversity) - [Living with Dementia (17)](https://blog.eskaton.org/topic/memory) - [Memory Care (17)](https://blog.eskaton.org/topic/memory-care) - [Technology (14)](https://blog.eskaton.org/topic/technology) - [Signs it is Time for Help (13)](https://blog.eskaton.org/topic/signs-it-is-time-for-help) - [Well-Being Philosophy (13)](https://blog.eskaton.org/topic/well-being-philosophy) - [Senior Living (12)](https://blog.eskaton.org/topic/senior-living) - [Emotional Health (7)](https://blog.eskaton.org/topic/emotional-health) - [Fall Prevention (7)](https://blog.eskaton.org/topic/fall-prevention) - [Kids Connection (7)](https://blog.eskaton.org/topic/kids-connection) - [Heart Health (5)](https://blog.eskaton.org/topic/heart-health) ## Starting Your Morning with Breakfast Skipping breakfast is detrimental to your brain health, and can negative impact your physical health all day. Eating well in the morning will ensure you are set up to feel great all day.  ![Breakfast](https://blog.eskaton.org/hubfs/Breakfast.jpg) **WHY** eat in the morning? - **RE-FUEL** your body after a long overnight fast - **BOOST** your metabolism to maintain a healthy weight - **KICK START** your brain for the day - **IMPROVE** your mood **WHAT** foods make a power breakfast? **Carbohydrate:** A high-energy carbohydrate energizes your body and brain for a busy day. Oatmeal, whole grain breakfast cereal, bagels, English muffins, and whole grain waffles are natural sources of dietary fiber, B vitamins, and iron. Try a bagel with peanut butter and pear slices, cereal with reduced-fat milk and strawberries or egg whites on whole-grain toast. **Protein:** Protein is what you need to go strong until lunch. Think lean – a slice or two of bacon, hard boiled eggs, and a scoop of cottage cheese or Greek yogurt. **Fruit:** Think fresh, frozen, or dried fruit – like pears, apples, blueberries, bananas, oranges, grapefruit, kiwis, or pomegranates. Starting your day with breakfast will set you up to feel great all day long. Don't be afraid to be creative with your meals and spice things up when you notice yourself getting burned out on a specific routine.  ### Share This Post! - - - ## Get in touch! Feel free to contact us to learn more about all of our senior care services. [![Logo REV](https://blog.eskaton.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Logo%20REV.png?width=1500&height=322&name=Logo%20REV.png "Logo REV")](https://eskaton.org) © 2025 Eskaton • All Rights Reserved - - - -