Start the day healthy with a hot breakfast!
Athletes, in particular, can benefit from hot meals, as they can better absorb nutrients, among other things. In addition, a hot breakfast is wholesome, soothing, and helps you lose weight. You can read exactly how this works and more in the following post.
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That's why hot breakfast is so healthy!
For your body, the question "Breakfast – hot or cold?" does not arise. Finally, it has to warm up all the food you eat to "operating temperature. So if you eat something cold, the body needs energy to warm the food. Conversely, cooling is associated with less effort.
Hot Breakfast – TCM
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) also knows about the benefits of a warm, first meal . According to the so-called organ clock, each organ has its periods of activity and rest. Since the stomach and spleen are in a high phase from 7-11 o'clock, the digestive process should be started here. This is best achieved with a hot breakfast: the body has to spend less energy on digestion and the vital energy is increased.
Indirectly, you can strengthen your immune system with a warm first meal, because a strengthened spleen has a strengthening effect on your entire immune system according to TCM teachings.
Benefits of Hot Breakfast for Athletes
You may be wondering: That's all well and good, but why should I eat a hot breakfast as an athlete?
Before we go into more detail about this question, you should know that exercise can lead to an increased nutrient requirement. To give an example: calcium, potassium, and magnesium support the transmission of stimuli and thus muscle contraction. So for functional muscles, you should focus on these minerals.
Often, the need can be met by a healthy, balanced diet. You should only take dietary supplements after consulting your doctor.
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Absorption of nutrients
Let's get back to the original question! A hot breakfast can ideally absorb these important nutrients. How exactly does this work?
The human body is not built to digest certain things. These include, for example, fiber, which almost does not change the structure in the body.
Especially with plant-based foods, you should therefore not do without a short cooking or at least cooking! Because the cellulose present in the plant cell walls cannot be broken down by humans. By heating, however, the cell walls break open, and the multiple sugars and the vitamins contained can be better absorbed.
The best example is carrots: by cooking and adding some fat, the vitamins contained (especially the fat-soluble vitamin A) become more available in the body.
Since athletes, in particular, should pay attention to a healthy, balanced breakfast and take enough vitamins, a hot breakfast is recommended especially for them!
Another reason for a hot breakfast is that it makes it easier for you to chew and digest. Especially with the first meal of the day, you can support your body and have more energy for more important things!
Hot breakfast – what are the disadvantages?
Nevertheless, it should be mentioned at this point that there are some critical voices. The biggest criticism is that some vitamins, especially the water-soluble ones, such as the B vitamins , are largely lost through cooking.
However, you wouldn't be able to absorb some other vitamins without cooking. In addition, it depends on the food whether you should eat something raw or cooked. With porridge and especially with a healthy breakfast, the benefits clearly outweigh them!
Porridge – the ideal hot breakfast
Now let's break down what we mean by an ideal, hot breakfast! This is porridge . The supposedly "simple" oatmeal offers a variety of advantages. The contained fiber strengthens your intestines because they provide sufficient food for the good intestinal bacteria.
In addition, oats are a real nutrient bomb: 46% of your daily magnesium needs and 27% of your iron needs can be covered by them. In total, you'll find a quarter of your recommended nutrients in a bowl of Verival Porridge.
Did you know that oatmeal keeps you full for a long time? Simply put, the water-soluble fiber in the body begins to swell and dissolve. This will enlarge your stomach in a positive sense, and you will feel a feeling of satiety . Above all, it is therefore advisable to eat oatmeal so that you can work undisturbed and your concentration is not interrupted by a growling stomach.
You can also refine porridge with toppings to your liking. Whether nuts, seeds, or fresh fruit , all of these are particularly suitable for a varied breakfast.
Sport Porridge by Verival – with all nutrients for athletes
For all athletes and those who still want to become one, we have a special offer: the Sport Porridge cocoa banana !
Thanks to the ground seeds it contains, the hot breakfast with oatmeal provides enough protein to build muscle.
Thanks to the improved recipe, you benefit from the positive properties of cocoa : for example, did you know that cocoa has a blood pressure-lowering effect and contains a high proportion of iron, magnesium, and copper? It is best to incorporate the healthy plant into your diet at breakfast.
Due to the natural sweetness of the bananas, the porridge has no added sugar and still tastes wonderfully chocolatey !
And another advantage: thanks to the simple preparation, you can conjure up your nutrient-rich, filling, and, above all, hot breakfast in just three minutes.
