How Important is it to Eat Fiber at Breakfast?
This blog post is sponsored by Kellogg’s®. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
This week is National Breakfast Week! Can you think of a better week-long food holiday?! I can’t. In honor of dedicated breakfast week, I wanted to dive into dietary fiber, how important it is to eat in the morning and easy ways to get it – like eating a delicious, high-fiber cereal like Kellogg’s Raisin Bran® or Frosted Mini-Wheats®. Let’s get to it!
Fiber: the basics
Fiber is super important to help support digestive health and overall wellness. With that in mind, it’s especially important to eat fiber with breakfast in the morning. A balanced breakfast helps to start your day feeling both full and energized.
So, what classifies as a balanced breakfast? In addition to fiber, I always recommend that breakfast also contains protein and fruit. Foods like Greek yogurt, milk, eggs or even peanut butter are great sources of protein in the morning. As far as fruit, anything goes! I like to buy what’s in season or utilize frozen fruit all year long.
Where to find fiber
The best sources of fiber are typically found in whole grain foods like cereal, whole wheat bread and grains. While it’s possible to get fiber from a supplement or shake, fiber deserves more than a quick fix and I much prefer getting it from food. It’s a lot tastier and more satisfying than simply swallowing it as a pill or in a not-so-appetizing powder.
Plus, eating fiber-rich foods also provides the additional benefits of other nutrients in those foods. Many fiber-rich cereals, for example, provide important nutrients like B vitamins and iron.
Ways to eat more fiber at breakfast
Because we’re talking about breakfast, one of my favorite – and the easiest – ways to eat more fiber in the morning is with a bowl of cereal. It takes literally no time to make, is delicious and refreshing, and can be a great source of fiber.
Did you know Kellogg’s offers 30 different cereals that are at least a good source of fiber? A bowl of Kellogg’s Raisin Bran or Frosted Mini-Wheats, for example, gives you at least 20% of the recommended daily amount of fiber per serving! In general, it’s recommended that most people consume at least 28 grams of fiber per day. A bowl of Raisin Bran has 7 grams of fiber, while Frosted Mini Wheats have 6 grams per serving. It’s such an easy way to get a head start on fiber first thing in the morning.
I love adding some fruit in my morning cereal too. Fruit also contains fiber, so it ups that fiber content even more. I’m currently loving the addition of chopped apple with Kellogg’s Raisin Bran. The combination of sweet raisins and crisp apple is so good together and is super filling.
Want to try other fiber-filled breakfasts? Get creative with your cereal! Add it to Greek yogurt (another favorite of mine!) or you can even roll a banana in peanut butter and crushed cereal and slice it to eat as “banana sushi.”
Cereal is so good, easy to make and versatile. And, as a good way to eat more fiber in the mornings too, it’s easily one of my favorite breakfast foods.
