#BEATTHEBELLY Breakfast Tip: Eat a Full English Breakfast
Ok so it depends on what you include, how it is cooked and how often you eat it.
If you have heart disease or high cholesterol then I don't recommend this.
If you suffer from high blood pressure the salt content may well be harmful to your blood pressure and is therefore not recommended
But if you are active and wanting to lose weight then I can recommend this excellent protein rich start to the day up to twice a month as part of a balanced diet and exercise regime.
Don't forget, a fry up is red meat rich so to avoid bowel cancer you should only eat red meat twice a week including this fry up.
High protein breakfasts keep you full for longer and the body uses energy to break it down slowly, resulting in a happy full man who doesnt need to eat much for a while!
To improve the meal I would make a few recommendations to the traditional "fry up"
- grill back bacon with the rind removed - avoid streaky bacon
- poach the eggs increase eggs to bulk up if you are hungry, not bread or bacon or sausage
- reduce quantity of sausages (only buy sausages with high pork content >80%) or replace with chipolatas and grill any you do eat (they are full of animal fat)
- increase mushrooms and beans and tomatoes to boost volume while increasing veg content
- don't fry bread - use a healthy slice of granary toast
- don't eat hash browns or deep fried food
- only keep black pudding for a special treat!
If you want to be really healthy just have poached eggs on toast!
As part of a balanced diet a cooked breakfast can really help on long days when you might be tempted to snack in the morning, or at brunch for weekends.
Go on - have a Full English! Menshealth article on eating eggs for brekkie here
Dr Ben Sinclair
Twitter: @menshealthtips
Sinclair Health Limited
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