The benefits of breakfast
Delicious, crunchy… and packed with nutrition, breakfast
cereals are a healthy morning choice and a great way to start the day. A
favourite choice for kids, breakfast cereals are also great for adults and a
real fun way to boost your energy levels in the morning!
In fact, research confirms that
people who have cereals for breakfast are more likely to meet nutritional
requirements for vitamins, minerals and fiber.
As “the most important meal of the day”, breakfast is literally when you break your fast after an average of 12 hours since your last meal. It is the source of energy that is needed to boost your metabolism and get it running for the rest of the day.
Cereals and milk are an excellent choice for breakfast – a quick and easy meal that requires a bowl, a spoon and just 5 minutes to prepare. It’s the perfect solution for your hurried schedule. More importantly, this bowl is packed with much more benefits than you might expect.
Listed below are the nutritional benefits of your milk and cereals. And with such a wide variety available, we’ve put together a few helpful hints for a healthier choice and a tastier start to your day.
As “the most important meal of the day”, breakfast is literally when you break your fast after an average of 12 hours since your last meal. It is the source of energy that is needed to boost your metabolism and get it running for the rest of the day.
Cereals and milk are an excellent choice for breakfast – a quick and easy meal that requires a bowl, a spoon and just 5 minutes to prepare. It’s the perfect solution for your hurried schedule. More importantly, this bowl is packed with much more benefits than you might expect.
Listed below are the nutritional benefits of your milk and cereals. And with such a wide variety available, we’ve put together a few helpful hints for a healthier choice and a tastier start to your day.
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Breakfast
Cereal
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Low
fat glass of milk
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Tips
on what to choose
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An
excellent provider of energy!
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Breakfast cereals can contain
several grain sources ranging from wheat and oat to barley and corn. These
complex carbohydrates are exactly what your body needs to refill on energy
after a long sleep.
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Low fat or skimmed milk gives you
all the goodness of milk and is lower in calories
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Just make sure that when you
choose your breakfast cereal, it is from the whole grain family which
supplies your body with energy in a slow sustainable manner to keep you going
the whole morning.
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High
quality protein
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Grains provide proteins that
contribute to your daily balanced diet
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Milk is an excellent source of
high quality nutritious protein that is the main building blocks of your body
cells!
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Protein quality and quantity is
the same if you choose low fat or zero fat milk.
Taking away fat from milk removes calories but not nutrition! |
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Generally
low in fat
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Breakfast cereals are naturally
low in fat. The low fat content is from grain sources (unsaturated fat) and
thus healthy for the body
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Having low fat or skimmed milk
will reduce the fat in your bowl of breakfast cereals and milk
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A good choice of milk is low fat
or skimmed. Low fat milk contains around 3 times less fat than full cream
milk. Skimmed milk contains almost no fat!
KLIM® Low Fat milk contains only 3.4g fat in 1 glass. |
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More
fiber for better health!
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Whole grain breakfast cereals are
high in fiber which is essential for a healthy digestive system. It also
helps you feel full for longer!
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Milk normally doesn’t contain
fiber
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Nestlé
FITNESS® cereals is made with whole grains to be a good source of
healthy fiber and thus gives you a head start on your fiber requirement for
the day.
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Excellent
source of calcium for bone health
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Some breakfast cereals are
fortified with calcium
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The daily requirement for calcium
is 1000mg/day, and with about 300mg from your milk, you’ll easily meet your
needs for this mineral
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KLIM® Low Fat milk is not only enriched with Calcium to provide 500mg
Calcium in 1 glass (and 100% of women Calcium requirement in just 2 glasses
per day) but also comes with CalciLock™,
a unique combination of nutrients that help absorb and lock the calcium into
the bones.
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A
bowl of fortification
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Some breakfast cereals are
fortified with a large array of vitamins and minerals that help you meet your
needs for these essential nutrients: especially Iron, Phosphorus, Magnesium,
E, C, B Vitamins and Folic acid
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Milk is especially rich in
Vitamins A and D
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A 30gm serving of Nestlé
FITNESS ® provides 50% of the daily nutritional requirements of 9
vitamins, 25% of Iron and 18% of Calcium.KLIM® Low Fat milkcomes with CalciLock™, a combination of Calcium,
magnesium, phosphorous, Zinc, Vitamin D and Vitamin C, that helps lock the
calcium into the bones and play a key role in bone health and strength.
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Good to know: For extra goodness, top your milk and cereal with fresh or dried fruit, nuts or even a combination of these. This way you can increase your fiber, vitamin and mineral intake.
So next time you decide to enjoy a meal in the morning, make an excellent choice and go for a bowl of breakfast cereal. Just ensure it’s a high fiber cereal with low fat milk for more nutritional benefits from your early morning energy boost.
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