what to eat first thing in the morning??

moby2101

what to eat first thing in the morning??
I swim 3 mornings a week, am starving by the time I get to the pool, and much worse afterwards, Used to stuff myself with fruit b4 and then lace into Porridge and raisins afterwards.

i train also in the evenings and generally have a good diet. I was speaking to a female athlete @ the weekend and she had an entirely different slant on diet.

No fruit or fruit juices in the morning because of elevated sugar levels converting starch into fat ?? and generally no fruit at all in the diet.
anyone got any views on this??

Victor

Originally posted by moby2101
No fruit or fruit juices in the morning because of elevated sugar levels converting starch into fat ??

I'm not sure if thats true, because with the exercise you are using up probably all your blood sugar and eating into your reserves (remember having been asleep for 8 hours, you will ahve used up an awful lot).

One important thing would be to rehydrate.

Reyman

I'd say you're friend is partly right! Lots of carbohydrates first thing in the morning are best e.g. oatmeal, porridge, and some of the sugar free cereals (if you can find any).

Sugar will give you a quick boost and you'll be starving an hour or so later and eating all kinds of rubbish.

But if you're swimming first thing in the morning you can't really eat beforehand so you have to sort that out first! I've found I can only train in the morning if I eat at least an hour and a half beforehand -- which is not so practical mid week.

Brian Houlihan

Porridge, wheetabix etc. are good to eat.

Genghis

You can't go wrong with Porridge. Guaranteed to keep you feeling full for 4-5 hours, so no need for elevenses, plus slow-release of energy keeps you alert til lunch. I always find Porridge excellent 1.5-2 hourse before an endurance training session.

Dunno about the whole fruit thing. At the moment I have a small portion of either fruit juice or grapefruit, sometimes with a banana at breakfast; an apple and an orange with lunch, another couple of pieces in the afternoon and a fruit salad with my evening meal. Other times I would've been more closer to just the five portions a day.

I have been advised because I am marathon training and triathlon training that I should be eating loads of fruit and veg, along with the usual good stuff, pasta, wholegrains, oatmeal, clean proteins, etc.

I'd like to hear more about the 'fruit = fat' thing, and your friends theory about early morning consumption - certainly I know overweight people who have seen no gain when they introduced more fruits / juices to their diet as substitutes for other (bad) foods. I know it should be as simple as 'excess calories = fat', but then it never is.

joc_06

Poached eggs and loads of em...

catsup

i read somewhere that a glass of water first thing in the morning (before breakfast) is a good idea because after sleeping/fasting 8 hours your digestive system can find muesli/porridge/weetabix a bit harsh. after that i normally find muesli & wheatgerm fills me up along with a banana / orange on the side.
having said that, my brother (who turned me onto the whole healthy breakfast thing) recently switched to porridge in the morning for the same reason as genghis.
would be interested to hear the last word on this topic.