protein may help some people stay satisfied longer.
Your Morning Energy May Feel More Stable
Many popular breakfast foods are heavily based on refined carbohydrates and added sugar.
Think of sweetened cereal, pastries, pancakes covered in syrup, doughnuts, or sweet coffee drinks.
These foods can be enjoyable, but meals dominated by rapidly digested carbohydrates may leave some people hungry again relatively quickly.
Adding protein, healthy fats, and fiber can create a more balanced meal.
Eggs provide protein and fat with very little carbohydrate. When combined with foods such as vegetables, avocado, beans, fruit, or whole grains, they can help create a breakfast that digests more slowly than a meal composed mainly of refined carbohydrates.
A controlled trial examining egg-based breakfasts found that higher-protein egg meals produced greater satiety and a lower post-meal glucose response than a low-protein cereal breakfast in healthy adults.
This does not mean everyone should avoid carbohydrates