Know Good Eating Time For Breakfast, Snacks To Dinner

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YOGYAKARTA A healthy diet not only depends on the type of food consumed, but also on good eating time.

Not a few of us neglect eating time, even though this plays an important role in maintaining the body's metabolism, controlling weight, and improving overall health. By regulating eating time regularly, the body can work more optimally in digesting food and absorbing nutrients.

On the other hand, when you fail to match your meal time with your body clock, this can increase the hormone store of fat and cancel all the benefits of the healthy foods you consume

A good meal time is in accordance with body condition and daily routine. However, in general, a good meal time, namely:

06.00 to 10.00, Good Morning Time

Many experts argue that the best time for breakfast aka breakfast is 1-2 hours after waking up. Thus, if you wake up at 4.00, then the best time for breakfast is 06.00.

Meanwhile, the most afternoon limit for breakfast is before 10:00, or before starting activities.

The recommended types of breakfast are high protein foods such as eggs, fatless meat, yogurt, and jam.

If you have breakfast in this period of time, you tend not to be hungry easily, rather than those who delay breakfast after 10 am.

10.00, Good Snack Time

The best time to eat snacks or snacks is at 10 am. Some recommended snacks such as apples, whole grain biscuits, or fibered and high-potein snacks.

Consuming snacks at this time can control hunger until lunch arrives.

13.00 p.m. Good Lunch Time

13.00 or 13.00 am is the best time for lunch. You are advised to eat heavy food immediately before lunch. If you eat lunch past 16.30 p.m., your body has experienced a decrease in glucose tolerance which in the end takes a long time to convert carbohydrates into energy.

18.00, Good Dinner Time

While the ideal dinner time is at 18.00 or at 6 p.m. Why is that? As the day goes on, the body begins to change metabolism and reduce the amount of food used. If you try to lose weight, then the longer you eat, the higher the risk of weight gain.

For additional information, eating dinner early and not sleeping late at night will help the body get quality rest. When you sleep early, you don't need additional food to eat so there's no additional calories. Well, in order to get to bed early, you are advised to eat high-fiber and low-fat saturated foods.

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