What a 'Power' Breakfast Really Looks Like

I hope you arent advocating that we eat like these fools ... the only person who was having a sensible breakfast was Caterina Fake ... shame you didnt bother to accompany your story with a pic of the individuals involved

Kyle 10:08AM November 14, 2009

Methinks the logical and educated aspect of nutritional writing has gone out the window in recent times. Even common sense seems to have been misplaced. There was a time when journalists did a fair amount of research just to be able to have a foundation for their article. Here's a newsflash folks: JUST because ten of our powerful elite eat certain things doesn't mean we common folk will end up like them through duplication and mimicry. Just to recap, the "Nutritionist" Paulette Goddard is NOT the shining beacon of healthy eating habits. There is much more documented, anecdotal and scientific literature that opposes her belief that (quote)"breakfast is not the most important meal of the day." We firmly and patiently extoll the virtues of breakfast to our children; both as a social activity for families, and for its ability to prime our minds and bodies for a fast-paced dog-eat-dog world. Suffice to say, what keeps Ms. Goddard healthy and nutritionally balanced is not the norm. I'm sure I wasn't the only one that noticed, but that utterly ridiculous claim by Erica Jong should have raised many an eyebrow. She says (quote) "Since our bodies are made of water, protein and fat, we ought to eat these things for breakfast; otherwise our minds won't work," Jong says. "I am a great believer in feeding the brain." Any high school student of biology will know that the brain functions primarily on glucose metabolism; specifically the breakdown of carbohydrates in a process called Glycogenolysis. The brain and other tissues of the body are termed 'glucose dependant' tissues. Although she may be correct in the idea that carbohydrates are not essential to human survival and that the human organism can derive its energy needs from proteins and fats, the brain and neurons generally cannot burn fat and need glucose for energy. It goes without saying that mornings (ie. breakfast time) is the most important time of the day we need to 'kickstart' our brains and certainly not by caffeine alone. What is just as strange, is the paired photo to Erica Wong's quotation featuring yoghurt and some berries. Where are her beloved proteins and fats from this meal? Ironically, it was the cereal manufactures who in the 70s and 80s clearly stated, of their TV commercials: "_______ is part of this complete breakfast." Invariably, there was shown toast, eggs, cereal, milk, juice and fruit. NOTHING HAS CHANGED!! My name is Nayan Tolia, and I think this article sucks. It absolutely reeks of disinformation, not to mention uninformed writing. I'm appalled.

Nayan Tolia 6:01PM October 30, 2009