Mom, You Were Right, Again

My mom told me it would take me thirty years to realize that she was always right.  Yet another step down that path:  a study showing that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. 

What is particularly noteworthy about this study is that they actually tackled some of the gender conflicts around breakfast, namely girls skipping breakfast in the interest of weight management.  I admit, it’s a bit counter-intuitive to think that eating more calories will actually help you maintain a healthy weight, like one of those lies a mom constructs to get you to do what she thinks is best.  So while I now know that broccoli won’t make my eyes greener (good one, mom) this breakfast thing is totally worth a shot (says the girl who is drinking a diet coke at 8am…)