聖誕節早餐吃什麼

Things to Eat and Drink on Christmas Morning

聖誕節早餐吃什麼

SLOW-RELEASE CARBS

緩釋型碳水化合物

You want a steady release of energy to keep you going until lunchtime and stop you picking at the chocolate. A low-sugar breakfast cereal, or something with bread will keep you blood sugar levels steady. If you are going to indulge in something naughty then go for it, but have it after your slow-release carbs so that you do not end up riding the blood sugar roller-coaster.

開始聖誕午餐前，你的身體需要釋放穩定的能量阻止你一次又一次地剝開巧克力。一份低糖早餐麥片或者麪包餐可以使你的血糖保持穩定。如果你想吃一些小零食，那就去吃吧，但時間一定要把握在吃完緩釋型碳水化合物後，這樣你的血糖就不會忽上忽下了。

PROTEIN

蛋白質

A great accompaniment to your slow-release carbs is something protein rich to keep you feeling full all morning. Milk, natural yogurt, peanut butter, eggs or bacon are all great options. Okay, bacon is not something usually recommended from a health perspective, but it is Christmas, and I am not judging. Today is for celebrating, after all. I believe in all things in moderation. But do what works for you.

緩釋型碳水化合物的絕佳伴侶是富含蛋白質的食物，能讓你的飽腹感持續一上午。牛奶、天然酸奶、花生醬、雞蛋或培根都是不錯的選擇。好吧，從健康角度而言，通常我們並不建議早餐吃培根，但這可是聖誕節呀，反正我是不會說三道四的。畢竟，聖誕節的意義在於慶祝。我認爲只要在合理範圍內，一切皆可。但一定要選擇適合自己的。

HYDRATE

水合物

We all tend to wake up dehydrated. Many of us, myself included, have a bad habit of reaching for the caffeine before rehydrating first. But today is a day that you will put your digestion to the test. Prepare yourself for the midday feast and the festive tipples by drinking water first thing in the morning.

一覺醒來，我們往往會脫水。很多人，包括我自己，都喜歡在補水前喝杯咖啡。但聖誕節當天，你的消化系統可是要超負荷工作的。所以早晨醒來喝杯水將爲你做好迎接盛大午餐和節日酒飲的準備。

FIBER-RICH FRUIT

富含纖維的水果

This is a really important one, and can be festive too. Fiber is going to keep your digestion moving, and the vitamin boost is great during cold and flu season. Festive clementines are a lovely fresh option. Or how about dried dates and figs for something different? If you opt for juice instead then you will still get some soluble fiber, but the insoluble fiber is lost in the juicing process, so is not quite as good as whole fruit.

這一點很重要，而且也很符合節日氛圍。纖維有助於消化系統保持順暢，維生素則能有效抵禦流感。小柑橘就是一個不錯的選擇。想來點兒新鮮的？幹棗或無花果如何？如果選擇橙汁，你依舊可以獲得部分可溶性纖維，但在榨汁過程中，不溶性纖維卻會丟失，因此直接食用更佳。

DO NOT FORGET YOUR VITAMINS

不要忘記補充維生素

With all the rush and excitement on Christmas morning it is so easy to get distracted and forget your normal routine. Personally, I take a magnesium supplement every day to ward off migraines, and vitamin D in the darker months of the year to help my energy levels.

聖誕節的早晨是忙碌的、興奮的，所以你會被其它事情分散注意力而忘了日常習慣。個人而言，我每天都會補充鎂元素以防止偏頭痛，在一年中白日較短的月份，我會服用維生素D以維持能量水平。