Vegetables with Breakfast

Vegetables slow down the digestion of everything we eat, allowing significantly more nutrients to go to muscle and other active tissue rather than body fat.  In addition, vegetables have the twice the amount of phytonutrients compared to whole grains and fruits, reducing the rate at which we age.  So include vegetables with every meal to get the most out of every meal.  To me, if its easy and pays big dividends, no reason not to do it, so I have vegetables whenever possible, including most of my breakfasts.  Pictured is me having a couple mouth-fulls of leafy greens half-way through eating my breakfast oatmeal.  While this may go above the call for some, at least include vegetables with lunch and dinner, and if you are getting tired of vegetables, eat them WITH your meal simultaneously so that they take on the flavor of the meal itself.