Here’s the ideal breakfast to eat when you’re stressed

We all deal with stress from time to time. And in the morning, with a knot in your stomach, you can easily skip breakfast and just reach for an energy drink like coffee. Only mistake. The menu must be carefully planned if we want to relieve the pressure. Details:

Magnesium for relaxation

To combat stress, we’ll avoid anything exciting at breakfast and opt for “a good intake of magnesium, which is relaxing,” Sophie Ortega, MD, nutritionist, advised us in a previous article.

So what should we put on our morning plate? 50 grams of oatmeal or muesli mixed with magnesium-rich almond milk and some dried fruit (hazelnuts, chestnuts) and dried fruit (dates, prunes, figs), all to make porridge.

If you can’t do without traditional toast, opt for two slices of flaxseed bread (great for transit and hydration) spread with almond puree and accompanied by soy yogurt and green tea, which is slightly less thein-rich than coffee. : If stress really suppresses hunger, turn to a cereal bar with dried fruit.

And before the marathon day.

If the day promises to be long and tiring, then you should focus on the nutritional balance of your menu starting from breakfast. “For maintenance, you need to strike a balance between carbohydrates, fats, proteins and vitamins. If the menu is too sweet, the glycemic index will rise and fall quickly, which will lead to sluggishness,” the nutritionist told us.

On the list? A cup of coffee or tea, a quarter of a whole baguette to stimulate transit, a slice of fat cheese (Gruyère, Cantal or Camembert) to lower the glycemic index, two slices of ham or an egg and a piece of fruit (or its juice) to replenish vitamins.