[slothtrop]

Right but merely skipping breakfast won't ensure you'll consume fewer calories in a day. There are recorded advantages to breakfast consumption with regards to metabolism etc. It's worth experimenting to suit preference. Maybe when trying to run a deficit, skipping is easier, but that doesn't apply to me.

[leetcrew]

part of the problem is that the conventional american breakfast (cereal, fruit, maybe some toast) is almost entirely carbs. unless you go to the trouble of frying some eggs, you're getting off to a bad start that will leave you crashing by the end of the morning and overeating at lunch.

[scythe]

I've dealt with insomnia for most of my life (I regularly saw the clock pass midnight when I was 8, just laying in bed) and making sure I ate breakfast early every morning has seemed to be one of the most effective ways to fight it.

After experimenting with various options, breakfast settled on a few handfuls of hazelnuts and coffee with sugar. It turns out to be impossible to overeat hazelnuts because they're chewy and filling^1, it requires literally no preparation, and it keeps me full for a while. I find unsalted nuts go better with coffee; salt clashes somehow.

[PeterStuer]

I regularly see people snacking 1 bag of nuts (250g, 1700 kcal) or even 2 bags a day mindlessly in front of their computer at work.

[scythe]

I think snacking is the key concept here. I just eat quickly until I'm full and put the bag away. Lots of things are unhealthy when you just eat them out of boredom.

Imagine sitting next to a huge amount of any other kind of food all day!

[PeterStuer]

I fully agree.

OTOH These people have had it drilled into them that:

- Calories are a lie. The model is incorrect (true) and should therefore be completely ignored/rejected (false)

- Fats are good. Nuts are healthy.

- 'Grazing' food all day is good.

[scythe]

>Nuts are healthy.

There is a great deal of scientific evidence supporting nut consumption. This is not just because they contain fat, but because the fat they contain is monounsaturated, they are slow to digest, and they are good sources of fiber (particularly almond/hazelnut/pecan):

https://academic.oup.com/ajcn/article/78/3/647S/4690007

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/articl...

https://bmcmedicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1741-...

> ‘Grazing’ food all day is good.

I don’t think I’ve encountered this philosophy much in the wild. I would never endorse it.

I do understand the practical necessity of snacking sometimes when you’re trying to get work done on a schedule. In these cases I think it helps to drink plenty of water with any snacks.

[Wh1zz]

I am also convinced that nuts are healthy. Can you provide arguments otherwise? They are full of unsaturated fats, protein, and fiber, which, paired with an overall balanced diet, make them for sure a net positive.

[Retric]

That’s why eggs are so often part of breakfast menus. Eggs with cheese on toast is a fairly solid breakfast option. Alternatively, bacon or sausage are also popular.

You can also up the fat content with some creamer in your coffee rather than sugar.

[jessant]

Intermittent fasting seems to have health benefits.