Attention: Foods to Eat to Boost Brain Power
List of foods for breakfast, lunch and dinner to enhance brain power.
The foods we eat and the time of the day we eat them affect our state of mind. Here’s a list of foods to eat for breakfast, lunch and dinner to enhance your brain power.
Breakfast
For a good breakfast, the most important meal of the day because you’ll be needing a lot of energy for the days work and activity, foods consists of low fat are advisable like lean meat and fruits. These foods induce mental alertness.
To coffee lovers, one or two cups of coffee at breakfast increase mental sharpness and better reaction time but 3 or more cups of coffee give rise to over-stimulation of caffeine which can trigger the reduction of mental acuity. The same holds true for tea.
Avoid eating sausage, bacon and eggs because they are rich in fat and cholesterol. They are slow to digest and tend to direct the flow of blood away from the brain and reduce mental alertness.
Lunch
Recommended foods for lunch are protein-rich foods like poultry and fish which are high in amino acids and tyrosine. According to experts, amino acids are carried across the protective filter known as blood-brain barriers. When they reached these barriers, it is converted into the alertness chemicals dopamine and norepinephrine.
Avoid eating rice or noodles, bread and sweet deserts because they will make you sleepy and less responsive.
Dinner/Supper
For dinner, advisable foods to eat are foods rich in carbohydrates like potatoes, corn, pasta, lentils, rice, noodles, bread, cereals, fruit, low fat dairy products, pancakes and many others. It is believed that carbohydrates are converted into serotonin, a calming neurotransmitter which makes a person to feel more relaxed and help attain a better sleep.
During supper, avoid foods that are high in protein. Avoid also taking smart pill to enhance brain power. These pills may contain chemicals that can cause harmful changes in blood pressure.
So, in order to enhance your brain power, always remember to have a low-fat breakfast, a protein-rich lunch, and a carbohydrate-laden supper. Enjoy your meals and happy eating.
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Alexa Gates | May 4, 2008 | Reply
this is good to know
slowslow | May 4, 2008 | Reply
Wow, I better be changing my diet around…
Judy Sheldon | May 4, 2008 | Reply
I love nutritional facts. Thanks.
Darlene McFarlane | May 4, 2008 | Reply
Great tips. They are easy to follow and make sense. Thanks for sharing.
Darlene
Ruby Hawk | May 4, 2008 | Reply
Advice we should all follow, me especialy. Take care.
Unofre Pili | May 5, 2008 | Reply
I saved it.
tracy sardelli | May 5, 2008 | Reply
Great job Nobert, Thank You.
salvatore | May 5, 2008 | Reply
good one buddy, didn’t know about the coffee. thanks.
Patz | May 5, 2008 | Reply
This is good buddy. I would caution people, however, that they should not take noodles for dinner. Although findings were preliminary, noodle has been linked to SUDS (Sudden Unexpected Death Syndrome). It’s bangungot in Filipino, lai tai in Thai, and hukuri in Nihongo).
nobert bermosa | May 5, 2008 | Reply
thanks to all of you guys, i really appreciate it so much,
Chinese, Japanese, Koreans,Filipinos and other Asians should stop eating noodles if that’s the case. what i know is-in the Philippines-easy to cook noodles are the main cause of kidney troubles because they are very salty and have lots of additives.
Lucy Lockett | May 10, 2008 | Reply
Nutrition is very important, thanks.
Josey | May 10, 2008 | Reply
This is good advice. I’m going to get to eating! I had never heard not to eat high-protein at night, but now I know. Thanks.
mabbysin | Jul 13, 2008 | Reply
we could hardly buy NFA rice and eat only twice a day. would you mind lending us money to buy brain-boosting foods so that we would know where to get the bucks to buy a kilo of rice for our next meal.
ATEKER EMMA | Sep 7, 2009 | Reply
thanks
VERY VERY MUCH for this advice a really appreciate
EMMA UGANDA