[WATCH]: Breakfast.mov

Breakfast literally means "to break the fast" which is exactly what we do when we wake up in the morning and haven't eaten since dinner (or since our late night snack attack). So why is it so important to eat in the morning and not skip breakfast? The answer has to do with your body. Your body stores up glucose or sugar in your blood. This sugar ends up in your liver and then your liver releases it as energy in bursts throughout the day in the form of glycogen. If you skip breakfast your body will run out of glycogen by the middle of the morning which means no more energy bursts. When this happens your body is like a car that runs out of gas. So if you skip breakfast, chances are you'll feel tired and lacking energy by mid morning.

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