5 Good Reasons to Have Breakfast

© The Artisan Food Trail / Lisa Childs

Did you have breakfast today? As it is the most important meal of the day we have found five reasons why you should be eating it.

• Research suggests that breakfast eaters have lower stress levels than people who skip breakfast
• Skipping breakfast is not the way to lose weight! It has been shown that people that start the day with a healthy breakfast are more likely to be within their ideal weight range than those who skip breakfast
• Have breakfast within two hours of waking as this replenishes energy stores after an overnight fast
• Several studies have shown eating breakfast can have a positive impact on concentration levels
• Research has found that people eating breakfast cereals performed better in attention and memory tests than those eating less traditional breakfast foods or nothing at all

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Real Food Festival 2011

Earl's Court, London 5 – 8 May 2011

We have visited the Real Food Festival as a member of the public on previous occasions, but this time we became trade for the day in our quest to spread the word about The Artisan Food Trail and to discover more foodie gems.

The festival takes place over four days from Thursday to Sunday, the first day being trade only, the second for both trade and public and then the weekend which is devoted solely to public visitors. We went on the Friday and were surprised how relatively quiet it was. Having previously gone on a Saturday when the public crowds make it almost impossible to move, let alone get to talk to producers, it was a surprise.
Many of the producers seemed disappointed that there was practically very little foot fall, so we hope it picked up over the weekend for them.

However we got to meet some lovely people and tasted some of the finest artisan food on offer, even though the buzzing atmosphere of its previous shows was sadly lacking.
We met up with people from our Artisan Food Trail LinkedIn group, Baileys Real Food, Rupert Parsons of Womersley Fruit & Herb Vinegars and although not in person, Great Glen Game and The Artisan Smokehouse were represented by their produce on the British Fine Foods stand.