Nutritional wisdom continues to promote the notion that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Unfortunately, I’m a breakfast skipper. I hate breakfast.

No, strike that. I love breakfast foods. I just don’t like eating at 6:30 in the morning, which is when I’d need to eat breakfast on a weekday. I even gave it a try for a couple of weeks, but more often than not, eating that early just leaves me feeling sick for a few hours. Not eating isn’t a better option — it’s good in the short term, but by 10 I’m famished and then having to resist the temptation to eat something less than healthful with my coffee.

According to the Mayo Clinic, people who eat breakfast are more likely to eat more vitamins and minerals, less fat and cholesterol, have better concentration and productivity throughout the morning, and experience better weight control and lower cholesterol. This all sounds good, but I need to think about how to incorporate this into my morning.

I don’t mind packing a breakfast (I’m not much of a cereal fan anyway, so the lack of milk and a cereal bowl isn’t too big of a deal at work), but I need to put a little thought into what to make. The Mayo Clinic goes on to suggest including whole grains, low-fat proteins, low-fat dairy, and fruits or vegetables into your healthy breakfast. I guess this weekend I’ll take out the cookbooks or peruse my favorite recipe sites and try to get a jump on Monday.