Jessie Inchauspé (The Glucose Goddess)

Actually, breakfast food is usually a top offender, right? So orange juice, fruit smoothies, breakfast cereal, even if they say no sugar or low in sugar, that doesn't mean they don't contain glucose. It just means they don't contain any table sugar, but they could also contain sugar from fruit, which is quote unquote natural. So it doesn't have to be claimed as an added sugar in a package, right?

Actually, breakfast food is usually a top offender, right? So orange juice, fruit smoothies, breakfast cereal, even if they say no sugar or low in sugar, that doesn't mean they don't contain glucose. It just means they don't contain any table sugar, but they could also contain sugar from fruit, which is quote unquote natural. So it doesn't have to be claimed as an added sugar in a package, right?

breakfast foods huge huge offenders and then kind of like funny things that you wouldn't expect like eating a lot of grapes yeah if you eat 50 grapes that's actually a lot of sugar because the fruit that we eat today has been bred to be extremely high in sugar and concentrated in sugar but i think breakfast foods are one of the biggest ones oh also dried fruit

breakfast foods huge huge offenders and then kind of like funny things that you wouldn't expect like eating a lot of grapes yeah if you eat 50 grapes that's actually a lot of sugar because the fruit that we eat today has been bred to be extremely high in sugar and concentrated in sugar but i think breakfast foods are one of the biggest ones oh also dried fruit

People don't realize that it's not because something comes from fruit that it's good for you. Dried fruit or fruit smoothie or fruit juice can contain tens and tens of grams of sugar, even though it originally came from a fruit.

People don't realize that it's not because something comes from fruit that it's good for you. Dried fruit or fruit smoothie or fruit juice can contain tens and tens of grams of sugar, even though it originally came from a fruit.

But your body doesn't care whether sugar came from an orange juice and is now in an orange juice, or whether sugar came from a beetroot and is now in a can of Coca-Cola, right? Those sugar molecules will both lead to a glucose spike.

But your body doesn't care whether sugar came from an orange juice and is now in an orange juice, or whether sugar came from a beetroot and is now in a can of Coca-Cola, right? Those sugar molecules will both lead to a glucose spike.

Well, listen, the glucose spike that we experience after breakfast is going to control the rest of our day. So if you eat in the morning something that is pure glucose, like most of us do, right? I grew up on orange juice and Nutella crepes, so I know.

Well, listen, the glucose spike that we experience after breakfast is going to control the rest of our day. So if you eat in the morning something that is pure glucose, like most of us do, right? I grew up on orange juice and Nutella crepes, so I know.

It was amazing. But then at 1030, I was exhausted because I was crashing. My glucose levels were crashing. And I was super, super hungry. Because after a big spike, you experience a big crash. And that crash activates the craving center in your brain and literally tells you, Jay, go find some chocolate. You know, and you cannot resist. I know what that voice sounds like.

It was amazing. But then at 1030, I was exhausted because I was crashing. My glucose levels were crashing. And I was super, super hungry. Because after a big spike, you experience a big crash. And that crash activates the craving center in your brain and literally tells you, Jay, go find some chocolate. You know, and you cannot resist. I know what that voice sounds like.

And you can't resist that urge. So your breakfast, if you're having a big glucose spike at breakfast, you're setting yourself up for a day of cravings, fatigue, inflammation, and you're gonna feel quite awful. An important switch to make is to switch from a sweet breakfast to a savory breakfast built around protein. Right? Whatever kind of protein you like. Maybe it's dairy. Maybe it's tofu.

And you can't resist that urge. So your breakfast, if you're having a big glucose spike at breakfast, you're setting yourself up for a day of cravings, fatigue, inflammation, and you're gonna feel quite awful. An important switch to make is to switch from a sweet breakfast to a savory breakfast built around protein. Right? Whatever kind of protein you like. Maybe it's dairy. Maybe it's tofu.

Maybe it's protein powder. Maybe it's leftover fish from last night. Maybe it's eggs. Whatever kind of protein you want, that's going to keep your glucose levels nice and steady. Add some healthy fats in there. And you can have some starch like a slice of bread for taste. But importantly, a savory breakfast contains nothing sweet except if you want some for taste, some whole fruit. Right?

Maybe it's protein powder. Maybe it's leftover fish from last night. Maybe it's eggs. Whatever kind of protein you want, that's going to keep your glucose levels nice and steady. Add some healthy fats in there. And you can have some starch like a slice of bread for taste. But importantly, a savory breakfast contains nothing sweet except if you want some for taste, some whole fruit. Right?

And you know all those sweet breakfast foods that you love? You don't have to say goodbye to them completely. The best time to have them is for dessert after lunch or after dinner.

And you know all those sweet breakfast foods that you love? You don't have to say goodbye to them completely. The best time to have them is for dessert after lunch or after dinner.

Because if you eat something that contains a lot of glucose, something starchy or sweet, after a meal, the glucose molecules are not going to arrive as quickly into your bloodstream because there's already going to be food in your stomach. The worst time to eat starches and sugars is breakfast because your body is super empty. So anything you eat goes to your bloodstream in a second, right?

Because if you eat something that contains a lot of glucose, something starchy or sweet, after a meal, the glucose molecules are not going to arrive as quickly into your bloodstream because there's already going to be food in your stomach. The worst time to eat starches and sugars is breakfast because your body is super empty. So anything you eat goes to your bloodstream in a second, right?