Kelsey HigginsonSports Nutrition Coach and Founder at Clutch Day Coaching

Skipping breakfast as an athlete causes a chain reaction that you don't want!

8 Nov 2025 · 0 min

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In this brief YouTube monologue, the speaker warns that skipping breakfast, especially when overall caloric intake is already low, creates a cascade of negative effects for athletes and students. The lack of morning fuel leads to low energy, brain fog, and an inability to focus in class, which then hampers practice performance. To compensate, individuals often reach for energy drinks, which later disrupt sleep, perpetuating the problem. The speaker’s core advice is simple: eat any breakfast—such as a burrito or a bagel with a protein shake—rather than skipping the meal, emphasizing that perfection isn’t required, just consistency.

If you skip breakfast and you're already not eating enough, that means you're doubly not gonna be eating enough. You're gonna feel crappy throughout the day. You're gonna have brain fog. You're not gonna be able to sit through class. And then guess what? Practice is gonna come and you're gonna have absolutely no energy, so you're gonna try to slam down an energy drink, which then affects your sleep later on in the day. It's a chain effect. By skipping breakfast, it makes everything else go sucky throughout the day. The number one thing I would say is just eat a dang breakfast. Even if it's just a breakfast burrito running out the door, or heck, a bagel with a protein shake. Like, do something. It doesn't have to be perfect.