Welcome to Dishing Up Nutrition's midweek segment called Ask a Nutritionist.

My name is Brittany Vincent, a registered and licensed dietitian at Nutritional

Weight and Wellness.

Today's show, I'm going to be answering

the question, how to enjoy brunch without leading to a food coma. You know, when I'm working with

clients, we often discuss strategies around specific events, and I do get asked about brunch.

In upcoming, we have both Easter and Mother's Day, which I know are popular days for brunch.

So I think this is a timely topic.

And even if it's not a special occasion, I think brunch is fun anytime.

And you can apply these strategies that we talk about today to really any sort of meal or eating out for any situation.

But think about grunch.

You know, we've all been there.

You've just enjoyed the perfect eggs Benedict or a stack of pancakes. And then

before you know it, you're fighting that dreaded post brunch food coma. You feel sluggish, bloated,

and like you might need a nap before you can do anything productive. But it does not have to be this way.

So I'm going to be talking about how to prevent that food coma after brunch.

I think first things first. Why do people feel that way to begin with? You know,

what exactly is that food coma that we're talking about? I think of it is that overwhelming

feeling of fatigue that follows a large meal. And that's mainly caused by a couple factors.

Foods that are high in refined carbs like white bread or pancakes with syrup or waffles or really just eating too many carbohydrates in one

sitting like hash brands plus toast. All of those scenarios can create a spike in your blood sugar.

And then that's going to lead to a crash.

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