The Start of the new year is an exciting time for setting new goals, a chance to break bad habits and start as you mean to go on and what better way to start your day than with a healthy breakfast?

Farmhouse Breakfast Week, 25th - 31st January is an annual campaign that emphasises the importance of eating a healthy breakfast every day.  ‘Think Breakfast’ is the theme of this year’s celebration to encourage everyone to wake up to breakfast as part of a healthy balanced diet and active lifestyle.

Breakfast, it has been said many times, is the most important meal of the day.  So why exactly is this?

Think brain power - a healthy breakfast can boost concentration and mental performance as well as reduce stress levels.

Think nutrition - breakfast  an be an important source of vitamins, minerals and fibre.

Think weight management - breakfast kick-starts the metabolism and helps with weight control as it reduces cravings for mid-morning snacks.

Think variety - such is the choice of healthy breakfast foods from around the regions, that there is always a breakfast dish to suit everyone.

And on the subject of variety, here at Gonaslton Farm Shop we have a whole host of delicious breakfast favourites including gorgeous Spoff porridge oats and cereals, our own award-winning sausages and farm fresh meat, our own delicious home cured bacon, hand crafted breads and pastries, with locally produced marmalades and jams.

To support Farmhouse Breakfast week and to celebrate the wealth of high quality regional produce available across the UK, GFS will have tastings all week from the 25th - 31st January and as a special treat there will be double loyalty card points on selected breakfast favourites.

So remember, start your new year with the most important meal of the day, make it your new goal.

Gonalston Farm Shop in Nottinghamshire, UK, offers a wide selection of locally produced food. Visit our website to view our farmhouse cheese or our delicatessen at www.gonalstonfarmshop.co.uk

By Georgina Mason