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Chris Walford Pertwood Organic Cereals, Hindon, Wiltshire

‘Given my previous anxieties about food security and quality, and my love of real food, it is a privilege to be part of something which is rooted in traditional artisan skills and sustainable practices.’

Breakfast really is the most important meal of the day.

Scientific studies have found that breakfast-eaters apparently have fewer accidents, achieve higher levels of success in work and better exam results, earn more money and generally enjoy better health than those who skip breakfast.

But day after day, week after week, even those who make sure they eat this wonder-meal rely on exactly the same food each morning. Too groggy to start getting fancy in the kitchen, we shovel the same tried and tested formula into our mouths and run out the door. No other meal gets this little attention. If you had the very same sandwich every day for lunch, you’d soon get bored. So why put up with the same old breakfast?

The key to sorting out this sorry state of affairs is planning. Don’t leave it to the morning rush to make decisions about what grub to munch. Make a decision the night before and get the things you need together. Better still, some breakfast recipes can to be cooked up in batches and frozen, so you only need to plan them now and then – so long as you remember to take them out the freezer the night before.

Start your day with a twist of lemon juice in a mug of warm water. You’re welcome to go for a cup of tea or coffee after that, but try the lemon water for a week and you’ll be hooked. The warm, diluted juice wakes up your kidneys and liver, ready to cleanse your blood for the rest of the day – which means better skin, better digestion and a clearer head. Just what the doctor ordered.

And get a bunch of proper measuring spoons. The spoons in your kitchen drawer are almost certainly different measures from the standard 5ml for a teaspoon or 15ml for a tablespoon used in recipes. If you want to get accurate results, measuring spoons are great and they’ll cost you less than a fiver.