Tim Spector, who founded the health app ZOE, says he used to always have the same breakfast but realised it was not the best way to start the day after doing some blood tests Get the latest top news stories sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter We have more newsletters Get the latest top news stories sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter We have more newsletters A ZOE nutritionist has ditched one staple breakfast item after deeming it a "terrible way to start the day". Gut health expert Tim Spector used to kick off his mornings with muesli, low-fat milk, a brew, and orange juice. But he noticed a mid-morning energy crash at around 11am.
Working with ZOE led Tim to realise his go-to breakfast was causing him a "massive sugar spike". This revelation prompted him to overhaul his morning eating habits to maintain steady energy levels throughout the day. While chatting on Steven Bartlett's Diary of a CEO podcast, Tim shared insights about his dietary changes: "As a doctor I should know better and yet I have changed two of my meals completely.
So I've gone from having muesli with low-fat milk and an orange juice and a cup of tea because when I started doing these tests with ZOE, I found that gave me a massive sugar spike - it was a terrible way to start the day and I got these dips around 11 o'clock - to a high full-fat yoghurt, nuts, seeds, a few berries." He now avoids orange juice, labelling it as decidedly unhealthy, and opts for plenty of black .