For the love of God, can someone cancel daylight savings? I know it’s good for farmers and great for commerce, but it’s like getting up in the dead of night. Nothing screams “you should be in bed” more than pitch-black skies outside your window.

The lovely husband is extremely chirpy, but I am positively evil. Waking me up is like poking a tiger — and the children are worse.

After all those sleepless nights it still seems crazy to shake them out of such a deep sleep. Darkness and daylight have been human sleep cues for 200,000 years …. it’s hard to fight evolutionary biology. I am normally a big breakfast person, but waking up from a deep sleep really affects my appetite. Chloe is ready for anything once she is dressed, but Belle and I take longer to get into gear.

For the early days, although breakfast in the car isn’t ideal, it’s a good option for Belle, who is then much more likely to start her day off well. However, it throws down the gauntlet to the ant population, so you do need to clean up quick.

Breakfast on the run can make or break your day. Choose Pop-Tarts and your sugar levels will ricochet from high to low, making it hard to concentrate and making you feel more irritable. Choosing a lower sugar option that is high in fibre and protein should provide you with a steady energy release to fuel your day evenly instead.

Ideas include wholewheat toast with almond or cashew butter, apple slices with nut butter, scrambled eggs (in a bowl) and fruit, oatmeal in a Thermos (add some ground seeds) or a Savoury bar (from Miles) with fruit, too.

I’ve previously given you my Holy Crap breakfast cookie recipe which I’ll post to Facebook for anyone who missed it.

Finally, you could also just have a muffin — but it needs to be a healthy one.

This recipe for gluten-free and dairy-free carrot cake muffins, right, is sweetened with honey and applesauce instead of white sugar.

It also includes a decent source of protein and fibre (plus minerals such as zinc and magnesium) from the Linwoods mix.

Linwoods can be found at Supermart, Miles and occasionally Lindo’s. If it sells out, you can make your own using a ratio of 50 per cent flax, 25 per cent pumpkin and 25 per cent sunflower seeds.

Simply grind together in a blender or processor into a fine powder and store airtight in the fridge. It’s best done in small batches as otherwise the sensitive oils can oxidise.

If you are eating at home, try serving this muffin with some plain Greek yoghurt (or plain coconut yoghurt) and berries — it will be delicious.

• The advice n this article is not intended to replace medical advice but to complement it. Consult your GP if you have any health concerns. Catherine Burns BA Hons, Dip ION is the managing director of Natural Ltd and a fully qualified nutritional therapist trained by the Institute for Optimum Nutrition in the UK. Please note that she is not a registered dietitian. For details, please go to www.natural.bm or call 236-7511. Join Catherine on Facebook: www.facebook.com/nutrifitandnaturalnutritionbermuda