Why is Breakfast Important? ... Fridays Edition 2/1/2008
Benefits of a Healthy Breakfast ........
Breakfast helps to control your weight
Helps improve your ability to concentrate
Can help fight fatigue
Helps to lower cholesterol
May reduce the risk of heart disease
If you're not a breakfast eater those are 5 good reasons to start. They say it takes two to three weeks of eating breakfast to really start making it a habit.
What is a Healthy Breakfast? ........
A healthy breakfast is one that includes a variety of foods, such as, whole grains, fruit and low-fat protein or dairy products. WebMD states that a healthy breakfast should contain al least 5 grams of fiber, one serving of calcium (one cup of milk or yogurt), and some protein and fat. Limit sugars to about 6 grams (one teaspoon of sugar is 4 grams)
If you have time for a sit down breakfast, some good choices are........
A veggie omelet and a piece of whole-wheat toast and a glass of orange juice
Two whole-wheat pancakes top with blueberries and a glass of low-fat milk
A bowl of oatmeal with cinnamon, raisins and nuts and a glass of 100% juice
A cup of low-fat yogurt, with a handful of whole-grain cereal thrown in, and an apple or banana
Fruit salad- your favorite fruits cut up mixed with some low-fat yogurt and nuts
A bowl of whole-grain cereal, topped with a banana or berries and low-fat milk
www.elook.org/nutrition/cereals/ ... is a wonderful site for nutritional information on breakfast cereals, and not just a few, it has 8 pages of cereal listings.
Remember even if you don't have time to sit down in the morning for breakfast, a breakfast on the go is better than no breakfast at all! Something's you can do on Sunday for the week ahead, such as put a cup of cereal in baggies, make whole-wheat muffins and freeze boil some eggs, cut up some low-fat cheese slices or make a trail mix of raisins, dried cranberries and nuts.
Breakfast on the Go ........
Mix and match some of these:
Whole-grain bagel with low-fat cream cheese or almond butter
Bag of whole-wheat or brown rice cereal
String cheese
Rice cake with peanut butter
Apple or banana
Hard boiled egg
100% fruit juice in a covered mug
Bag of trail mix
Cup of low-fat yogurt
Whole-grain toaster waffle with peanut butter
Fruit smoothie
Bag of frozen grapes
Frozen whole-wheat fruit muffin - microwave
Toasted whole-wheat English muffin with mozzarella cheese and tomato
Resources:
www.elook.org/
www.intelhealth.com
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