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Breakfasters beware: Make it the healthiest meal of the day too

Posted on Jul 2nd 2007 12:53PM by Martha Edwards

Filed Under: Nutrition & Supplements

Breakfast is one of the yummiest meals of the day, if you ask me. Eggs, bacon, waffles, syrup -- unfortunately, it also tends to be the unhealthiest meal of the day. After all, who ever heard of a breakfast salad?

Since breakfast is the most important meal of the day, make sure it's also a healthy one. Spark People has some tips on preparing a healthy breakfast for you and your family. Some tips:

Prepare a healthy breakfast casserole ahead of time and place it in the fridge for easy eating
Make a fruit salad ahead of time and enjoy it with fat-free yogurt, or in a smoothie
If you're often in a hurry, pick up some whole grain frozen waffles. Or, make your own!
Enjoy some quick, satisfying cereal. Forget the sugary ones -- opt for whole grain, fiber-packed stuff.

What's your favourite healthy breakfast?

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Tags: breakfast, casseroles, cereal, eggs, fruit, smoothies, waffles

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Desi 7-02-2007 @ 2:47PM

I thought one egg was a great source of protein for mornings. It also does not raise chlorestol if you only have one a day.

Martha 7-02-2007 @ 2:28PM

Hi Desi:
An egg IS a healthy source of protein ( I have one almost every day), but as you mentioned, in moderation. And it's best if you boil it or poach it, rather than frying it in butter of course :)
Thanks for reading!

Jessica 7-02-2007 @ 2:59PM

One of my favorite get-up-and-go breakfasts is a whole wheat english muffin, toasted and drizzled with flax seed oil, then piled high with low-fat cottage cheese.

The cottage cheese packs a serious protein punch, flax seed oil helps me get in those healthy, cholesterol-reducing Omega 3's, while the whole wheat english muffin satisfies 1/3 of my fiber needs for the day. Mmm mmm!

Caitlin 7-03-2007 @ 12:31AM

My favorite breakfast is oatmeal make with vanilla soymilk with a banana, cinnamon, and almonds/walnuts mixed in. I eat it every single day, it's what I look forward to when I go to bed every night and wake up in the morning.

Daryll Krivanos 7-03-2007 @ 12:31AM

I LOVE breakfasts....good thing is that since I try and eat 5 or 6 smaller meals a day, I get to eat two breakfasts (kinda Hobit like, I believe)....

My favorite light breakfast is to substitute a "Trader Joes" salmon patty in place of traditional breakfast meat along with two eggs (one whole egg and one egg white only mixed) and a 100% natural whole wheat bread. Add some spicy salsa on the egg and you have an EXCELLENT breakfast. If I'm training for a marathon or am generally burning a lot of calories, I'll melt an ounce of Jarlsburg Light on top of the "salsa'd eggs" and add another piece of whole wheat toast.....a huge and healthy breakfast....

For my "second breakfast", I like 1/3 cup of oatmeal (not quite a whole serving according to the Quaker Oatmal tub) along with some raisins and a small handfull of raw almonds....add a little cinnamin and it is awsome!....

Great thread....I've got to try the english muffin/ cottage cheese sometime....

Jessica 7-03-2007 @ 1:21AM

I've also been known to slather cottage cheese on a high fiber toaster waffle, as well as on whole-wheat bread with sliced red onions and sprinkled with mexican seasoning for a great mid-morning snack (I imagine salsa on top would be an excellent addition). Gotta' love that lo-cal protein!