Eat A Healthy Breakfast

Summertime Smoothie

Smoothies can be an easy way to have a healthy quick breakfast and actually can drink them anytime of the day. Add any of your favorite fresh or frozen fruit and blend! Instead of adding milk all the time try some yogurt. Here is one of my favorites, which actually is a hit with children as well.

You will need:

Low-fat Organic Stoneybrook Farm Yogurt Banilla  3 scoops

Strawberries 1/2 cup

Blueberries 1/2 cup

Blackberries 1/2 cup

Ice (minimal)

Put all ingredients together in the blender and serve cold!

Special K Waffles

Waffles are an easy breakfast idea and choosing more healthful options make it even better. Special K not only does cereals but also offer a line of waffles, and bars. Special K Red Berries waffles are delicious and won't ruin your healthful efforts at breakfast. Their nutritional content is as follows:

Serving size 2 waffles

Calories 160

Total fat 2.5 gram

saturated far 0.5 gram (trace)

Carbohydrate 31 gram

Sugar 5 gram

Protein 4 gram

Also contains other vitamins and minerals in it as well. The only downfall is there isn't any fiber, but you can add apple slices to your breakfast, or could sprinkle some granola onto the waffle and add some banana slices.

When On the Go Try DD Smart Menu Options

Ofcourse we all have frequented our local Dunkin Donuts quite a few times. Mostly popular for their coffee and donuts, Dunkin Doughnuts has come up with healthier choices, which they refer to has their "DD Smart Menu". Let's face it, proper nutrition starts in the kitchen, and by preparing your own meals you have control of each ingredient that goes in your food. However, there are those days that maybe the alarm clock didn't go off on time, or something got in the way and you need to find something quick for breakfast. Picking the healthier choice is always best and Dunkin Donuts has made it easy with their DD Smart Menu.

DD Smart Menu Options:

Egg White Veggie Flat bread Sandwich 290 calories, 9 grams fat

Lite Latte 80 calories (small)

Egg and Cheese on English Muffin 390 calories

Multi grain bagel with lite plain cream cheese 10 grams of fiber, 18 grams of protein

Egg White Turkey Sausage Flat bread Sandwich 280 calories, 6 grams fat

Coffee Coolata 140 calories (small)

Iced Coffee with Skim 20 calories (small)

Reduced fat Blueberry Muffin....Not so much of a healthy choice with 45 grams of sugar

Coffee with Skim Milk 15 calories

Freshly Brewed Unsweetened Iced Tea 5 calories (small)

Iced Latte 80 calories (small)

New .99 cent~ Breakfast Wrap 170 calories

All items on Dunkin Donuts' DD Smart Menu are 25 % less in sugar, fat, sat fat, and calories.

So many breakfast choices.....so little time

If you're thinking i am way too busy to have time to eat breakfast, what with kids, work, schedules, etc....think again. There are many healthy options for us on-the-go kinda folks out there...and that doesn't mean hitting up McDonald's dollar menu or a quick drive by dunkin doughnuts. And for some of us the mere thought of eating first thing in the morning is anything but appetizing.

It's incredibly important to change your habits and make breakfast one of your priorities. Not only does eating breakfast make your metabolism a burning furnace but recent studies have shown that people who eat breakfast are less likely to be obese and they have a trimmer waistline. If eggs aren't your thing, then what about trying a delicious smoothie packed with protein and fresh fruit? All you need is to have your blender handy and you've got yourself a quick healthy breakfast to go if your on the run. There are endless fruit options like bananas, strawberries, and blackberries just to name a few. For some protein put in a scoop of your favorite protein powder and your choice of fruit(s)and some ice and BLEND BLEND BLEND! Morning wake up time....7am.....putting the smoothie ingredients into the blender and blending....in under 5 minutes.......A healthy smoothie for breakfast that doesn't make you late for anything....PRICELESS