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Smoothies, museli and pure fruit juice for breakfast$

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Posted By Realbuzz, Tue 24 Aug, 2010 12:13PM BST

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, so it's essential that you make the most of it. But really it's
not that difficult to get a good deal of nutrition from your morning meal. We've put down 10 healthy
breakfast options to help you prepare a nutritional feast that will keep you going all day.

Porridge and berries

Use oats and skimmed milk to make your porridge, then add any berries such as strawberries, raspberries
or blueberries and honey. This is a great way to start the day as the oats have a low GI (Glycaemic Index)
this tells us that oats do not raise the blood glucose level very quickly, which is good as it can help stabilise
the appetite. Just go easy on the honey!

Beans on toast
Beans (whether they are just ordinary baked beans or kidney, borlotti or black eyed beans) also have a low
GI like oats. They are full of soluble fibre, which helps keep you full for longer and can therefore help you
manage your weight. Serve the beans on granary toast and pass on the butter; a great, low- fat breakfast.

Bagel with reduced fat cream cheese and smoked salmon

Bagels are high in starchy carbohydrates, which help kick start the body into action for the day after a fast of
at least eight to 10 hours. The smoked salmon provides the body with omega-3 fat which is essential for the
body. Many of us eat far too much saturated fat (which is bad for us) and not enough omega-3 fat that is
vital for our health.

Fruit and yogurt

Try adding your favourite fruit to a small pot of low-fat or diet yogurt for breakfast. A small pot of yogurt
counts as one of your three portions per day of dairy foods, essential for the teeth and bones.

Bacon, tomatoes, beans, mushrooms and toast

For those of you who cant resist a cooked breakfast at the weekends try this. It really is a healthy twist on a

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traditional fried breakfast; grill the bacon,

tomatoes and large, flat field mushrooms; if you

Crumpets and fruit spread

Crumpets are a starchy food (they should be the
basis of every meal). The only problem with
crumpets is the tendency to add lots of butter to
them. Try a fruit spread, a great way to top them
without adding all the calories and fat in butter.

Muesli and soya milk or low-fat milk (such as

semi-skimmed or skimmed milk)
Swiss-style muesli has milk powder added to it,
which increases the calcium content of this
breakfast cereal. Add calcium-enriched soya
milk or semi-skimmed milk and you have a bone
-friendly breakfast!

Pure fruit juice and iron-fortified breakfast

cereal
Next time you are in the cereal aisle at the
supermarket, spare a few minutes to check out
the labelling on the packets. Not all cereals are
equal when it comes to the vitamins and
minerals that are added to them. Iron is a
mineral that is added to many cereals, try
sultana bran or bran flakes, drink a glass of pure fruit juice such as orange or grapefruit and the vitamin C
that the juice contains helps your body to absorb the iron more easily.

Smoothie
If you really cant face breakfast try to have a smoothie instead. If you fancy trying to make one yourself
(easy if you have a hand blender) then fruits such as berries, apples and bananas are great with some milk.
All those antioxidant vitamins in the fruit help boost your immunity.

Scrambled or poached egg on granary toast

Eggs are not bad for us! It is what you do with them$ Poaching or scrambling eggs with a little milk is a
good way to incorporate them into your diet they provide valuable protein. Scrambled eggs on toastis a
much better choice over a fried egg sandwich.

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Pete 13 minutes ago Report Abuse 0 0

Nonsense like this is the reason we have an obesity epidemic. Here's a thought. If we're
supposed to live on a low fat/high carb diet, then why do we have ever increasing levels of
degenerative disease and obesity? Do you think we evolved eating crumpets for breakfast?
Do you think we ate every 2 hours to keep our metabolism fired up? Cereal is 'fortified' with
vitamins, because grains contain zero goodness, and have an inflammatory effect on our
bodies. Real food does not need vitamins added to it. I'm sorry but sugar is sugar. If you
think eating wholegrains is doing you good, then you are in trouble. 'Hmmm, I eat this way,
but can't seem to shed this last bit of fat'. Sound familliar?
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John 18 minutes ago Report Abuse 0 0

3 Weetabix and semi skimmed - class! Non of this other rubbish....haggis?! Human milk?!
Get a bloody grip!
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CHARLES M 32 minutes ago Report Abuse 0 0
haggis
every morning even with tatties and neeps is great getting me hungry now will do 2morrow
morning
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Cozy 34 minutes ago Report Abuse 0 0

most time all this depends on the persons job during the day. but whatever make sure you
practice good eating habit. is all for your good.
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Nicholas 41 minutes ago Report Abuse 0 0

4 sausage and lettuce butties for me
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A Yahoo! User 42 minutes ago Report Abuse 0 0

If you are what you eat I'd like to see the fry-up guy
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Richard 52 minutes ago Report Abuse 1 0

My favorite healthy breakfast option is 2 rashers of streaky bacon, 2 large eggs, 3 slices of
black pudding, half a tin of tomatoes, 3 fresh tomatoes, 2 rounds of fried bread, 4 potato
hash browns all fried in 6oz of lard and topped with plenty of salt, brown ketchup and a
dollop of hot English mustard. Oh yes, and a slice of lettuce.
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Andrea Robertson 52 minutes ago Report Abuse 0 5

Human milk is the best breakfast, trust me
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A Yahoo! User 1 hour ago Report Abuse 0 0

I just love reading what everyone is eating for breakfast. It's just so interesting. More
please...
Anyone want to hear about what I had for my tea last night ?
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