Healthy Breakfast Ideas

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day and the first step to losing weight if you ask any physician. I'm horrible at eating breakfast so here are some breakfast ideas you can grab on your way out the door. 

* 1 apple, 1-2 ounces of low-fat cheddar cheese, 1/4 cup pecans

* 1 whole grain toaster waffle with 2 tbsp of natural peanut butter

* 1 plain cake doughnut, 1/4 cup almonds, 8 ounces of low-fat chocolate milk

* Fruit smoothie using frozen fruit (no sugar added), orange juice, ice, and fat-free Greek yogurt

* Strawberry "Shake": 1pkg vanilla Carnation Instant Breakfast (no sugar added), 1 cup low-fat strawberry milk, strawberries, and ice, blended (you could also add protein powder for an extra boost) 

* Whole grain English muffin, poached egg, low-fat cheddar cheese, and a lower sodium slice of ham

*  Fruit salad of strawberries, blueberries, pineapple, grapes, raspberries, kiwi, banana slices, blackberries, and apple chunks

* Breakfast Sundae: 1 cup of fat free vanilla or lemon Greek yogurt, 1/8 cup blueberries, 1/8 cup pecans, and your favorite Fiber One cereal variety sprinkled on top 

* Breakfast burrito: 8" whole grain tortilla, 1 slice of lean ham, 1/2 ounce fat-free cheddar cheese, 1 slice hard boiled egg, hot sauce

* 3 scrambled egg whites, 1/2 cup spinach, 1 tbsp Feta cheese crumbles, black pepper

* 1 cup fat-free vanilla yogurt, strawberries, banana slices, sugar free chocolate syrup, granola

* Thomas brand 100% whole wheat bagel with natural peanut butter

* Thomas brand 100% whole wheat bagel with ham, low-fat cheddar, poached egg

* Thomas brand 100% whole wheat bagel with ham, low-fat cheddar, and thin apple slices

* 1 1/2 cup shredded wheat cereal with skim milk and berries

* Jimmy Dean D-lights turkey sausage bowl

* Jimmy Dean D-lights Canadian bacon honey wheat muffin