When you are looking for ideas for breakfast
while you are on a diet, there are many ready-to-serve items you
could choose from to a variety of recipes that you can consider. The
most common breakfast idea is the old staple of cereal in the
morning. There are many healthy choices awaiting you for the next
time you go shopping. Below you will find a breakdown of some of
your choices, as well as a few recipes that you could make for a
nice, breakfast meal:
Cereals
1) Whole Grain TOTAL (General Mills)
Helps to satisfy your requirements for a daily intake of whole
grains.
Is low in saturated fat and cholesterol.
One serving contains only 97 calories, 1g of fat, as well as 5g of
sugars per serving.
Provides a good source of dietary fiber.
Is a great source of essential vitamins and minerals, including B6,
B12, C, and E, folate, niacin, riboflavin, thiamin, calcium, iron
and zinc.
2) Frosted Mini-Wheats (Kellogg's)
When you choose this cereal, stick with the
original version; Maple and Brown Sugar and Vanilla Creme flavors
are filled with sugar.
In one serving, there are only 102 calories, as well as less than 1g
of fat.
The cereal provides 3g of fiber, 6g of sugar and 3mg of sodium.
This cereal is filled with iron and manganese, as well as a decent
amount of other vitamins and minerals such as B6 and B12, niacin,
thiamin and riboflavin.
3) Fiber One (General Mills)
This is one of the healthiest cereals out on the market.
There are 59 calories in this cereal, as well as 1g of fat, 14g of
fiber and no sugar.
Fiber One also provides a good source of B6 and B12, folate, niacin,
riboflavin, thiamin, iron, magnesium and zinc.
Cheerios (General
Mills)
Stick to the original or multigrain varieties of this cereal and try
to avoid the frosted, honey nut and apple cinnamon varieties.
One serving of Cheerios delivers 111 calories, 2g of fat, 4g of
fiber and 2g of sugar.
The cereal also provides a good serving of vitamins and minerals
like thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, B6, folate, B12, iron, zinc and
manganese.
Post Grape-Nuts Flakes
(Kraft)
This healthy choice offers 106 calories, 1g of fat, 3g of fiber, 5g
of sugar, per serving.
You will also find it a good source of vitamins A, B6 and B12,
thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, folate and iron.
Below are a few recipes to start off your morning:
Healthy Breakfast Ideas
Hot CousCous Breakfast
Ingredients
1/4 tsp orange peel
grated
1 oz couscous uncooked
1/2 oz almonds
toasted, sliced
1 tbsp half-and-half
Directions
1) In a saucepan, combine 1/4 cup water and the orange peel and
bring to a boil.
2) Remove from heat and stir in couscous.
3) Cover and let stand for 5 minutes.
4) Transfer couscous to serving bowl.
5) Top with almonds and half-and-half.
Calories: 210
Protein: 7 grams
Fat: 9 grams
Carbs: 26 grams
Breakfast Tortillas
This recipe consists of 166 calories, as well
as 2.3 grams fat per serving.
Ingredients
2 cup spinach, firmly
packed,washed & chopped
2 cup cooked brown
rice
1 cup frozen corn
kernels
1/2 cup salsa
6 whole-wheat or corn
tortilla
Directions
1) Place the spinach in a saucepan with only
the water you washed it in still clinging to the leaves.
2) Cook, stirring, until just wilted, about
2 minutes.
3) Remove from the saucepan and drain well.
4) Place the brown rice, corn, and salsa in the saucepan.
5) Cook, stirring, until heated through.
6) Stir in the spinach.
7) Spoon a line of the mixture down the
center of each tortilla and roll
Breakfast Casserole
Ingredients
8 eggs
1 cup sharp cheddar cheese
1 pound package of breakfast sausage or
chopped ham
Chopped green or any kind of onions
1 cup or less of shredded zucchini
Tiny broccoli flowerettes
Directions
1)
Whip up 8 eggs with 1 cup of cheese and 1 lb of breakfast sausage or
chopped ham.
2)
Add chopped greens, onions, shredded zucchini and broccoli.
3)
Place in a 9x12 sprayed casserole dish
4) Bake at 350 for 25-30 minutes or until a table knife comes out
clean