Tuesday, February 2, 2010

Breakfast is so hard


It seems like most people WANT to eat healthier but don't know where to begin. Let me give you a few tips I've learned from Jillian. Breakfast has always been the hardest for me. Seems like there aren't very many options without excessive amounts of sugar.
Here is what Jillian suggests:

Start with one of these
2 eggs
4 egg whites
1 cup skim milk
3 slices turkey bacon
1 cup organic low-fat greek yogurt
1 cup low fat cottage cheese
2 slices nitrate free ham
3 oz nitrate free all natural lox
1 nitrate free chicken sausage
3 oz grilled chicken

Then add one of these
1 slice Ezekiel 4:9 bread
1 cup oatmeal
1 cup nature's path 8 grain synergy cereal
1/2 fresh grapefruit
1 cup organic mixed berries
1 apple
2 tomatoes, sliced
1/2 multigrain bagel
1 cup buckwheat cereal
1 corn tortilla and unlimited salsa
I like this list because it gives you several combinations that will never get boring. Now, I haven't tried all of these but I usually have turkey bacon and eggs or oatmeal with 2 eggs. I usually add a really small amount of brown sugar to my oatmeal too.
Love pancakes? Me too!!! Think of this...a stack of pancakes with butter and syrup will cost ya over 800 calories! I'm not kidding! No wonder they're so good. I'm sure every once in a while it's OK to indulge but I wouldn't make it a regular after finding that out. Choose the healthier options for an everyday basis. You could also add fruit to the oatmeal to make it really tasty.
We'll talk about lunch tomorrow!

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