Eat More to Weigh Less, Part II

In our last post we made the case for breakfast.  Let’s sum up:  don’t skip it.  Okay, that said, what to have?  Let’s think about the Fantasy Healthball Food Formation as it relates to breakfast.  Breakfast is a great time for some whole grain cereal.  Gone are the days when you had a choice only between Cheerios or Corn Flakes or some crazy concoction of chemicals, preservatives, sugar, and air known as Super Duper Sugar Fun Puffs.  Now you can find whole grain cereals at most any store.  And they taste good too.  There are now enough to choose from so you can find which you like best. 

Our favorite cereal of the moment is Nature Path’s Optimum Power Breakfast, which is found nationwide.  It has 2.5 grams of fat, zero saturated or trans fat, 10 grams of fiber, 0 mg cholesterol, 40 grams of carbs, 8 grams of protein per serving, and it tastes great.  You gotta love the double digit fiber count, nice!  Put some raisins and strawberries on top to boost your fruit intake.  I’m currently going through a phase where I fill up half the bowl with Optimum Power, and then I add a couple tablespoons of wheat bran, a small handfull of organic blueberries, a couple strawberries, a half banana, some apricot and raisins.  What a power packed way to start the day.  I wash that down with some orange juice.  Yum. 

If cereal isn’t your thing, you can use breakfast to get your “meats” group by having eggs or your “milk” group by having yogurt.  Whole wheat toast with a light spread of organic peanut butter?  I always use Oroweat 100% Whole Wheat bread or their new Double Fiber bread which has 6 grams of fiber.   Sounds good to me! 

Low fat milk…..fruit…..fruit juice…..yogurt……oatmeal……all great choices.  Happy breakfast.  — Jim Ballard