***Breakfast Tips

For Breakfast, Choose: o Fresh fruit and or juicerno Hot cereal such at Oatmeal Or any 100% whole grainrno Cold Cereal 100% whole grain with skim Milk or Soyrno 100% whole grain bread. Specify (dry) (use preserves, jelly or honeyrno Whole grain English muffins or bagels instead of croissants or biscuitsrno Canadian bacon or lean ham (2-3 grams of fat) is a much leaner choice than sausage, (32 grams of per 4 links). If you have to have bacon, keep it at 2 slices (5 grams of fat). o Pancakes, (no butter), with syrup or fruit (ask to have butter on side) o Healthy favorites: Egg beaters (or egg whites if they don’t have egg beaters) vegetarian omelet, without cheese, dry, whole-wheat toast and fruit. You may have hash brown if you are exercising that day. (11 grams of fat) eat only half of hash browns (5grams) Soups & Salad Bar • Choose broth-based vegetables soups, or bean soups • Go for the green leafy vegetables like romaine and spinach • Pile high with lots of vegetable toppings instead of just a few • Choose chick - peas, 3 bean salad, kidney beans, navy beans, Edamame (soy beans) • Choose low-fat or fat free dressing, or scoop regular dressing on to a side plate for the fork dipping technique.