You’ve probably heard it before that breaking the overnight fast (i.e. eating breakfast) is important. Eating breakfast is like refuelling the car before a long trip – without the fuel, you won’t go very far. As well as the fuel that breakfast provides, it gives essential vitamins and minerals. People who skip breakfast often struggle to make up the missed nutrients later in the day.
Not everyone feels like eating first thing in the morning. On the other hand, some people wake up feeling hungry and look forward to a more substantial meal before they head out the door. Either way, large or small is better than none at all!
Try one of these energy boosting breakfasts:
- Wholegrain English muffins topped with reduced fat cheese and tomato, with a glass of cold milk and MILO (using reduced fat milk).
- Canned fruit (e.g. pears, peaches, apricots or plums) topped with a tub of light vanilla yogurt.
- Bowl of wheat flake breakfast biscuits topped with reduced fat milk and sliced.
- Banana, and a glass of 100% orange and mango juice.
- Banana and MILO smoothie – made with reduced fat or low fat milk.
- Crumpets with a scraping of polyunsaturated margarine and yeast spread, and a mug of hot milk MILO.
- Porridge with grated apple and sultanas, and a mug of tea.
- Baked beans and grilled tomato on high fibre white toast, with a milk coffee (using reduced fat milk).
- Fresh fruit salad topped with a tub of light strawberry yogurt.
- Swiss muesli (untoasted) with reduced fat milk, topped with apple puree or fresh blueberries.
- Toasted jaffle with baked beans and reduced fat cheese, with a glass of guava juice.
- Grilled mushrooms and creamed corn on wholegrain toast, with a cold MILO and milk.
- Pikelets or flap jacks topped with apple puree and low fat honey flavoured yogurt.
- Boiled or poached egg with wholemeal crumpets and a milk coffee (using reduced fat milk).