Monday, June 8, 2009

PART 2: Breakfast is the most important meal of the day! Try these delicious quick and easy breakfasts!

Two PB-and-Banana Wraps With Milk
2 Tbsp peanut butter, 2 Eggo Special K waffles, 1 medium banana, 1/2 pint fat-free chocolate milk. Spread a tablespoon of peanut butter over each waffle. Divide the banana between them and roll each to make wraps. Wash down with chocolate milk.
Benefits: The banana is packed with potassium a heart protector. Per meal: 570 calories, 23 g protein, 90 g carbohydrates, 16 g total fat, 7 g fiber

The Santa Fe Burrito
2 eggs, 1 c Santa Fe frozen mixed vegetables, 1 flour tortilla, 1/2 c low-fat shredded Cheddar cheese, 1/4 c salsa Mix the eggs and vegetables and spread the mixture on a plate coated with nonstick spray. Cook in the microwave for 1 minute, stir with a fork, and microwave again until the eggs are cooked and the vegetables warm. Pile onto a flour tortilla, top with shredded Cheddar cheese and salsa, fold, and eat.
Benefits: This meal is packed with protein. Per meal: 530 calories, 36 g protein, 53 g carbohydrates, 18 g total fat, 6 g fiber


Almond-Butter-and-Raisin Sandwich with Smoothie
2 Tbsp almond butter, 2 Eggo Special K waffles, 1 Tbsp raisins, 1 Stonyfield Farm smoothie Spread the almond butter on the waffles. Sprinkle the raisins over one waffle and top with the other. Wash down with the smoothie.
Benefits: Whole-grain waffles help lower cholesterol and blood pressure, and improve your body's processing of insulin and glucose, a benefit that can reduce your risk of becoming diabetic. Per meal: 600 calories, 21 g protein, 86 g carbohydrates, 22 g total fat, 7 g fiber

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