Top 5 Breakfast Foods

--By Mike Behnken, MS, CSCS

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5. Sausage & Bacon

Sausage & Bacon may not be Healthy but they Serve a Greater Purpose

Sausage and bacon are on both ends of the breakfast foods spectrum.

They are high in fat, cholesterol and calories which makes them one of the top 5 worst breakfast foods.

But no other foods cause you to feel so gross and out of shape that you must work out later in the day after eating sausage and bacon.

This makes breakfast sausage and bacon also one of the top 5 foods to eat for breakfast.

Over 150 Bacon Recipes

4. Oatmeal Pancakes with Fruit

Delicious Way to Make Pancakes Healthy

Pancakes are often made with fibreless, processed Bisquick or plain flour.

Oats provide soluble and insoluble fiber which can help lower cholesterol as well as help your digestion run smoothly.

Create oatmeal pancakes and you will have all the benefits of oats with the deliciousness of pancakes.

Healthy Oatmeal Pancakes Recipes and More Breakfast Recipes

3.   Low Fat Cottage Cheese

Protein which Breaks Down Slowly to Help you Maintain Lean Muscle

Cottage cheese is the perfect breakfast protein source.

Your body has been fasting throughout the night and needs protein to help maintain your lean body mass.

The protein in cottage cheese is casein which is the protein which breaks down the slowest.

This means cottage cheese provides protein to your recovering muscles throughout the morning and tides you over until you get to lunch time.

101 Cottage Cheese Recipes

2. Oatmeal / Low Fat Granola

Oatmeal is very versatile. There are many varieties of oatmeal and many ways to prepare it.

You can have oats in hot cereal, cold serial, energy bars, and even drinks. Add milk and flax meal to oats to create the perfect, balanced breakfast.

When prepared properly oats provide the perfect carbohydrate source to get your body and mind prepared for the long day ahead.

Granola is another way to modify the wonderful oat to create delicious and versatile snack, trail mix or meal to fuel your body properly for intense exercise and the most important recovery process.

Healthy Low Fat Granola Recipe

1. Muesli

Created by a Swiss physician around 1900 muesli is the absolute perfect breakfast food.

The main ingredients in muesli include oats, nuts and fruit (usually berries).

Milk or yogurt is usually added to create the perfect breakfast.

Muesli has a good complex to simple carbohydrate ratio, essential fatty acids, protein, calcium as well as more vitamins, minerals as well as antioxidants.

Muesli will fill you up, tastes delicious and provides the long lasting energy you need to make it the best of the top 5 breakfast foods.

Healthy Cheap Muesli Recipe

Buy cheap bulk rolled oats from your local grocery store. You can also buy other rolled grains such as barley and wheat. Buy some of your favorite nuts such as walnuts, pecans and almonds chopped or whole.

You can buy dried fruit or head to Costco and buy frozen berries, mix them all together and boil for a few minutes on your stove and you have a tasty, complete breakfast to give you energy for the rest of your day.

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