Breakfast Ideas

To me personally, beating the breakfast blues is so important. I struggle with breakfast. Not that I don't want to eat it, but I can't seem to find the right thing to eat. With my hour commute to work, usually coffee is the first thing in my mouth. We make a good coffee and use 1/2% milk for creamer and honey or real sugar for sweetener (none of that fake stuff for me).

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day! You are "breaking the fast" of your bodies starvation of 7-10 hours. You should be consuming healthy calories to get your body off to a great start.

The first thing you eat in the morning, your body will rely on for starting energy. As happy and energetic as this donut looks here, believe me, it is not how your body will feel. Resist the office donuts at 8 AM and reach for something your body needs.

I did a poll on Your Happy Hearts.com Facebook (please join us by clicking link) on what people liked to eat for breakfast. These were some answers:

Michael wrote: Cheerios, juice and coffee. Jamie wrote: Smoothies with Greek yogurt; and Tina wrote: Greek yogurt, agave, fruit, nuts or protein shake with flaxseed banana or almond milk. These are all really good suggestions.

So what's my real problem with breakfast? I can't stand oatmeal, which is one of the best sources of energy for the morning. I don't like scrambled eggs. I can eat them, but gag after about five bites. Also, with a work refrigerated shared by several people, stocking up on items can be tough. I have hard boiled eggs and put two each in a ziplock. This is something I can grab easily in the morning, takes little fridge room, and can have with my breakfast or a midmorning snack.

Some additional suggestions were from my wonderful husband, who told me to eat a piece of toast with peanut butter (protein), yogurt and fruit. This has been a great start for me in the morning. I put a piece of bread in a ziplock, keep real butter at my desk, and a jar of raw peanut butter.

Another suggestion came from my friend Caroline, who told me breakfast doesn't have to be typical breakfast foods. She many times has a salad for breakfast. She also suggested with limited room at my work refrigerator, to purchase a small cooler and keep foods chilled at my desk. I love this idea. With two ice packs, I can have one in the work freezer and the other in the cooler. Every morning swap out the two.

So think outside the breakfast cereal box and come up with something you like to eat whether it is a traditional breakfast food or not. Remember, it is the most important food of the day. Don't skip it!

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