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Fruit and cereal make a good early-morning start for your heart.

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Heart-Healthy Breakfasts

 

Start your day off on the right food with one of these breakfast prescriptions. Each has between 300 and 500 calories, and is just what you need to keep your heart pumping.  


 

Yogourt and Muffin Morning

1 cup mixed fresh fruit (melon, banana, apple, strawberries and peaches) topped with 1 small container (175 g) of low-fat yogourt and 25 g almonds

1 small whole-wheat muffin

3/4 cup milk

Oatmeal and Fruit

A bowl of oatmeal, mixed with 1 to 2 tablespoons or wheat germ, or 2 tablespoons raisins, or 1⁄2 to 3⁄4 cup strawberries, raspberries or blueberries, or 1 small chopped banana.

Mushroom Sauté

Stir-fry 50 g of mushrooms in a little oil, and serve with 1 whole-wheat muffin spread with 1 teaspoon margarine.

Cereal-Plus Breakfast

Try 3 tablespoons whole-grain cereal (choose one with at least 3 g fibre per serving) with 2⁄3 cup milk, 2 tablespoons chopped walnuts and a few strawberries, raspberries or blueberries.

Peanut Butter Bagel

Lightly toast 1 whole-wheat cinnamon bagel and spread with 1 tablespoon crunchy peanut butter. Top with a sliced banana.

3⁄4 cup milk

Tropical Muesli

Stir 3 tablespoons of sugar-free muesli into 175 g low-fat yogourt and add 1 diced mango.

3⁄4 cup milk

Smoothie

Whiz 1 cup orange juice, 75 g frozen strawberries, and a small container low-fat vanilla or plain yogourt in a blender.

1 or 2 slices whole-wheat toast with 1 teaspoon margarine

Scrambled Eggs on Toast

Scramble 2 eggs in a little olive oil. Serve with broiled tomatoes and a slice of toast.

2⁄3 cup fruit juice

 

From: 30 Minutes a Day to a Healthy Heart, Reader's Digest Canada

 

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