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