EXECUTIVE FITNESS
A Private Training Studio
Did You Know?
Let Them
Eat Breakfast!
We have heard it time and time
again, breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Well, it is.
But what are we eating for breakfast? Here are some typical breakfast
favorites that are contributing to the fattening of America.
Dunkin' Donuts plain bagel
with regular cream cheese
540 calories
19 grams of fat, 12
saturated
Burger King Croissan'wich -
800,000 sold everyday!
500-600 calories
30 grams of fat, 20
saturated
Pillsbury Cinnamon Rolls -
Now sold at Burger King
300 calories, with icing 530
calories
10 grams of fat
4 teaspoons of sugar
Hash Browns - Potatoes are
the most frequently ordered breakfast food in restaurants.
Small order of hash browns is like
a bacon cheeseburger and a large order equals 70% more fat.
Great Breakfast
Grab-and-Go's
1. Spread 2 tablespoons of
hummus on half a whole wheat bagel.
2. Layer a whole-grain
toaster waffle with 1/2 cup low-fat yogurt and 1/2 cup fresh berries.
3. 1/2 cup cottage cheese
with cantaloupe or honeydew melon.
4. 1 tablespoon low-fat
peanut butter on whole-wheat bread and wrap around a banana.
5. Blend 1/2 cup plain
low-fat yogurt and 1/2 cup orange juice with 1/2 frozen banana and 1/2 cup
frozen strawberries.
6. Melt a slice of lite
cheese over a tomato on an English muffin.
7. 1 low-fat yogurt with 1/2
cup raisin bran, low-fat granola, or oatmeal.
8. Whole wheat tortilla with
scrambled egg-whites and salsa.
9. 1/2 bagel with lite or
non-fat cream cheese and apple slices on top.
10. 1/4 cup low-fat ricotta
cheese with 1/2 cup apple sauce add a dash of cinnamon, sprinkle with grape
nuts.
Each of these grab-and-go's has no
more than 400 calories, 8 grams of fat, and 570 mg of sodium.
Have a Healthy Day,
Executive Fitness
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