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high in sugars per 100g BUT have a look at the keep you feeling full throughout the morning.
ingredients list, if the muesli mix has real fruit pieces Eggs on toast are another great breakfast option, and
included then some of the sugar is coming from those. If you can really choose your favourite style of eggs (you
there is no ‘added’ sugar (meaning sugar as an can still fry eggs, just dry fry them or spray a little olive
individual ingredient) then you know that all of the sugar oil spray as opposed to filling the pan with vegetable oil)
is natural sugar and coming from the fruit. Yoghurts can and still get the benefits; it is what you put with your
be a bit tricky; they are a great addition to smoothies eggs that can diminish the healthiness. For example
and also to have with your muesli but you need to make frying up mounds of bacon and sausages and dousing it
sure that you are choosing the right ones. all in sauce not such a healthy option. Smashed
The very delicious fruit/yoghurt mixes may look and avocado and/or some leg ham/trimmed bacon and
taste great but they are so full of sugar (and not the spinach not only add in some additional flavour but also
good kind) that you could easily have your daily sugar offer their own health benefits. Smoothies are very
intake in one serving. convenient if you are on the run in the morning and
Greek yoghurt or Natural Yoghurt are the best options don’t have the time to sit down and cook and eat a full
and are the lowest in sugar. But make sure you check healthy breakfast. If you use a base of oats, yoghurt and
the ingredients as some yoghurts are named Greek fruit with your choice of milk you can make a smoothie
Style Yoghurt or Flavoured Natural Yoghurts and tend to filling enough to keep you going all morning. If this
have more ingredients (including preservatives, sugars doesn’t fill you up, you can always add a piece of
etc) as opposed to Natural Greek Yoghurt or Natural wholemeal toast to help you feel fuller. This will also
Yoghurt which should only have a few ingredients help you if your body doesn’t think it has had a meal
namely: Milk, Milk Solids, Yoghurt Cultures (or without chewing something.
something similar).
You can add your own flavourings to your yoghurts like This is just the start of the healthy breakfast options and
honey, fruits or as I mentioned above add them to your you will notice that non of these options are going to
smoothies and/or mueli’s etc. The humble toasted cost a lot in ingredients; in fact most of these options are
sandwich; there is absolutely nothing wrong with having far cheaper than the packaged, unhealthy options that
something as simple as a toasted sandwich for you are probably consuming already. similar).
breakfast. Ham, cheese, avocado, spinach and
tomatoes are all great options to include in your Article by Katrina Gee - Healthy Family Healthy Budget
sandwich and when using wholegrain/wholemeal bread
this breakfast option is going to satisfy your appetite and