27 healthy breakfast ideas to start each day right

While it’s cooking, peel and eat an orange for valuable vitamin C. In this one quick healthy breakfast idea, you’re getting plenty of nutrition with vitamin C and other antioxidants, calcium, fibre and enough appetite-satisfying protein to sustain you for hours.

Most store-bought brands are filled with sugar and fat. To make your own, mix 2 cups rolled oats with 1 cup dried fruits and seeds and a little brown sugar. Toast 3-5 minutes in a warm oven and store in an airtight container.

Coat the banana with the cereal. Voilà! Breakfast on a banana (as well as a healthy dose of potassium, beneficial in preventing strokes).

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This ‘sounds-weird-but-tastes-great’ healthy breakfast idea comes from nutritionist Alana Unger. Mix 1/2 cup peanut butter, 1/4 cup non-fat dry milk, 3 cups crushed flake cereal, and 2 tablespoons honey. Form into ‘blobs’ (should make 10 blobs). Wrap each blob in plastic wrap and refrigerate. Grab a couple with a travel cup of skim milk and go!

As a bonus, honey is one of the best foods to prevent ulcers.

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The protein and fat in the peanut butter provide a good start to the day, while the apple and the quercetin it contains provide fibre and protection against some cancers and heart disease.

Take supplements with breakfast, suggests nutrition expert Dr Shari Lieberman. Taking supplements with food reduces the chance they’ll cause an upset stomach, and improves the absorption of minerals.

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Choose from sliced fruit, yoghurt, wholemeal cereals, and/or wholemeal pancakes or toast, and let everyone mix and match ingredients to create their own toppings.

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Source: RD Canada