Originally published August 30 2005
Article gives fast food options for those not wanting to skip breakfast
by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, NaturalNews Editor
Breakfast is well-established as the most important meal of the day, since those who eat it tend to be less overweight and more focused than those who don't, so Times Dispatch columnist Charles Stuart Platkin offers some healthier fast food choices for breakfast on the go.
According to a study in the American Journal of Epidemiology, people who skip breakfast are 4.5 times more likely to be overweight than those who don't.
(As a point of reference, a person who needs 2,000 calories per day to maintain weight should aim for a breakfast of approximately 500 calories with fewer than 16 grams of fat.)
If you must add butter, use only half a pat and spread it on the egg (not the muffin).
Fit tip: Stay away from the hotcakes and sausage at 770 calories, the cinnamon roll at 420 and especially the Deluxe Breakfast, which packs 1,220 calories.
And avoid hash browns at 140 wasted calories for less than 2 ounces.
Dunkin' Donuts: Yes, it's even better to grab a doughnut than to skip breakfast altogether.
Go for either the Black Raspberry or the Bavarian Kreme, 210 calories each.
Remember: Cake doughnuts have twice as much fat and up to 170 more calories than yeast doughnuts.
You also can get an Egg and Cheese English Muffin, which has less sugar than a doughnut and, with 280 calories and 15 grams of protein, is your most filling choice.
Iced coffee (regular or flavored) with skim milk is fine (about 35 calories without sugar, 80 with sugar).
Skip the muffins; they have 300 to 600 calories and probably will not keep you full.
Also, watch the bagels -- including reduced-carb with cheese at 380 calories, multigrain at 380 and sourdough at 370 -- once you add butter or cream cheese, you're at almost 600 calories.
A Lower Carb 9 Grain bagel (210 calories) is a great low-fat alternative to muffins or cinnamon buns.
Avoid the Spinach and Bacon Panini, which has 930 calories (for 13 ounces).
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