Breakfast Tip #4: Power Packed for Your Muscles and Bones

This is the fourth of a series of blog posts on healthy breakfast ideas from Elizabeth Ward, who already shared with us easy solutions to squeeze in breakfast. Elizabeth Ward, M.S., RD is a multi-published nutrition consultant. Her latest book is The Pocket Idiot’s Guide to the New Food Pyramids (Alpha Books, 2006).

Breakfast Idea #4: Waffle Sandwich. Toast two frozen whole grain waffles and spread with 1 tablespoon peanut butter; add a glass of 100 percent orange juice.

Health Benefits:

• Choose whole grain waffles fortified with calcium for an extra dose of this bone-building nutrient.
• Use protein-packed peanut butter, which is a good source of the B-vitamin folate needed to make healthy blood cells, or sunflower seed butter if nut allergy is an issue.
• Orange juice also supplies folate, as well as vitamins B6, thiamin, and riboflavin that your body uses for energy production.

For more information, visit Florida Juice.