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It’s morning and your stomach sounds like a lion on the loose.
What’s going on?

Your stomach is simply ordering breakfast. It knows that if you’re skipping breakfast, you’re missing out.

Studies show people who regularly eat breakfast have healthier body weights and get more vitamins and minerals.

There’s more:

• Breakfast jump-starts your metabolism. The energy and nutrients from a morning meal put your body and mind in gear. There’s no better way to get going in the morning.
• Breakfast-eaters tend to have more strength and endurance.
• Breakfast-eaters tend to have better concentration and problem-solving abilities.

So, what’s for breakfast? Anything goes! In fact, breakfast can be a fast fix that’s also good-to-go.

• Give leftovers like pizza or a burrito a second chance—and add a glass of milk. (Did you know that adding milk to a meal adds nine essential nutrients?)
• Make a simple sandwich like PB&J on a bagel and pair it with a single-serve milk (many single-serve milk jugs fit perfectly into a car’s cup holder).

Here are some quick & easy breakfast recipes created by Denene Vincent, founder and executive chef of Le Chat Gourmet Culinary Arts in Eaton Rapids, Michigan:

Click on photos for recipes.	SUMMER BANANA-BERRY BLAST SMOOTHIE	BREAKFAST PIZZA	FARMHOUSE EGGS BENEDICT with MOLTEN CHEDDAR CHEESE SAUCE	MASCARPONE CREAM FRENCH TOAST with SUMMER BERRIES
	GRILLED FRUIT SKEWER with VANILLA-LIME YOGURT	OVEN BAKED HUEVOS RANCHEROS with ZESTY LIME SOUR CREAM	MELON DUO with HONEY YOGURT	BACON, GREEN ONION and AGED SWISS CHEESE BREAKFAST MUFFINS
	CARAMELIZED BANANA YOGURT PANCAKES	MASHED POTATO BREAKFAST CAKES	MICHIGAN CHERRY-ORANGE WALNUT SCONES	CRUSTLESS HAM AND CHEDDAR QUICHE

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The research:

• Breakfast skippers have higher mean BMI (body mass index) than breakfast eaters.^1,2,3
• Breakfast skippers tend to eat more at lunch and throughout the day compared to breakfast eaters.⁴
• Breakfast skippers had the lowest intakes of all micronutrients examined except sodium.⁵

1. Cho et al. J Am Coll Nutr 2003:22:296-302
2. Affenito et al. J Am Diet Assoc 2005; 105:938-945
3. Barton et al. J Am Diet Assoc 2005;105;1383-1389
4. deCastro et al. J Nutr 2004;134:104-111
5. Kerver et al. J Am Diet Assoc 2006;106:46-53.