Remember Your Most Important Meal

Breakfast is a great opportunity to get your day off to a healthy start! Did you know that eating breakfast can help rein in your appetite for the rest of the day? Breakfast gives our bodies that all-important first energy boost — so we can make it through our day feeling great! But it also keeps us from snacking and overindulging at lunch and dinner. Pretty great, right?

Breakfast can be sweet or savory, depending on your preference. It can be complicated — for example, a faux Benedict of poached eggs on an English muffin with smoked salmon (hold the hollandaise, please!). Or it can be simple — a container of low-fat yogurt and a cup of tea. If you feel like eating a piece of leftover chicken breast, that's fine, too!

Remember, breakfast doesn't have to take a long time to prepare. Whole-grain toast with jam, cheese and crackers, a bowl of oatmeal — a simple, nutrient-rich food is really all it takes. If you're strapped for time, you can even bring your breakfast along to work with you! Take a baggie filled with dry, ready-to-eat high-fiber cereal; a banana; and a small carton of skim milk. Now, that's the way to get healthy!