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The Worst Breakfasts in America

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Some foods go together like peanut butter and jelly. Like cheese and wine. Like eggs and…a glazed donut?! Select Massachusetts Dunkin’ Donut stores now carry a Glazed Donut Breakfast Sandwich, an insane concoction made of bacon and a pepper-fried egg between two halves of a glazed yeast donut.

The sandwich weighs in at 360 calories, 20 grams of fat and 13 grams of sugar—though Dunkin’ Donuts may be low-balling it with these stats. The company lists its glazed donut alone as having 260 calories and 12 grams of sugar, and it seems unlikely that everything else on the sandwich combined comes in at 100 calories and 1 gram of sugar.

As outrageous as the Glazed Donut Breakfast Sandwich may be, the scary thing is that it actually seems like a virtuous choice compared to some of the other offerings out there in the restaurant biz. Behold, some of the biggest diet disasters you can have for your morning meal—along with alternatives for when you want to eat breakfast out without doing so much damage.

THE DIET DISASTER:

Dunkin’ Donuts’ Glazed Donut Breakfast Sandwich
Calories: 360
Fat: 20 grams
Saturated fat: 8 grams
Sodium: 720 milligrams
Sugar: 13 grams

That’s 90 gourmet jelly beans’ worth of calories!

THE BETTER CHOICE:

Dunkin’ Donuts’ Bacon, Egg, and Cheese on an English Muffin Sandwich
Calories: 290
Fat: 10 grams
Saturated fat: 4.5 grams
Sodium: 700 milligrams
Sugar: 2 grams

 

THE DIET DISASTER:

Denny’s Grand Slamwich with Hash Browns
Calories: 1,530
Fat: 102 grams
Saturated fat: 45 grams
Sodium: 3,690 milligrams
Sugar: 11 grams

(Hash browns not pictured.)

You’re taking in the same amount of sodium as you would if you ate 17 servings of Chex Mix!

THE BETTER CHOICE:

Denny’s Fit Slam
Calories: 360
Fat: 10 grams
Saturated fat: 3 grams
Sodium: 820 milligrams
Sugar: 16 grams

 

 

THE DIET DISASTER:

Bob Evans’ Spinach, Bacon, and Tomato Biscuit Bowl
Calories: 1,013
Fat: 60 grams
Saturated fat: 29 grams
Sodium: 3,188 milligrams
Sugar: 7 grams

You could eat seven small Wendy’s Frosty treats for the amount of fat that’s in this dish.

THE BETTER CHOICE:

Bob Evans’ Garden Harvest Omelet
Calories: 478
Fat: 33 grams
Saturated fat: 14 grams
Sodium: 1,454 milligrams
Sugar: 5 grams

 

THE DIET DISASTER:


IHOP’s New York Cheesecake Pancakes
Calories: 1,100
Fat: 44 grams
Saturated fat: 21 grams
Sodium: 2,430 milligrams
Sugar: 53 grams

 

You might as well eat four Snickers bars—you’d take in the same number of calories.

THE BETTER CHOICE:

IHOP Original Buttermilk Pancakes (short stack)
Calories: 470
Fat: 15 grams
Saturated fat: 5 grams
Sodium: 1,590 milligrams
Sugar: 13 grams

 

 

THE DIET DISASTER:

Panera’s Pecan Roll
Calories: 740
Fat: 39 grams
Saturated fat: 12 grams
Sodium: 320 milligrams
Sugar: 50 grams

This has as much sugar as 11 fun-size Reese’s cups.

THE BETTER CHOICE:

Panera’s Chocolate Pastry
Calories: 410
Fat: 23 grams
Saturated fat: 14 grams
Sodium: 250 milligrams
Sugar: 18 grams

photo: Dunkin’ Donuts

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6 Breakfasts That Crush Cravings

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If you feel hungry all the time, your morning meal (or lack thereof) could be to blame: Eating a protein-rich breakfast may help control appetite and curb the urge to snack in the evening, according to a study published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

The research, conducted at the University of Missouri-Columbia, included 20 overweight or obese females aged 18 to 20 who normally skipped breakfast. Participants rotated through three different groups: a group that ate a 350-calorie cereal breakfast that contained 13 grams of protein, a group that ate a 350-calorie breakfast made of eggs and lean beef that contained 35 grams of protein, and a group that skipped breakfast. After six days of following an assigned eating pattern, the women went through a day of testing, during which they provided blood samples, answered questionnaires about their hunger/satiety level, underwent brain scans, and were offered a variety of post-dinner snacks. Researchers gave participants a week off between each phase of the experiment.

After having a protein-packed breakfast, participants reported feeling less hungry and ate fewer indulgent snacks after dinner. What’s more, the brains of people who had eaten a protein-rich meal in the a.m. showed less activity in response to images of food later in the day. “Eating a high-protein breakfast stimulates the secretion of a very potent satiety signal (the gut hormone Peptide YY), leading to increased fullness,” says Heather Leidy, PhD, lead author of the study. “These responses appear to last throughout the morning hours and into the afternoon/evening.”

Even if you’re not big on meat, you can still reap the hunger-busting benefits of eating a high-protein breakfast, Leidy says. Just try to incorporate plain Greek yogurt, nuts, cottage cheese, or soy-based meat substitutes into your a.m. meal. Not a breakfast person? These tasty protein-packed options will change your mind:

Yogurt and Berry Parfaits
29 g protein

Smoked Turkey Hash
36.3 g protein

Scrambled Eggs with Smoked Salmon, Asparagus, and Goat Cheese
33.9 g protein

 

More great recipes loaded with protein:

Fruit-Filled Protein Shake
50.6 g protein

Protein Cottage Cheese
35.2 g protein

Banana Protein Pancakes
27 g protein

photo: iStockphoto/Thinkstock

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The Best Fat-Burning Breakfasts

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You know that eating breakfast jump-starts your metabolism. But did you realize that certain a.m. choices can crank up your fat-burning even more?

The key: eating a breakfast that’s high in Resistant Starch (RS). Found in foods like bananas and oats, RS actually signals your body to use fat for energy.

Start your day skinny with these fat-blasting meals from Health’s new book, The CarbLovers Diet.

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2 Amazing Energy Boosting, Fiber Filled, Protein Packed Breakfasts

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I will start off from the beginning letting you know that neither of these are vegan meals. In fact, these aren’t my breakfasts, they are Dan’s.

Dan might not be great at cooking dinner, but he is a master breakfast maker! We used to have pancake contest of who could make the best looking and best tasting pancake, but I hated losing so we’ve stopped. :(

Plus these take less than 10 minutes to make, so there is no excuse!

Why Breakfast, Above All Else?

Breakfast is by far my favorite meal of the day, I go to bed craving breakfast! Dan and I are the same in that we both wake up, go to the bathroom (not together) and then straight into the kitchen within 10 minutes of waking up for breakfast.

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, which is why I don’t understand why only 53% of people eat it!? If you don’t eat breakfast, please let me know why?

Lets not forget that during the night your body is still working hard, even though you’re sleeping. It keeps fuel to work that hard! You know that you shouldn’t go too long without food during the day, so why would people want to go from their last meal at night until lunch without any food?

Your body is literally starving!

Other benefits of breakfast: 

  • Starts up metabolism (studies show that people who eat breakfast have an easier time losing weight and are more likely to keep it off).
  • Helps concentration (a study performed on kids showed that kids who had a balanced breakfast performed better on standardized test compared to no breakfast or sugar-filled breakfasts)
  • Improved endurance
  • Stabilizing blood sugar
  • Decreases cravings

Dan’s Mighty Breakfasts: 2 Meal Options To Start Your Day Off Right

Both of these are filled with healthy carbs and a great dose of protein and fat. All three coming together to give you a long lasting energy boost. No machine snacks for you today!

Plus they take less than 10 minutes to prepare… winner!

Hot-n-Hot Egg Sandwich

HOW TO:
Dan uses 1 whole egg and 1 egg white for this. Wisk it together with whatever spices we have available (normally pepper, basil, rosemary) and pours it into a hot skillet.

Like an omelet he adds in diced veggies (again what ever is in the fridge), folds it in half once the eggs have begun to set, then folds it again for 1/4 triangle.

Place on a toasted Ezekiel bread, add a slice of your favorite cheese and top with the BEST sauce ever… Scotch Bonnet.

Super Vegetable Fluffy Oatmeal

I made this for Dan this past weekend when he told me he was getting a bit tired of his normal breakfast and wanted a change. Unlike me, he’s not a sweet breakfast eater, so I was determined to give him something he would love and something that would be completely new to him!

How To:
You will need two pans for this, one skillet and one small pot. Basically, I took whatever veggies I had in the fridge, diced them up and sauteed them in some coconut oil on med heat until softened. To be specific, this had bell peppers, onion and broccoli in it along with some Boar’s Head turkey meat I chopped up.

In the pot, mix together 1/2 cup of milk (I used Coconut-Almond milk); 1/2 cup water and 1/2 cup old fashioned oats. Bring it to a boil, stirring regularly then reduce to a simmer and allow the liquid to get soaked up and the oatmeal to soften. When it’s almost done, 2 egg whites were whisked in along with the veggies. The whisking in of the eggs makes the oatmeal fluffy and creamy!

And that’s what it looked like! It smelt amazing and I wish the new camera could capture the smell for you! But just take my word (and Dan’s) and try it out!

  • What’s your favorite breakfast?
  • How much time do you spend making breakfast?

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