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"Something Different"
This Can't Be Breakfast!
BY DANA JACOBI FOR THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH
 
Breakfast is important. Whether you skip it because you are not hungry or haven't the time, or if you have one that's not nutritious, you will pay a price later in the day - in lack of energy, diminished alertness and the likelihood of overeating.

To make eating a good breakfast a habit, my favorite trick is turning the day's first meal into the last thing people expect - dessert. Turning breakfast on its head, making it the delicious reward usually reserved for the end of the day, does not require a sugary treat. A breakfast sundae, morning pizza, or sunrise rice pudding can be healthful, and fun too. All these lean choices include protein, complex carbohydrates and fiber, and are low in fat. They also give you a good start on "Five-A-Day," providing fruits and vegetables as well as whole grains, along with a satisfied smile.
Realistic as well as rebellious, these breakfast concoctions are quick fixes. You can make them "to go" or enjoy them at home as your secret sin.
For the rice pudding, which is best made the night before, simply use brown rice in place of white rice in your favorite recipe, egg whites in place of whole eggs, low-fat milk rather than full-fat, and include a handful of dried fruit like cherries or chopped apricots. Cool the pudding, cut it into squares and wrap each portion in plastic, then foil. The result is both delicious and portable, ready to eat out of hand in the car, at your desk, or at school.
Easier still is a morning pizza. Start with a slice of whole-grain toast. Top it with low-fat ricotta cheese. For a sweet pizza, add sliced banana and a cut-up strawberry. Or, for a refreshingly savory breakfast, use sliced tomato and a sprinkling of grated Parmesan cheese.
If the crunch of cereal appeals to you, then this sundae is your perfect breakfast. To make it portable, put the cereal in a snack-size plastic bag and sprinkle it on just before you dig in.
Breakfast Sundae - Makes 1 serving.
  • 3/4 cup various fresh fruit, e.g., blueberries, raspberries, halved seedless grapes, sliced banana, etc.
  • 3/4 cup (1 6-oz container), low-fat vanilla yogurt
  • 1/4 cup whole-grain breakfast cereal (like Grapenuts Flakes, Wheaties) or low-fat granola
  • 1 large strawberry
Place half of fruit in bottom of footed, glass dessert dish or small bowl. Top with half the yogurt. Arrange remaining fruit over yogurt. Top with remaining yogurt. Sprinkle cereal on top. Set strawberry in center, as with a sundae. Serve immediately.
 
Per serving: 282 calories, 3 g. total fat (2 g. saturated fat), 5 g. carbohydrate, 11 g. protein, 3 g. dietary fiber, 274 mg. sodium.
"Something Different" is written for the American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR) by Dana Jacobi, author of The Joy of Soy, and recipe creator for AICR's Stopping Cancer Before It Starts.

AICR offers a Nutrition Hotline (1-800-843-8114) from Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET. This free service allows you to ask a registered dietitian questions regarding diet, nutrition and cancer. AICR is the only major cancer charity focusing exclusively on the link between diet, nutrition and cancer. It provides a wide range of consumer education programs that have helped millions of Americans learn to make changes for lower cancer risk. AICR also supports innovative research in cancer prevention and treatment at universities, hospitals and research centers across the U.S. It has provided more than $62 million in funding for research in diet, nutrition and cancer. AICR 's Web address is www.aicr.org.

RECIPE POSTED 2002

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