Low Calorie Breakfast: Cereal and Fruit

Choosing the right food products can help us cut down on the calories without eating less. This low calorie breakfast was suggested by Melissa in her comment on the Low Calorie Breakfast: Oatmeal, VitaTops and More.

This 242 Calorie Breakfast consists of a bowl of cereal, a bowl of mixed fruit and tea.

• A 1/2 or whole cup of Quaker Puffed Wheat cereal (1 cup = 50 calories) mixed with a 1/2 cup of your other favorite cereal of higher caloric value. Melissa recommends Kashi Heart to Heart or Fruity Cheerios. I would go with Kashi Organic Promise Strawberry Fields Cereal (1/2 cup = 60 calories).
• In addition to the hefty bowl of cereal worth between 85 - 110 calories add a 1/2 cup of skim milk. I recommend Hood Simply Smart Fat Free Milk (1/2 cup = 45 calories).
• A small bowl of mixed cut-up fruit. Some good suggestions include; cantaloupe, honeydew melon, grapefruit, red grapes, apples, bananas. 87 calories. (1/2 cup strawberries = 25 calories; 1/2 cup honeydew = 30 calories; 1/2 cup cantaloupe = 27 calories).
• For a beverage, sip on water or hot tea. We just reviewed Celestial Seasonings Sugar Plum Spice Holiday Tea, which is divine.