Everyone knows that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, but nevertheless, more Americans skip breakfast than any other meal. Skipping breakfast in exchange for rushing out the door to catch the car pool, leaves us hungry by mid-morning and often with an urge to graze continually throughout the day. Whats for Breakfast? is more than a cookbook. Its a guide to learning how to eat healthier, first thing in the morning. This book contains more than 100 time-sensitive recipes (Super Quick, Quick, Do-Ahead, and Worth the Effort) such as Ham and Cheese Calzone with Apples, Sunrise Carbonara, Sour Cream Pancakes, Orange Cappuccino Coffee Mix and Beat the Blues Coffeecake. Full sections on Why Breakfast?, Breakfast for Kids and the Pro-Carb Connection! Learn more about the Breakfast Formula and youll never feel hungry at mid-morning again! All recipes give a full nutrient profile and diabetic food exchanges.
Principal author, Donna Roy, MS, RD recognized the need for this book when she noticed the correlation between many of her clients and their families who skipped breakfast or ate a non-nutritious one were also the ones who had problems controlling their weight and blood cholesterol levels. Donna, a resident of Houston, TX, is the Chronic Disease Nutrition Coordinator for the Harris Co. Health Department. Her previous positions as a weight loss consultant and chief dietitian at Baylor College of Medicine/Lipid Research Clinic led her to recognize that skipping breakfast was a chronic habit of individuals of all ages.
Co-author Kathleen Flores, MS, RD resides in Richmond, TX, where she has been a clinical dietitian for over ten years. She helps her clients develop healthy eating patterns, and has done consulting work with weight loss programs.