Healthy Breakfast Choices at a Buffet

(anonymous)

What are healthy breakfast choices at a buffet style breakfast?

Buffets present a challenge to healthy eating because focus is usually on quantity of food, not quality of food.

However, if you look carefully, you can find a handful of nutritious choices:

oatmeal

fresh fruit

hard boiled eggs

scrambled eggs

Canadian bacon

yogurt

English muffins

Whole grain cereal (such as Shredded Wheat or Cheerios) and skim milk

Try to avoid/limit

high fat breakfast pastries (muffins, scones, cinnamon rolls, croissants)

high fat breakfast meats such (bacon and sausage)

corned beef hash

home fries

Also avoid trying to eat as much as you can simply "to get your money's worth!"

As a rule of thumb, try to select

1. Protein (e.g., eggs, yogurt, milk, a slice of lowfat cheese, Canadian bacon)

2. At least 2 fruits and/or vegetables (e.g., fresh fruit, tomato slices, small glass of OJ, small glass of tomato juice or V-8)

3. Good quality carbohydrates (e.g., oatmeal, whole grain cereal, whole wheat toast)