Eating breakfast every day can jump-start your metabolism, provide you with the energy to begin your day, positively affect your cholesterol levels and help you ward off unnecessary weight gain, according to "Arthritis Today." Keep your breakfast low in calories but high in nutrition to get your day off to the best start.
Energy Bars
An energy bar is the fastest low-calorie, healthy breakfast on the go. Choose bars that aren't loaded with sugar and calories. Avoid high-calorie energy bars marketed for extreme athletes.
Possible low calorie bars to try include Odwalla, which contain around 200 calories per serving, Kashi Golean, TruSoy and Clif Bars, which can range from about 200 to 270 calories per serving. In addition to being a low-calorie option these bars will provide you with a significant source of fiber and protein. Fiber and protein will help you feel full until lunch.
Yogurt and Cereal
Instead of using milk on your cereal, try a bowl of plain yogurt. Use a low-fat or nonfat, yogurt such as one with about 80 to 100 calories per serving. Pour the yogurt into a bowl and top it off with a serving of a whole-grain cereal. The calories in the whole-grain cereal can range from 100 to 200 calories per serving. When buying whole-grain cereals, pay attention to serving size and fiber content. Fiber will help keep you feeling full and helps your digestive system.
Sprinkle a handful of blueberries, raspberries or blackberries over the cereal and yogurt mixture. A serving of berries would add about 50 calories to the breakfast.
Baked Sweet Potato
Eating a baked sweet potato for breakfast may not be traditional, but it is low in calories and rich in nutrients. Bake a sweet potato and eat it as a breakfast meal covered in plain yogurt, apple slices, applesauce and walnut pieces.
A medium sweet potato will provide about 100 calories and half of an apple will contain about 50 to 70 calories. Adding walnuts to the baked sweet potato breakfast will increase the calorie count, but the walnuts will provide valuable protein and omega-3 fatty acid.
Banana Smoothie
Vegetarian Times suggests making a banana smoothie for a breakfast that's 268 calories per serving. Blend together 2 cups of bananas, 1 cup nonfat yogurt, 1/2 cup blueberries, 1/4 cup granola and 1 tbsp. honey. Blend the smoothie and drink it while you get ready for your day or take it with you.
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