Cooking up a homemade healthy breakfast is best, but every once in a while, life gets in the way. When you schedule an early meeting or simply oversleep, you can still fuel your body and start the day on a healthy note. Dietitian Julie Upton, MS, RD, of Appetite For Health [1] recommends these four fast-food breakfast options from popular chains for those mornings when a homemade breakfast isn't in the cards.
Starbucks
- Spinach and feta breakfast wrap [4]: 290 calories
- Tall nonfat latte [5] or tall soy latte [6]: 100 to 130 calories
Total Calories: 390 to 420
Panera (Option One)
- Steel-cut oatmeal with strawberries and pecans [7]: 340 calories
- Cappuccino [8] or latte [9]: 130 calories
Total Calories: 470
Panera (Option Two)
- Ham, egg, and cheese sandwich on whole grain [10]: 350 calories
- Cappuccino [11] or latte [12]: 130 calories
Total Calories: 480
Au Bon Pain
- Two-egg sandwich on a skinny wheat bagel [13]: 230 calories
- Small fruit cup [14]: 70 calories
- Medium cappuccino [15]: 120 calories
Total Calories: 420
Links:
[1] http://www.appforhealth.com/
[2] https://www.popsugar.com/fitness/Healthy-Pumpkin-Breakfast-Recipes-42275586
[3] https://www.popsugar.com/fitness/How-Go-From-Walking-Running-42288012
[4] http://www.starbucks.com/menu/food/hot-breakfast/spinach-feta-breakfast-wrap
[5] http://www.starbucks.com/menu/drinks/espresso/caffe-latte?foodZone=9999#size=41&milk=61
[6] http://www.starbucks.com/menu/drinks/espresso/caffe-latte?foodZone=9999#size=41&milk=61
[7] https://www.panerabread.com/en-us/menu-categories/breakfast-.html#steel-cut-oatmeal-with-strawberries-pecans
[8] https://www.panerabread.com/en-us/menu-categories/drinks.html#cappuccino
[9] https://www.panerabread.com/en-us/menu-categories/drinks.html#caffe-latte
[10] https://www.panerabread.com/en-us/menu-categories/breakfast-.html#ham-egg-cheese-on-whole-grain
[11] https://www.panerabread.com/en-us/menu-categories/drinks.html#cappuccino
[12] https://www.panerabread.com/en-us/menu-categories/drinks.html#caffe-latte
[13] http://aubonpain.com/menu/2-egg-sandwich-skinny-wheat-bagel
[14] http://aubonpain.com/menu/fruit-cup
[15] http://aubonpain.com/menu/cappuccino
