Does it matter what I eat for breakfast?

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Elizabeth B. Rahavi, RD
Program Manager, Nutrition
http://www.ific.org/  
(202) 296-1102

<font><span>Since she was in high school preparing replicas of her favorite restaurant meals at home, Elizabeth B. Rahavi, RD, has enjoyed eating and learning about food. In college at Texas Woman's University she turned her passion for food into a career by achieving a B.S. in Nutrition and Institutional Administration. Elizabeth moved to Washington, DC and successfully completed a professional dietetic internship with Sodexho. In December of 2004, she became a registered dietitian and is now an active member of the American Dietetic Association and the Institute of Food Technologists. Elizabeth is currently employed at the International Food Information Council (www.ific.org) where she monitors and analyzes nutrition information in the media and tracks trends in coverage.  She also authors and co-develops nutrition materials that are used to educate health professionals, scientists, and others about the barriers and motivators that play a role in helping people achieve more healthful lifestyles. Elizabeth is an accomplished public speaker and presenter, having presented nutrition information to US and International audiences. In her free time, Elizabeth enjoys being outdoors and recently completed her first marathon.
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Does it matter what I eat for breakfast?

 

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Elizabeth Rahavi: It doesn't matter what you eat for breakfast. Breakfast really just means breaking the fast. If you want to you can flip your day upside down and eat the leftovers that you had last night for breakfast and eat a traditional breakfast for dinner. Breakfast is actually a really great time to get more whole grains, fiber, calcium and fruit into your diet. For example you can have a whole grain English muffin with peanut butter, banana, and a couple of milk. You can have some whole grain cereal with some strawberries on top. You could also try having some oat meal with a little bit granola and some banana on top. 1

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