If this doesn't appeal to you, try granola bars or peanut butter and oatmeal cookies. Served with milk, they provide the early morning energy that kids on the go need. After lack of time, saving calories is the most common reason given for skipping breakfast. If your typical breakfast is a couple of donuts and coffee with two teaspoons of sugar, you're right to be concerned about the value of the calories you're taking in at breakfast. The answer, however, is not to skip breakfast but to select a breakfast that gives you the nutrients you need to get you going for the fewest calories.
All foods can work for breakfast.
The main thing is to include something to eat as part of your morning routine. For more information, contact your local Colorado State University Cooperative Extension office . Go to top of this page. Contact Cooperative Extension Web Manager . Cooperative Extension programs are available to all without discrimination.