Wake Up to Your Best Life
Healthy Breakfast Jump-Starts Your Day

Spinach Frittata with Tomato-Basil Salsa
Tropical Smoothies
Yogurt-Bran Muffins

(Family Features) - "A healthy breakfast is essential for weight management," stresses Bob Greene, the personal trainer best known for helping Oprah achieve her dramatic weight loss. In his book "The Best Life Diet," Greene insists on making this important meal a daily habit. "Breakfast may help control hunger and helps start your day right," says Greene.

Luckily, a breakfast habit can be both nutritious and delicious with foods that have been awarded the Best Life seal of approval from Greene and his team of nutritionists. Some of these foods - from soymilk to frozen vegetables to yogurt - are versatile within these Best Life-approved recipes.

For additional Best Life recipes, visit www.eatbetteramerica.com/bestlife.

Short on Time?

That's no reason to miss breakfast. Here are some quick, yet creative, morning meal ideas with Best Life-approved foods:

• Choose a cereal that is an excellent source of whole grain and flavor it with 8th Continent Light vanilla soymilk. Substituting soymilk for cow's milk is a good way to reap soy's heart-health benefits.
• Pair a low-fat yogurt with fruit and nuts. With varieties like Key lime pie and harvest peach, Yoplait yogurt keeps the combination interesting.
• Create your own omelet with low-fat cheese and veggies to get a head start on daily vegetable intake goals. Keeping canned or frozen Green Giant vegetables on hand will ease preparation.

Spinach Frittata with Tomato-Basil Salsa
Prep Time: 20 Minutes
Start to Finish: 20 Minutes

Salsa
2 plum (Roma) tomatoes, chopped
1/4 cup shredded fresh basil
2 tablespoons sliced ripe olives
1 teaspoon olive oil
Frittata
2 teaspoons olive oil
1 box (9 oz) Green Giant(r) frozen spinach, thawed, drained
8 eggs or 1 container (16 oz) fat-free egg product (2 cups)
2 tablespoons shredded Parmesan cheese, if desired
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper

1. In small bowl, mix salsa ingredients until blended. Set aside.
2. In 10-inch nonstick skillet, heat 2 teaspoons oil over medium heat. Add spinach; cook 2 to 4 minutes, stirring constantly, until spinach is thoroughly heated.
3. In medium bowl, beat eggs, cheese, salt and pepper with wire whisk until blended. Pour over spinach. Cover; cook over medium-low heat 5 to 7 minutes or until eggs are set and light golden brown on bottom. Cut into 4 wedges. Top each serving with salsa mixture.

4 servings

High Altitude (3500 to 6500 ft): No change.

1 Serving: Calories 210 (Calories from Fat 130); Total Fat 15g (Saturated Fat 4g); Cholesterol 425mg; Sodium 280mg; Total Carbohydrate 5g (Dietary Fiber 2g); Protein 15g

% Daily Value: Vitamin A 120%; Vitamin C 4%; Calcium 15%; Iron 15%

Exchanges: 1 Vegetable, 2 Medium-Fat Meat, 1 Fat

Carbohydrate Choices: 1/2

2008 (c) and (r)/(tm) of General Mills

Tropical Smoothies
Prep Time: 5 Minutes
Start to Finish: 5 Minutes

1 container (6 oz) Yoplait(r) Original French vanilla yogurt
1 cup mango or peach chunks
1 1/4 cups 8th Continent(r) original soymilk
1/4 cup pineapple juice

1. In blender or food processor, place all ingredients. Cover; blend on high speed about 30 seconds or until smooth.
2. Pour into 2 glasses. Serve immediately.

2 servings (1 1/2 cups each)

High Altitude (3500 to 6500 ft): No change.

1 Serving: Calories 210 (Calories from Fat 25); Total Fat 3g (Saturated Fat 1g); Cholesterol 5mg; Sodium 140mg; Total Carbohydrate 39g (Dietary Fiber 1g); Protein 7g

% Daily Value: Vitamin A 25%; Vitamin C 45%; Calcium 30%; Iron 4%

Exchanges: 1 Fruit, 1 Other Carbohydrate, 1 Skim Milk

Carbohydrate Choices: 2 1/2

Yoplait is a registered trademark of YOPLAIT Marques Internationales SAS (France) used under license.
8th Continent is a registered trademark of 8th Continent, LLC
2008 (c) and (r)/(tm) of General Mills

Yogurt-Bran Muffins
Prep Time: 10 Minutes
Start to Finish: 30 Minutes

1 cup Fiber One(r) original bran cereal
2 egg whites or 1 egg, slightly beaten
1/4 cup vegetable oil
2 containers (6 oz each) Yoplait(r) Original French vanilla yogurt
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/3 cup packed brown sugar
1 1/4 teaspoons baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup fresh blueberries or raspberries

1. Heat oven to 400°F. Place paper baking cup in each of 12 regular-size muffin cups, or grease bottom of each muffin cup with shortening. Place cereal in resealable food-storage plastic bag; seal bag and crush with rolling pin or meat mallet (or crush in food processor).
2. In medium bowl, stir together egg whites, oil and yogurt. Add crushed cereal, flour, brown sugar, baking soda and salt; stir just until dry ingredients are moistened. Gently stir in berries. Divide batter evenly among muffin cups, filling each 3/4 full.
3. Bake 18 to 20 minutes or until golden brown. Immediately remove from pan.

12 muffins

High Altitude (3500 to 6500 ft): Heat oven to 425°F. Decrease baking soda to 3/4 teaspoon.

1 Muffin: Calories 170 (Calories from Fat 45); Total Fat 5g (Saturated Fat 0.5g); Cholesterol 0mg; Sodium 280mg; Total Carbohydrate 28g (Dietary Fiber
3g); Protein 4g

% Daily Value: Vitamin A 2%; Vitamin C 2%; Calcium 6%; Iron 10%

Exchanges: 1 Starch, 1/2 Other Carbohydrate, 1 Fat

Carbohydrate Choices: 2

Yoplait is a registered trademark of YOPLAIT Marques Internationales SAS (France) used under license.
2008 (c) and (r)/(tm) of General Mills

SOURCE: General Mills