If you want to stay fit and healthy you have to eat a good nutritious breakfast. This does not mean however that you have to eat the same boring old stuff every day. You will not temp kids with the same bland oatmeal porridge or the tasteless bran cereal. There is a better way to go about it and on top of that is still easy to do. So let us have a look at a few easy ideas that can keep breakfast healthy while still keeping an eye on the waistline.

               Smoothie Favorites

Smoothies are great ways to get the servings that you need each day while keeping a watchful eye on your waistline. To top it all of, smoothies taste great too. Where else can you have a full day’s servings of fruits in one convenient glass? Believe it or not, smoothies are also a great way to get a bulk of your servings of vegetables. By adding greens to your smoothies, which do not have a lot of flavor, you can make a ridiculously looking green concoction, which tastes like a fruit smoothie and is loaded in vitamins and rich antioxidants.

On a warm summer morning, there is no better way to start out your day than with a deliciously chilled smoothie. And, if you have a hand blender, such as a KitchenAid KHB300 Hand Blender, cleaning up is easy. The shaft can be removed and washed in a minute and you can make the smoothie in the glass you are going to serve it in, less dishes to wash!

Another great benefit about smoothies is that if you use any supplements, many of them can be combined into your smoothie so there is no extra flavor detected. This makes taking your vitamins and supplements a touch more enjoyable since you are overtaken with the strong fruit flavors.

               Easy Pasta Power

If you would rather have something warm to start your day, pasta is a great way to get the job done. Pasta is a complex carbohydrate, which means that it will break down over a longer period of time to form energy than sugar or simple carbohydrates will. Many cultures actually have pastas and grains for breakfast in order to provide the essential energy needed to get through the day.

Pasta is also very filling, much like oatmeal, so your cravings to much throughout the morning are substantially suppressed. The reason it is difficult to want to eat breakfast and still remain fit, is because most breakfast meals will leave you feeling hungry again by 10:00, not to mention, your body already out of energy. Pasta will help keep both of these issues in check and your waistline will stay there too.

               Better Coffee Before Decaf

Coffee is a well-received morning drink. Coffee, in its original state, is not bad for you. The issues arise when we add half a pound of sugar, some milk, a few squirts of caramel sauce and top it all off with whipped cream. While many people cannot take coffee in its unaltered form, a simple reduction in additives will make a huge difference in your fitness goals.

There is no reason to completely give up your creamers, sugars and other add-ons, but try cutting them in half for a week. If you are able to make it through, the full strength cup of joe will seem like you will go into a diabetic coma from the sugar overload. Don’t quit cold turkey, but do try to scale down your sugar consumption over time.