Most of us are crazy-busy women, always on the go.  However, breakfast is always important and it really shouldn’t be that fat-loaded pastry with the super-sweetened latte.  Instead, why not grab a yogourt, fruit (berries are good) and some cereal?  One of my favourite easy breakfasts is combining fruit with yogourt and a little bit of cereal (above).  But which yogourts and cereals should one choose?  After all, there are so many in the grocery store.  

Recently, I came across Biobest Probiotic Yogourt with Plant Sterols which, according to studies, help with the interferance of absorbing bad cholestrols.  Plant sterols are naturally found in fruits and vegetables.  However, most people’s intake, even if they eat a lot of fruits and vegetables, is still low, at around 300 mg.  However, one container of the yogourt has more than three times the average intake, at 1 g.

To be quite honest, I’m not a fan of flavoured yogourt (as far as I’m concerned, this brand does NOT have plain).  I much prefer it plain, using fruits for flavouring instead.  However, for those who prefer flavour, I highly suggest that you replace the plain with vanilla, which the plant sterol line of yogourts carry.  As for cereals, the less sweet the better.  You want the taste to come from the fruits and possibly the yogourt, not the cereal.  A good cereal to try is Kashi’s 7 Whole Grain Honey Puffed.  Don’t put too much in, however.  About half a cup is sufficient.  It’s about the crunch factor (and your grain intake), after all.

Of course, you can play around with the cereals and yogurts you use.  If you don’t have any fresh fruit (or even frozen) around the house, then why not try the fruit-flavoured yogourts?  Flavours available are strawberry, blueberry and raspberry in addition to the vanilla mentioned above.