While savoring our Breakfast Frittatas or Poached Huevos Rancheros might be your preferred breakfast to start off the day, we know there will be many days when you don't have the time, or thought you did but discover you're suddenly behind schedule.

These are the days when a healthy breakfast shortcut can come to your rescue-a good thing since these are the days when you most need the World's Healthiest Foods, the foods that provide the best bet for winning your way through a hectic day.

You don't have to cut yourself short on breakfast. Just choose among some simpler versions of breakfasts made with the World's Healthiest Foods that can be ready and waiting for you on a time-crunched morning:

• A piece of fresh fruit, a slice of cheese and/or a handful of nuts
• A slice of whole grain bread topped with a tablespoon of nut butter
• A cup of yogurt topped with nuts and berries
• Whole grain cereal topped with nuts and sliced banana
• Ready to go oatmeal: at night before you go to bed, put one-quarter to one-third cup of oatmeal in a 4-cup glass measuring bowl and add enough water to slightly more than cover, then cover the bowl with a paper towel or plate and refrigerate. The next morning, add more water and/or milk or juice, and pop in the microwave for 1 minute on high. Take out and stir. Put back in for another minute. Transfer to a cereal bowl, top with some berries, nuts, cinnamon, and maybe a little maple syrup or honey.
• Keep a few hard-boiled eggs, preferably organic, on hand in your refrigerator. Rich in protein and hard-to-find important brain nutrients like choline, eggs are well nicknamed "the perfect food." A piece of whole grain toast, topped with a teaspoon of organic butter and a hard-boiled egg will keep your brain fueled throughout a hectic morning.
• Consider a blenderized smoothie made with the World's Healthiest Foods. Add a tablespoon of almond or peanut butter, a cup of milk (soy if you prefer or need to avoid dairy), a cup of frozen berries or a bannana, and maybe a teaspoon or two of blackstrap molasses to your blender. Blend till smooth, and you'll have a morning's worth of healthy nutrition.
• Consider re-thinking your idea of breakfast. A nut butter and honey whole wheat bread sandwich made and refrigerated the night before; a cup of cooked garbanzo beans, warmed up and seasoned with a little olive oil or butter and turmeric; or leftovers from last night's deliciously healthy dinner can make a very satisfying, ready-to-go breakfast.

Regardless of the breakfast you choose, give yourself the best start in your hectic day: choose a breakfast made with the World's Healthiest Foods.

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