The Best Fat-Burning Breakfasts

posted in Food & Drink on 9/25/2014

Burn fat before noon

From Health magazine You know that eating breakfast jump-starts your metabolism. But did you realize that certain a.m. choices can crank up your fat-burning even more?

The key: eating a breakfast that’s high in Resistant Starch (RS). Found in foods like bananas and oats, RS actually signals your body to use fat for energy.

Blueberry Oat Pancakes with Maple Yogurt

Resistant Starch: 4.6g

Ingredients: Old-fashioned rolled oats, low-fat cottage cheese, eggs, vanilla extract, blueberries, cooking spray, Greek-style low-fat yogurt, maple syrup Calories: 410 Try the recipe: http://www.health.com/health/recipe/0,,10000001991442,00.html

Banana and Almond Butter Toast

Resistant Starch: 5.6g

Ingredients: Almond butter, rye bread, banana Calories: 280 Try the recipe: http://www.health.com/health/recipe/0,,50400000108124,00.htmlBreakfast Barley with Banana and Sunflower Seeds

Breakfast Barley with Banana and Sunflower Seeds

Resistant Starch: 7.6g

Ingredients: Water, pearl barley, banana, sunflower seeds, honey Calories: 410 Try the recipe: http://www.health.com/health/recipe/0,,10000001991460,00.html

In a Rush?
Reach for a Resistant Starch-packed banana and one of these on-the-go options—you'll still get the healthy carbs and calories you need to start your day in slim-down mode!

Order to go! • Panera Bread Strawberry and Granola Parfait: 310 calories • Dunkin' Donuts Ham, Egg White, and Cheese Sandwich on a Wheat English Muffin: 300 calories • Jamba Juice Coldbuster Smoothie (16 ounces): 250 calories Keep a stash in your kitchen: • Aunt Millie's Whole-Grain Blueberry Muffins: 170 calories • Kashi TLC Pumpkin Spice Flax Crunchy Granola Bar: 170 calories • Amy's Kitchen Breakfast Burrito: 270 calories

Insider secret

Choose a banana that’s tinged with a little green for even more Resistant Starch.

Once the fruit ripens, the starches in it turn to sugar, and the amount of Resistant Starch it contains drops. An underripe banana has 12.5 grams of RS (enough to take care of the minimum 10 grams of RS daily that’s recommended in The CarbLovers Diet); a ripe one has 4.7 grams.