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Avoid the temptation to be a breakfast skipper by following these quick tips from USDA's Human Nutrition Information Service:

• No time? Build a breakfast around foods that are ready to eat or take little preparation time. There are plenty that qualify: fresh and canned fruits, milk, yogurt, cheese, cottage cheese, ready-to-eat cold cereals and instant breakfast mixes.
  
  
• Take it to go... Try celery stuffed with peanut butter or a meat or cheese spread, dried fruits or vegetable juices.
  
  
• Perk up cereals...Top cereals with fruit or stir chopped nuts such as peanuts, pecans and walnuts into cooked cereal.
  
  
• Not hungry yet? Drink juice. Something is better than nothing. Have some bread or crackers later in the morning, then drink some milk and eat some cheese, an egg or peanut butter.
  
  
• Don't skip if you're on a diet. There's no evidence that skipping meals will help you lose weight. In fact, studies show that most people who skip breakfast tend to eat more later in the day. Some even select more calorically-dense foods than those who eat breakfast.
  
  

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Reprinted from the International Food Information Council Foundation

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