Breakfast is the most important meal of day – it’s important for our blood sugar levels and to maintain focus throughout the day. A good breakfast includes fibre and lean protein, not excess fat,  saturated fat, sodium or sugar. Most of the breakfast items we find at fast food joints are far from nutritious, which doesn’t set us up well for the day! Watch as Rose shows us which breakfast foods to choose and lose when you’re on the go.

 

 

1. Burger King

 

Enormous Omelette Sandwich

 

750 cal /43 g fat /1860 sodium

 

*Equivalent to 21 pats butter (0.2 oz) in calories*

 

VS

 

Egg & Cheese CROISSAN’WICH®

 

320 cal/ 16g fat/ 670 sodium

 

 

2. McDonalds

 

Big Breakfast

 

650 calories / 39 gm fat

 

*Equivalent to 17 pieces of bacon cooked in fat (1 package)*

 

VS

 

Bacon, Egg and Cheese McGriddle

 

430 / 19 gm fat

 

 

3. Starbucks

 

Blueberry Scone

 

460 calories / 22 gm fat

 

*Equivalent to 22 Honey Dip Timbits in fat*

 

VS

 

Spinach, Feta and Egg White Breakfast Wrap

 

290 calories / 10 g fat

 

 

4.  Subway

 

Sausage and Cheese Omelet

 

620 calories / 37 g fat / 1260 mg sodium

 

*Equivalent to 1 cup light mayonnaise (16 tbsp) in calories*

 

VS

 

Ham, Egg White and Cheese Omelet

 

350 calories / 8 g fat / 1110 mg sodium

5. Tim Hortons

 

Date and Nut Muffin

 

420 calories / 17 gm fat

 

*Equivalent to 6 slices jelly roll cake in calories*

 

VS

 

Oatmeal Raisin Cookie

 

210 cal / 8 gm fat