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Smoothies

• Start with low-fat milk (use Fairlife ultra filtered milk for a lactose-free protein boost); add protein powder, yogurt, or pasteurized eggs for protein. Flavor with peanut butter powder, no-added-sugar chocolate, fresh or frozen fruit, powdered sugar-free Jell-O, a squirt of fruit juice, fresh or frozen greens. You can add in powdered calcium, probiotics, matcha (green tea powder to boost metabolism), chia seeds, or ground flax seeds. Watch the calories in the additives so you get a great nutrient-dense drink rather than a calorie bomb.

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Eggs

• Scrambled, fried, soft or hard cooked, eggs are a favorite breakfast food. You can microwave them in a cup, make breakfast bites, whip up an omelet or even add them to a smoothie. Use fresh whole eggs, egg whites or pasteurized egg products.

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Cottage Cheese

• You may not put cottage cheese and breakfast in the same sentence, but take another look. It’s a natural mixed with sliced bananas, pineapple, berries, melon, peach slices or applesauce. Blend it into a fruit smoothie. You can make pancakes with it—really try it!

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