Welcome to Dishing Up Nutrition's Ask a Nutritionist, brought to you by Nutritional

Weight and Wellness. I'm Brandy Burrow, a registered and licensed dietitian here at

Nutritional Weight and Wellness,

and we are thrilled to be celebrating 20 years on air, discussing the connection between what you

eat and how you feel while sharing practical, real-life solutions for healthier living through

balanced nutrition. So I just want to thank you all so much for your support

and listenership over all these years. So if you tuned in, you know that we started a two-part

episode about meal planning. We had received a question from one of our Dishing Up Nutrition

listeners who felt like they were in a rut with meal planning. So they requested some new

family-friendly lunch and dinner

ideas. So last week, I covered some of those basic meal planning strategies and shared a few

ideas for lunch and dinner. So today, I'm going to round out this topic by providing some

breakfast ideas that have worked really well for my family,

but also for many of the clients that I work with. And I think breakfast is a meal that really

needs to be prioritized and not skipped. It's too easy to skip breakfast because I think we

often run out of time for breakfast. But it does help fuel your body and your brain for the day

ahead, and it can help prevent cravings and mindless snacking later in the afternoon and the

evening. So finding ways to incorporate that balanced breakfast can make a huge difference in how you

feel. So just as a reminder, when I refer to balanced,

I'm referring to a meal that includes some real animal protein, real food carbohydrates

from fruits and veggies, and a little natural fat. So my breakfast ideas are going to focus around that basic formula of

what balanced is. And when it comes to breakfast, I really do emphasize the fast part. Many

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