Healthy Breakfast As the first meal of the day, it gets the body going and ready for the rest of the day. Study after study shows that teens who eat breakfast function better. They perform better in school. They can concentrate better and have more energy. However, it’s important to make healthy choices when deciding what to eat for breakfast.

Do you know what you’re really eating? Boston Kreme Donut Egg

Dunkin Donuts Boston Kreme Donut Ingredients Enriched unbleached wheat flour Palm oil Water Dextrose Soybean oil Whey Skim Milk Yeast Leavening Defatted Soy Flour Wheat Starch Mono and Diglycerides Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate Cellulose Gum Soy Lecitin Guar Gum Xanthan Gum Eggs Sodium Caseinate

Boston Kreme Filling (it’s spelled that way because there isn’t any real cream) Water Sugar Syrup Modified food starch Corn syrup Palm oil Glucono delta lactone Salt Potassium sorbate and sodium benzoate Yellow 5 Yellow 6 Agar

You can’t forget the chocolate icing: Sugar Water Cocoa High fructose corn syrup Soybean oil Corn syrup Maltodextrin Dextrose Corn starch Partially hydrogenated soybean oil Salt Potassium sorbate and sodium propionate Soy lecithin Artificial flavor Agar

Compare that to the ingredients in an egg: Egg

Not only are eggs pure and natural but they are loaded with high quality proteins, vitamins, minerals, good fats and various trace minerals. A large egg contains: 77 calories 5 grams of fat 6 grams of protein 9 essential amino acids 113 mg of Choline – a very important nutrient for the brain Rich in iron, phosphorous, Vitamins A, B12, B2 and B5.

Make the choice that’s best for you!

Brought to you by the BCHS Healthy Living Committee