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Quick Fact!
No Time for Breakfast?
Girls in the know grab these when they're on-the-go:
* A cereal bar with added calcium.
* Add a handful of almonds to dried fruit and toss it in a zipped plastic bag. (Keep a couple of bags on hand for those super-busy days.)
* Wrap some low-fat cheese in a calcium-fortified tortilla and zap in the microwave for 30-45 seconds.
* Grab a banana, some low-fat string cheese, and a calcium-fortified juice box.
For breakfast…
* Munch on a bowl of cereal with added calcium, fat-free or low-fat milk, and fresh fruit.
* Top a whole-wheat English muffin with your favorite melted low-fat cheese and tomatoes or salsa.
* Make waffles or pancakes for the whole family. Make them with milk or top 'em with fat-free or low-fat yogurt…and enjoy a glass of fat-free or low-fat milk with them.
* Enjoy a glass of fruit juice — the kind with added calcium.
* Make a breakfast banana split. Top a sliced banana with a small container of low-fat or fat-free fruit yogurt, a sprinkle of cereal, and pieces of your favorite fruit.
For a snack…
* Wrap low-fat or fat-free string cheese in a calcium-fortified tortilla and dip in salsa.
* Try a soy beverage with added calcium.
* Top a fruit salad with fat-free or low-fat yogurt and almonds.
* Add almonds or low-fat cheddar cheese cubes to a snack of apple slices.
* Steam chopped broccoli and top it with low-fat ranch dressing. Yum!
* Add almonds and fruit to a bowl of low-fat cottage cheese.
* Make some pudding with fat-free or low-fat milk.
