My "Breakfast of Champions"

Let me be clear about this: I am not an elite runner. I am not even a moderately fast runner. I'm a disciple of "The Penguin," John Bingham, which means I am a "waddler." I did finish second in my age division in a 5K race last year...there were 3 guys in the division that year. So, I beat one other guy. My mom was so proud. My point is simply this: I love running and eating fairly healthy, to feel the best I can. It's a relative thing...I compete with myself, and as long as I keep ahead, I feel like the years are not overtaking me. So, I thought I'd share my breakfast with you. It's some pretty simple stuff, but put together it's a powerhouse of vitamins, fiber, nutrition, omega-3's...and the best part -I've been eating this same concoction for over 2 years, almost every day! And I never get tired of it. If you get this right, it tastes like a fruity icecream, with the cone crunched up in it. Tell your kids, "it's an ice cream cone, in a bowl." I guarantee, they will love it.

1 cup Nature's Path Organic Flax Plus Multibran cereal
1/4 cup frozen berries...blueberries, mixed strawberries, blues, raspberries
3 tbs Stonyfield Low Fat French Vanilla Yogurt
3 tsps chopped walnuts
3 tsps ground flax seeds
1/2 cup Silk Heart Health soymilk

I put the frozen berries in the bottom of the bowl, add the ground flax seed and walnuts, yogurt, and the soymilk. I mix that all together, and then add the cereal.

The frozen berries slightly freezes the soymilk and yogurt to create an ice cream-creaminess, and the crunchy cereal gives it the ice cream cone effect. I've tried other cereals, but this one is the only one that holds up the crunchiness, and it's pretty darn good for you to boot.

So there it is, my Breakfast of Champions. Give it a try and see if it doesn't get you down the road a little quicker.