The All-American Breakfast Six Ways From Sunday (Under 600 Calories)
If you’re a fan of the all-American style breakfast but you’re watching your caloric intake, here are six different versions that all come in at under 600 calories. Keep in mind that some items may have more or less calories based on brand (for example, 2 slices of bacon in these meals are being considered as roughly 86 calories, so you should read the nutrition label carefully).
1. The Usual
Two eggs, one slice of wheat toast, two strips of bacon and one cup of orange juice = 453 calories.
2. The Southern Belle
Two eggs and one cup of grits, prepared with 2% milk and one tablespoon of light butter = 482 calories.
Without milk = 360 calories.
3. The Feed Me, I’m Hungry
Two eggs, one slice of wheat toast, four strips of bacon and one cup of orange juice = 539 calories.
4. The Odd One Out
One cup of cornflakes, one cup of 2% milk, one banana and one cup of orange juice = 437 calories.
5. BACOOOON
Two eggs and eight slices of bacon = 526
6. I Can’t Decide
Two eggs, two breakfast sausages (Jimmy Dean), two slices of bacon, one slice of wheat toast = 483 calories.
These were the values used to calculate the calories in the meals above. Make sure to check the nutrition label on your products to make sure they are roughly the same.
Two eggs = 182 calories
Two strips of bacon = 86 calories
Two breakfast sausages (Jimmy Dean) = 140 calories
One cup of OJ (Minute Maid) = 110 calories
One cup of grits (no milk added) = 143 calories
One cup of milk, 2% = 122 calories
One cup of cornflakes = 100 calories
One slice of wheat toast = 75 calories
One banana = 105 calories.
