Simple Ways to Kick Start Your Day
Feeling sluggish in the morning? Try these tips and tricks to help wake you up and keep you going all day long.
Morning Eats
8 Grab-and-Go Breakfasts
Rise and shine with one of these delicious store-bought picks.
The Best Cereals
212 varieties were tested. See which made the grade.
25 Easy Instant Energy Boosters
The Best Coffee
How Do You Save Time in the Morning?
What’s Your Daily Morning Ritual?
Wake-Up Stretches
4 Foot Exercises
Like the rest of your body, your feet need exercise to stay in great shape. Try these moves, from New York City podiatric
surgeon Jacqueline Sutera, morning and night.
How To: Stretch Your Lower Back
We use our lower-back muscles in almost everything we do, so keeping the lower back limber is vital to overall health. Follow
the simple set of stretches in this video once a day and your whole body will benefit.
10 Healthy Breakfast Foods
Start your day on the right foot with this list of great morning foods and drinks.
- Berries: Berries are low in calories and rich in vitamins and minerals, as well as antioxidants and phytonutrients, which have been shown to protect against heart disease and some cancers. Try adding a cup of fresh or unsweetened frozen strawberries, blueberries, or raspberries to your morning cereal, oatmeal, or yogurt.
- Cold cereal: While cold cereal has been vilified in recent years for its sugar content, there are nutritious options out there. Check the
ingredient lists and nutrition-facts labels and look for cereals that have at least 3 grams of fiber and 6 grams or less of
sugar per serving. Also, choose cereals that are made with whole grains and that have sugar low on the list.
Related: The Best Breakfast Cereals
- Cottage cheese: High in protein and calcium, cottage cheese is an excellent choice in the morning. To limit saturated fat, choose 1 or 2 percent milk-fat varieties. If you don’t like the texture, says Blatner, “puree it smooth and it becomes a great spread on toast with sliced apple on top and cinnamon.”
