Smart Cookies

What is the most inexpensive way to enjoy breakfast? For girls on the go, whipping up anything grander than toast or a bowl of cereal just isn™t our reality.   So we began asking – what is the healthiest most convenient breakfast option?  And how can we get all this for the least amount of money?

Thanks to our friends at Consumer Reports the following breakfast bread and pastries products rated the highest for flavor and the lowest for cost and calories:

Product                                                 Portion                   Calories               Fiber
1 Piece of plain white bread                  $0.16/ slice               70 cals             0g fiber
1 Piece of whole-wheat toast                $0.18 / slice             110 cals             5g fiber
Plain Bagel                                           $0.40/ bagel             230 cals             2g fiber
Original English Muffins                        $0.57/ muffin            120 cals             1g fiber
Croissant                                             $1.00/ croissant        280 cals             2g fiber