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9 breakfast ideas from the library, and we checked every ingredient in every one of them before it went on this list.

• Avocado Melon Breakfast Smoothie

  Puts honeydew melon, apple juice, avocado and grape juice to work, out of seven ingredients. It has none of the baking powder or cornmeal that carry corn into other breakfast ideas.

  Everything in it:

  • 1 large, ripe avocado
  • 1 cup honeydew melon chunks (about 1 slice)
  • lime, juiced (1 1/2 tsp lime juice)
  • 1 cup milk (fat free)
  • 1 cup fat-free yogurt (plain)
  • 1/2 cup 100% apple juice or white grape juice
  • 1 tablespoon honey
• Banana Split Oatmeal

  Builds on mint, oatmeal, banana and yogurt, in a list of six ingredients. Where other breakfast ideas here use baking powder or cornmeal, this one has none of them.

  The full list:

  • 1/3 cup quick-cooking oatmeal
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • 3/4 cup water
  • 1/2 banana (sliced)
  • 1/2 cup low-fat frozen yogurt
  • 3 leaves mint, fresh (optional for garnish)
• Banana Walnut Oatmeal

  Builds on maple syrup, dry milk, walnuts and oats, in a list of seven ingredients. You will not find baking powder or cornmeal in it, though that is how corn reaches other breakfast ideas.

  Every line, as published:

  • 2/3 cup non-fat dry milk mixed with 2 cups water (or 2 cups fluid non-fat or low-fat milk)
  • 1/16 teaspoon salt (dash) (optional)
  • 2 3/4 cups water
  • 2 cups quick cooking oats
  • 2 ripe bananas (mashed)
  • 2 tablespoons 100% maple syrup
  • 2 tablespoons walnuts (chopped)
• Cherry Puff Pancake

  Nine ingredients, cherries, almonds, butter and vanilla extract among them. No baking powder or cornmeal, the foods that bring corn into other breakfast ideas here.

  What goes in:

  • 3 eggs
  • 1/2 cup fat-free milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • 1/8 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 2 tablespoons butter, unsalted
  • 2 cups halved, pitted sweet cherries, fresh or frozen, thawed and drained
  • ¼ cup sliced almonds (optional)
• Fruit and Yogurt Breakfast Shake

  Puts pineapple juice, strawberries, banana and vanilla to work, out of four ingredients. It skips the baking powder or cornmeal other breakfast ideas here get their corn from.

  Everything in it:

  • 1 banana, medium, very ripe, (peeled)
  • 3/4 cup pineapple juice
  • 1/2 cup yogurt, low-fat vanilla
  • 1/2 cup strawberries (remove stems and rinse)
• Fruity Homemade Oatmeal

  Puts rolled oats, raisins, apple and cinnamon to work, out of five ingredients. Not a trace of baking powder or cornmeal, the usual carriers of corn in breakfast ideas here.

  The full list:

  • 1 apple (cored and chopped)
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 2 tablespoons raisins or currants
  • 3/4 cup old-fashioned rolled oats
  • 1 1/2 cups water
• Overnight Oatmeal with Berries

  Leans on raspberries, oatmeal, honey and vanilla extract; seven ingredients in all. It has none of the baking powder or cornmeal that carry corn into other breakfast ideas.

  Every line, as published:

  • 1/2 cup low-fat milk (or less for thicker oatmeal)
  • 1/4 cup Greek yogurt, fat-free
  • 2 teaspoons honey
  • 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup uncooked rolled oats
  • 1/4 cup raspberries, frozen
• Pasta Frittata with Peas

  Puts nutmeg, peas, cheese and eggs to work, out of seven ingredients. Where other breakfast ideas here use baking powder or cornmeal, this one has none of them.

  What goes in:

  • 4 ounces whole grain spaghetti, regular or thin
  • 4 eggs, lightly beaten
  • dash nutmeg (optional)
  • 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
  • salt, 1/8 teaspoon (optional)
  • 2/3 cup cheese, shredded
  • 1 cup frozen peas, thawed (or 1 cup chopped tomatoes)
• Tropical Overnight Oatmeal

  Seven ingredients, allspice, almonds, pineapple chunks and oats among them. You will not find baking powder or cornmeal in it, though that is how corn reaches other breakfast ideas.

  Everything in it:

  • 2/3 cup old fashion oats, uncooked
  • 2/3 cup non-fat milk
  • 2/3 cup non-fat Greek yogurt
  • 1/8 teaspoon ground allspice
  • 1 cup fresh pineapple chunks
  • 1 medium banana, sliced
  • 2 tablespoons sliced almonds

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