Orange Juice - Squeeze in Breakfast

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Making breakfast a daily habit offers a variety of health benefits. Squeezing breakfast in every morning may significantly increase daily dietary fiber intake, aid in weight management and contribute to increased attention and performance at work and school.1, 2 Breakfast also serves up an opportunity to get a jumpstart on good nutrition for the day. Just adding an 8-ounce glass of 100 percent orange juice to any morning meal provides almost 25 percent of the daily USDA recommended servings of fruits and vegetables based on a 2,000-calorie diet.

A glass of orange juice is one of the easiest and most nutritionally sound ways to start the day. In fact, one serving of 100 percent orange juice is more nutrient dense than many commonly consumed 100% fruit juices such as apple, grape, pineapple and prune.3 But remember that not all “juices” are created equal. Click here to find out how to differentiate 100% fruit juice from juice imposters.

References:
1. Rampersaud GC, Pereira MA, Girard BL, Adams J, Metzl JD. Breakfast habits, nutritional status, body weight and academic performance in children and adolescents. Journal of the American Dietetic Association. 2005;105:743-760.
2. Timlin M, Pereira M. Breakfast frequency and quality in the etiology of adult obesity and chronic diseases. Nutrition Reviews. 2007;65:268-281.
3. Rampersaud GC. A comparison of nutrient density scores for 100% fruit juices. Journal of Food Science. 2007;72(4):S261-S266.