Breakfast Hors d'Oeuvres

Breakfast can get boring. Pretend it's a party! Here's some menu ideas:

Smoked Salmon Breakfast Hors d'Oeuvres
Take a 9g rye crisp cracker and top with 1/2 an ounce of goat gouda (or regular gouda if you can't find goat gouda). Melt in the toaster and top with an ounce of chopped smoked salmon. Sprinkle with fresh or dried dill. Eat with a grapefuit half, sweetened if you need to with Splenda (sucralose). If you just can't afford the saturated fat in the cheese (e.g. your cholesterol is high) use hummus instead and skip the toasting.

With cheese:
173 calories, P/C/F of 30/34/36, very balanced nutrients with lots of A, C, and B-12. Provides on average 29% of the RDA.

Pate Breakfast Hors d'Oeuvres
Top a 9g rye crisp cracker with an ounce of pate. I love Les Trois Cochhons brand - Mousse Truffee. Put 10g of chopped red bell pepper or olives on top if you like. With this, drink 8 ounces of vegetable juice (like V-8 or organic equivalents).

With bell pepper:
160 calories, P/C/F of 18/40/42, balanced nutrients with lots of A,C, and B-12. Provides on average 35% of the RDA.

Now for something slightly more mundane:
Ham and Hummus Breakfast Hors D'Oeuvres
Top a 9g rye crisp cracker with 15g of hummus and one ounce of lean ham (uncured if possible). With this, drink 8 ounces of vegetable juice.

160 calories, P/C/F of 29/42/29, balanced nutrients with good B-6, folate and thiamin.