Breakfast can quickly turn into dessert or a meal full of unhealthy fat, cholesterol and salt if you go for popular options like bacon, muffins or pancakes.

It’s enough to horrify cardiologists.

“Many people are in an incredible time crunch in the morning and usually reach for comfort foods like toaster pastries, processed breakfast cereals and bars that have as much sugar as some of the candy bars out there,” Dr. Andrew Freeman, director of cardiovascular prevention and wellness at National Jewish Health in Denver, previously told TODAY.com .

But it’s easy to choose a breakfast that provides energy, nutrition and satiety in one healthy meal.

Cardiologist Tip of the Day: Eat Oatmeal for Breakfast

“My go-to is really oatmeal,” Freeman says. “In general, I recommend oatmeal as the bes

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