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To keep cholesterol at a healthy level, eat no more than three eggs per week. When making omelettes, add more whites than yolks; the yolks contain all the cholesterol in eggs. And cooking eawiti margarine or polyunsatura:4vegetabre oil rather than butter also reduces cholesterol.

When you buy ready-to-eat ce­real, look for high-fiber brands that are low in added sugar and sodium. You can check the nutritional con­tent on the cereal box, as shown on the, opposite page. Combine your cereal with low fat or skim milk and add sliced fruit instead of sugar for extra vitamins and minerals.

Cut back on the amount of ba­con you eat and try adding more grains to your breakfast instead. The recipe for grits with dried apple and bacon) contains a good supply of complex car, small drates and calcium and only a small of bacon. When you can, use than bacon, which is lower in fat than other varieties.

You should eat a piece of citrus fruit or drink a glass of citrus fruit juice with your breakfast; both are high in vitamin C.

Remember, too, that there is no physiological reason to restrict your choices to traditional breakfast foods. For example, kasha-potato pancakes and vegetable quesadillas are just as sat­isfying to eat at breakfast as at any other time.