Refresh your morning routine with 6 better breakfast ideas

The phrase "part of a complete breakfast" is as mystical as it is pervasive. It's plastered onto colorful cereal boxes and spoken at the ends of commercials, but few of us know exactly what it means.

Turns out, the trick to starting your day right with a nutritious and hearty meal is surprisingly simple: all you need for a complete breakfast are carbohydrates and proteins. Your body breaks carbs down into sugars, which fuel your brain, and proteins keep you satiated until lunch time.

Many companies that market breakfast foods claim that their products contain at least parts of this golden ratio, but products like sugary cereals usually contain the wrong kinds of carbs, such as simple sugars, which are quickly converted to fat rather than energy.

Here are six common breakfasts you should ditch, and their healthier, more complete replacements:

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