--- title: Blueberry Pancakes: The Best Fat-Burning Breakfasts description: Start your day with these nutrient-packed, fat-burning breakfasts that'll keep you full until lunch canonical: https://time.com/3543760/fat-burning-breakfasts/ author: TIME article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-10-29T09:00:36.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T05:07:15.895Z article:section: Health og:title: The Best Fat-Burning Breakfasts og:description: These nutrient-packed, fat-burning breakfasts will keep you full until lunch og:url: https://time.com/3543760/fat-burning-breakfasts/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt40e73d902656842e/69876304524fc01795dea179/blueberry-oat-pancakes.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: blueberry oat pancakes og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: The Best Fat-Burning Breakfasts twitter:description: These nutrient-packed, fat-burning breakfasts will keep you full until lunch twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt40e73d902656842e/69876304524fc01795dea179/blueberry-oat-pancakes.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # The Best Fat-Burning Breakfasts by [Health.com](https://time.com/author/health-com/) ## Health.com Oct 29, 2014 9:00 AM UTC  Blueberry pancakes Blueberry pancakesJennifer Causey—Getty Images/Flickr RF by [Health.com](https://time.com/author/health-com/) ## Health.com Oct 29, 2014 9:00 AM UTC You know that eating breakfast jump-starts your metabolism. But did you realize that certain a.m. choices can crank up your fat-burning even more? The key: eating a breakfast that’s high in Resistant Starch (RS). Found in foods like bananas and oats, RS actually signals your body to use fat for energy. Start your day skinny with these fat-burning meals from _Health_’s book, [_The CarbLovers Diet_](http://www.health.com/health/package/0,,20367333,00.html). **Blueberry Oat Pancakes with Maple Yogurt** **Resistant Starch: 4.6g** **Ingredients:** Old-fashioned rolled oats, low-fat cottage cheese, eggs, vanilla extract, blueberries, cooking spray, Greek-style low-fat yogurt, maple syrup **Calories:** 410 **Watch the video:** [**Blueberry Oat Pancakes with Maple Yogurt** ](http://www.health.com/health/video/0,,20804143,00.html?xid=Time-breakfast-pancakes-video) **Try this recipe:** [**Blueberry Oat Pancakes with Maple Yogurt**](http://www.health.com/health/recipe/0,,10000001991442,00.html?xid=Time-breakfast-pancakes-recipe) **Banana and Almond Butter Toast** **Resistant Starch: 5.6g** **Ingredients:** Almond butter, rye bread, banana **Calories:** 280 **Watch the video:** [**Banana & Almond Butter Toast** ](http://www.health.com/health/video/0,,20804132,00.html?xid=Time-breakfast-toast-video) **Try this recipe:** [**Banana and Almond Butter Toast**](http://www.health.com/health/recipe/0,,50400000108124,00.html?xid=Time-breakfast-toast-recipe) **Breakfast Barley with Banana and Sunflower Seeds** **Resistant Starch: 7.6g** **Ingredients:** Water, pearl barley, banana, sunflower seeds, honey **Calories:** 410 **Try this recipe:** [**Breakfast Barley with Banana and Sunflower Seeds**](http://www.health.com/health/recipe/0,,10000001991460,00.html?xid=Time-breakfast-barley) **In a Rush?** Reach for a Resistant Starch-packed banana and one of these on-the-go options—you’ll still get the healthy carbs and calories you need to start your day in slim-down mode! **Order to go!** • Panera Bread Strawberry and Granola Parfait: 310 calories • Dunkin’ Donuts Ham, Egg White, and Cheese Sandwich on a Wheat English Muffin: 300 calories • Jamba Juice Coldbuster Smoothie (16 ounces): 250 calories **Keep a stash in your kitchen:** • Aunt Millie’s Whole-Grain Blueberry Muffins: 170 calories • Kashi TLC Pumpkin Spice Flax Crunchy Granola Bar: 170 calories • Amy’s Kitchen Breakfast Burrito: 270 calories **Insider secret** Choose a banana that’s tinged with a little green for even more Resistant Starch. Once the fruit ripens, the starches in it turn to sugar, and the amount of Resistant Starch it contains drops. An underripe banana has 12.5 grams of RS (enough to take care of the minimum 10 grams of RS daily that’s recommended in _The CarbLovers Diet_); a ripe one has 4.7 grams. 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