Salad for Breakfast !! ??

I have been an athlete all of my life and have always had a big appetite. Being active made it even bigger. For years my athletics rolled with the seasons- football/basketball and Track & Field or baseball. Now it is a year round focus on fitness/health and endurance sports. Running, walking and hiking are the focus of my athletic efforts and my food consumption has changed as well.
I am a vegetarian as the result of a long 2 year trial and experimentation process. In living this new way I have experimented with new foods and food combinations and had a lot of fun . I have also had good results physically in the areas of inflammation and pain. In reading and researching I was looking for creative meal options and breakfast was presenting itself as a challenge.
Then I had a thought and tried something, How about a salad?

Breakfast is said to be the most important meal of the day but so many people are not hungry out of bed but a salad is light but powerful. Easy to make , eat and digest. If assembled with proper salad ingredients it is also a powerhouse for energy the rest of the day.
Breakfast Salad 2 cups Spinach- washed
1 bell pepper – cut into bite sized strips
1 cup grape/ cherry tomatoes
½ cucumber - bite sized chunks
1 pear – bite sized chunks
¼ cup chopped almonds
This can be eaten as is or with a energizing dressing of lemon juice with high Omega flax oil and a little tahini for additional nutritional power.

Be creative and use a variety of Dark leafy greens, even a blend of greens. Other veggies and fruit can be used as well for a change and to keep the meal exciting. The addition of nuts or seeds adds a protein punch with additional good fats.

So quit scrambling and frying, put away the corn smacks and sugar coated puffed goodies and recharge for the day with a great breakfast.
Est. Amount per salad-
Calories - 392
Total fat- 19g
-Sat-1.6g
-PolyUn- 5.0 g
-MonoUn- 11.7g
Sodium- 64.9g
Potassium- 1429 mg
Total Carbs- 51.5g
-Fiber - 13.1g
-Sugar - 6.5g
Protein - 12.8 g
Vitamin A – 141.9%
Vitamin C - 235.9%
Vitamin B6 – 32.4%
Calcium- 19.2%