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“When it involves breakfast, I’m an enormous creature of habit, so I usually have cereal — either oatmeal or amaranth cereal ,” says Karen Ansel, RDN, a replacement York-based nutritionist. Though amaranth often gets lumped into the entire grain category, it’s technically a seed that’s full of protein, which can help keep you full all morning. “I boil it with milk then top it with fresh berries and a pinch of cardamom,” says Ansel.