The breakfast I had promised myself to have if I trained hard this morning in the gym: Bagel with Peppercorn Cream Cheese.

Cream cheese whipped with crushed black peppercorn.

Toasted bagel.

A closer look at this Power-Carb meal!

Bagel is a great choice for breakfast because of its dense texture that can fill you up easily. I buy whole grain bagels with low-fat cream cheese in one of my favorite bagel shops, Murray Bagels, whenever I go there.

Although my homemade bagels are basic white bagels, they are made with King Arthur’s organic all purpose flour that has never been enriched and is unbromated (potassium bromate is an additive that can be harmful if the baked goods are not well done). You don’t have to give up your favorite breakfast food if you cook or bake with healthy and fresh ingredients.