Making a hot breakfast at home isn’t always practical.

So what’s the problem?

Nowhere is this more true than breakfast.

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It’s no question that breakfast is a good thing.

However, many major restaurant chains seem to have confused aheartybreakfast with aheart-bustingone.

The result is a dish with as much sugar as seven servings ofBreyers' Natural Vanilla Ice Cream.

cinnamon roll pancake breakfast at dennys

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Consider ordering pancakes with two slices of bacon instead, which only clocks in at 563 calories.

Or better yet, stay home and whip up one of theseBest Healthy Pancake Recipes for Weight Loss.

Skip the hickory-smoked ham to keep the sodium content low.

cheesecake factory french toast

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Don’t get it twisted, though; this swap is by no means healthy.

For more calorie-saving swaps, check out these easy ways tocut calories.

Not to mention, just one roll contains over 70 grams of added sugar.

friendlys meat lovers breakfast

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They’re all filled with fat and salt, and they’re all part of Sonic’s breakfast burrito.

Chick-Fil-A Hash Brown Sausage Scramble Burrito

This burrito has absolutely no business containing 700+ calories.

Carl’s Jr. Plus, liquid calories are absorbed more quickly than solid calories, because the digestion process is quicker.

bob evans double meat farmer

Courtesy of Bob Evans

That’s a sugar rush that will send you flying!

At least you’re free to make the best possible choices to do right by your body.

IHOP Country Fried Steak & Eggs with Sausage Gravy

IHop

taco bell breakfast crunchwrap with sausage

Courtesy of Taco Bell

Jamba juice island pitaya bowl

Courtesy of Jamba Juice

Panera vanilla cinnamon roll

Courtesy of Panera

au bon pain sausage egg cheese

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sonic breakfast burrito

Sonic

chickfila sausage burrito

Chick-fil-A

carls jr breakfast burger

Carl’s Jr.

hardees breakfast

Courtesy of Hardee’s

Smoothie King ‘The Hulk’ Strawberry Smoothie

Smoothie King

Jack in the box sausage grande burrito

Courtesy of Jack in the Box

mcdonalds breakfast

Courtesy of McDonald’s