The Checkup: This Is the Biggest Mistake You’re Making at Breakfast

And more healthy reads for your morning.

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• If you eat avocado toast for breakfast every morning, you’d think you were being healthy, right? But you need to throw some protein — which many folks’ completely skip at breakfast — on there to get the most out of your first meal of the day. Throw an egg or some hummus on there and you’ll be golden! [Women’s Health]

• Would you rather give up fettuccine alfredo or the gym? A recent survey found that most people would ditch the gym before they’d give up their beloved pasta. [Huffington Post]

• The word “inflammation” has been everywhere lately. If you’re still wondering what the heck it actually means and how to prevent it, a guide to everything you need to know about inflammation (and how to steer clear of it) this way. [Well + Good]

• Add these insane push-up variations to your exercise-move arsenal. You won’t be sorry. [Q by Equinox]

• I am starving as I type this, and staring at these seriously drool-worthy kale recipes, like one for a kale and egg breakfast pizza (!!), isn’t helping. But on the plus side, I do know what I’ll be having for dinner now. [BuzzFeed]

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