It's a no-brainer that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. We know that breakfast helps recharge our batteries and starts the day off right. But does what we eat for breakfast make a difference? You bet!

Take a look at the typical breakfast choices listed below. Then review our easy-to-follow tips for transforming a ho-hum breakfast into a powerhouse meal that fuels your brain and muscles. You'll be raring to go.

1. Make mine a latte
If your typical breakfast means swinging through the coffeehouse drive-through, think again. Read the numbers and weep: One 12-ounce latte contains 180 calories and 10 grams of fat. And that's without a cinnamon scone (add 530 additional calories and 26 more grams of fat). Not only is this breakfast high in calories and fat, it doesn't provide the significant amounts of the vitamins and minerals your body craves.

If you're dead set on drinking your breakfast, whip up a smoothie at home. To save time, put everything into the blender the night before and store in the fridge. Blend for one minute and pour. Try one of these delicious recipes:

Breakfast Smoothie (in 308 calories you get 11 grams protein, 7 grams fiber and only 1 gram fat. Plus, it's a great source of calcium, vitamins A, C and D, folic acid and potassium):