"I will be the first to admit, these have ended up in my cart on a few different occasions in the last month (#pregnancyproblems), but I most certainly have learned a lesson or two when it comes to how they make me feel," says Elizabeth Shaw, MS RDN CLT CPT, to POPSUGAR. Here's the issue. "First off, if eaten solo in the morning, not only will they leave you feeling like you're on a sugar high, but shortly after you'll be making a beeline for the kitchen, looking for anything to keep that blood sugar high after you start to crash from the nearly 20+ grams of sugar in one pastry," she says.
Instead, try whole grain toast with nut butter and sliced fruit, she says. "Choosing whole grains and pairing with a healthy fat, like peanut butter, and topping with sliced fresh berries is a great way to start your morning off satiated, satisfied, and without a spike in blood sugars for a generally healthy individual," she says.