So, you're hosting guests this Fourth of July weekend. It can be stressful enough to plan for the big barbecue, and then you realize you need to serve them breakfast[1] too!


To help you avoid buying out the entire cereal aisle at the grocery store, we asked nutrition experts to share with us easy, filling and nutritious morning meals guaranteed to please a crowd. Here are some of their favorites. Let us know how you make a quick and healthy morning meal for a crowd in the comments below.



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  • Grilled Vegetable Scramble


    "Cook a little extra at your barbecue. Zucchini, eggplant, onion, bell peppers, mushrooms, cherry tomatoes -- grill up a tray of tender, smoky-flavored veggies. The next morning, chop away and stir your favorites into a giant saute pan of scrambled eggs (and eggwhites with reduced-fat cheese) or into a frittata, which you can also prepare the night before and simply slice and warm for breakfast!" <em>--<a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/cheryl-forberg-rd/" target="_blank">Cheryl Forberg, RD</a>, nutritionist for "The Biggest Loser", James Beard award-winning chef</em>




  • Whole-Wheat Blueberry Muffins


    "With blueberries coming into peak season, I love to do grab-and-go whole-wheat blueberry muffins. I use 100 percent whole wheat flour for extra nutrients, and I make the batter in advance so I can just heat them up fresh." <em>--<a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/katherine-brooking/" target="_blank">Katherine Brooking, MS, RD</a>, co-author of </em>The Real Skinny: Appetite for Health’s 101 Fat Habits & Slim Solutions




  • Egg Cups


    "I'm having visitors and making two muffin tins full of my <a href="http://www.appforhealth.com/2012/10/baked-eggs-in-canadian-bacon-cups/" target="_blank">Canadian bacon baked eggs</a>. Muffin tins make for perfect portions!" <em>--Julie Upton, MS, RD, CSSD, co-author of </em>The Real Skinny: Appetite for Health’s 101 Fat Habits & Slim Solutions




  • Patriotic Parfaits


    "[Serve] large bowls of vanilla Greek-style yogurt with blueberries, strawberries and raspberries, and you are ready for a patriotic breakfast!" <em>--Cheryl Forberg</em>




  • Summer Oatmeal Bar


    "I love the options to be easy so I can enjoy the get together instead of being cooped up in the kitchen! Soak rolled oats in milk and vanilla overnight. Put it out with pretty mini-serving bowls and a variety of chopped summer fruit, chopped nuts, nut butters, shredded coconut, cinnamon, agave, honey, chia seeds." <em>--<a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dawn-jackson-blatner-rd-cssd-ldn/" target="_blank">Dawn Jackson Blatner</a>, RDN, CSSD, LDN</em>




  • Fruit Salad


    "Strawberries, watermelon, cherries, mango, peaches, blueberries, raspberries are all in season right now. I pre-cut the fruit the night before. Serve with Greek yogurt, ground flaxseeds or wheatgerm for healthy fats." <em>--Katherine Brooking</em>




  • Buckwheat Waffles


    "If you have a Belgian waffle maker, it can make a large waffle that you can divide into fourths. Keep them in the oven until the guest is ready and top with fresh peaches." [Editor's Note: You can even <a href="http://allrecipes.com/recipe/waffles-i/" target="_blank">prep the batter the day or night before</a> and refrigerate.] <em>--Angela Ginn-Meadow, RD, LDN, CDE</em>