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Bagel and Cream Cheese—Whole-Grain Bagels are Coming Soon!

Cooks' Note

This tasty breakfast combination is not a high-glycemic one, so you can enjoy it often with a clear conscience. Take the cream cheese out of the fridge a little ahead of time and toast or at least warm the bagel. Room temperature cream cheese spread on a warm bagel is much more flavorful than cold cream cheese atop a cold bagel.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    serves 1

Ingredients

1 stone-ground whole-wheat bagel, halved
2 tablespoons reduced-fat cream cheese

Preparation

  1. Toast the bagel to desired darkness. Top each bagel half with a tablespoon of the cream cheese.

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