Very Low Fiber Foods for Breakfast

Fiber keeps you regular, fights bad cholesterol and helps you maintain a healthy weight. However, some people may need to monitor their fiber intake so they don't consume too much. Many foods are low in fiber. When it comes to your first meal of the day, most popular breakfast items have very low fiber content.

Doughnuts

Doughnuts have an extremely low amount of fiber, if any at all. Most doughnuts are white flour-based dough fried or baked, you will not find fiber in them, not to mention minimal nutritional content. Doughnuts are high in calories, saturated fat and sodium and low in essential vitamins and fiber (less than 1 g per serving).

Eggs

The egg is often a common breakfast food because it is relatively inexpensive, fairly healthy and you can cook it a variety of ways. An egg contains essential vitamins and minerals, healthy omega-3s and protein. If you need to watch your fiber intake, the egg is a good choice because it does not contain any fiber.

Muffins

Unless you are baking your own muffins and know the ingredients, most store or restaurant muffins are probably low in fiber. Ones containing blueberries or cranberries or whole wheat flour may have small amounts of fiber. A 4 oz. Otis Spunkmeyer chocolate chip muffin has 13 g fat, 230 calories and less than 1 g fiber.

Meat

Many people choose breakfast meats with their pancakes or omelets. Typical breakfast meats include Canadian bacon, ham and sausage. These meats are high in protein but have no fiber, even if they are healthier options made with turkey or grown naturally. Hillshire Farms country smoked bacon has 0 g fiber.

Pancakes or Waffles

If you make your own batter from scratch using whole wheat flour, you might be able to add fiber to pancakes or waffles. However, most pancakes and waffles in the frozen section of the grocery store or at restaurants contain no fiber. One IHOP buttermilk pancake, for example, has 110 calories, 450 mg of sodium and 0 g fiber.

Cereal

Though many cereals tout whole grains and fiber on their labels, many of the popular breakfast cereals do not provide a lot of fiber. Kellog's Special K cereal, promoted as a staple of a healthy weight loss plan, is low in calories and fiber, with only 1 g per serving.