Croissants, cereal and white toast should be off the menu for breakfast, says ... trends now

No more croissants, breakfast cereal or white toast for breakfast if you want to be healthy.

Cutting these items from breakfast, along with sugary drinks like fruit juice and flavoured yoghurts, could cut your daily intake of ultra-processed food by more than a third.

This is the advice from food expert Professor Tim Spector, at King's College London.

He is one of a growing number of academics warning people away from ultra-processed food - food which someone could not make at home in their kitchen using real ingredients because it contains so many additives like sweeteners, emulsifiers, salt, fat and artificial flavourings.

After cutting out the breakfast foods advised, it may seem there is very little left to start the day with.

Professor Spector advises natural yoghurt and mixed nuts, mixed beans or mushrooms on sourdough bread, or a spinach and cheese omelette as replacements for traditional favourites.

Breakfast is apparently the best meal to target to eat less ultra-processed food, which has been linked to obesity and cardiovascular disease.

Speaking on a podcast for his personalised nutrition company ZOE earlier this month, Professor Spector advised people to think about their breakfast, because most people have it at home, making it easier to change than food eaten at work, in restaurants and cafes, or on the go.

He said: 'Most people start the day and they've got choices. They can skip breakfast, as some people do, and just have a tea or a coffee.

'Or they can say, I'm not gonna have any breakfast cereal - 95 per cent of which are ultra-processed. That would be a reasonable start.