Smoked salmon is a hugely popular breakfast food. Despite this, canned salmon is not. This juxtaposition is puzzling; canned salmon is for all intents and purposes much the same thing. It offers the same nutritional benefits of smoked salmon, predominantly an abundance of omega-3 fatty acids. What’s more, it’s cheaper with some canned products selling for as little as 30 cents per ounce. For comparison, smoked salmon often costs around $1.45 per ounce.

The easiest way to serve canned salmon for breakfast is atop toast or bagels. Used as a simple spread, it serves as a nutritious, tasty start to the day. Other popular breakfast dishes pair canned salmon alongside eggs. The fatty nature of both foods results in a delicious and filling breakfast through dishes like canned salmon eggs benedict and salmon and egg-stuffed breakfast wraps.

One aspect of canned salmon products that does put some people off are the small fragments of bone and skin found amongst the meat. Not only are these completely edible, they are also healthy; the skin is rich in omega-3 fatty acids and the bones are a great source of calcium. That being said, if the texture and taste of bones and skin aren’t for you, skinless, boneless variations of the product can be easily found.