Workout first, then eat. The sentence structure "follow X with Y" means after doing X, do Y. It's saying that Y follows (comes after) X. I hope this makes sense. Let me know if you have any questions :)

This sentence is suggesting that you work out first, and then have breakfast. The key is the word "follow," as it indicates that the breakfast "follows" (comes after) the workout.

This is a odd sentence and it is a little confusing. Look at it this way, the main verb is a link verb. The subject (a person or thing) is something. - She is a doctor. The car is blue. The subject (an abstract idea like recommendation or purpose) is something (an action as a thing - gerunds/ to infinitives) The subject (recommended action) is to do something (to follow one thing (workout) with the second thing (a meal)). The whole complement 'to follow something with something' is functioning like a noun or object (it is the thing recommended) on the sentence level. .

Richard is right and Nora was wrong. Workout, then breakfast.

Similarly, you could say something like:

"I prefer to follow a rich meal with a nice pairing of wine and cheese."

Or

"Following the date, I went home and told my roommate about how much of a diaster it was."

Hope this is of some help!