Macaroni and Peas

They say breakfast is the most important meal of the day. A healthy breakfast can keep you full until lunch and keep you from reaching for more coffee or a sugary snack to get through that mid-morning lull. It’ll help your kids stay focused at school and give them the fuel they need to play and grow.

How do you feed your family a healthy meal while getting lunches packed, homework signed, and shoes tied? Generally, mornings are stressful for busy families, adding a healthy breakfast is often a challenge.

Hand Held Foods

Providing foods your kids (and you) can eat in the car or on the bus is a great way to get a healthy breakfast into those kids who take forever to eat. Try spreading peanut butter on a tortilla and wrapping it around a banana. Serve with an individual container of low fat milk. I prefer buying these as opposed to using reusable containers because they inevitably sit on the floor of my back seat all week.

Breakfast Bar

Having a small section of your kitchen devoted to breakfast foods is a great way to get older kids involved in choosing healthy foods and allows everyone to get what they want quickly. Stock a few of your family’s favorite cold cereals, unflavored instant oatmeal, raisins, nuts, bananas, and apples. Break out the milk, orange juice, and berries in the morning. Don’t forget to set out bowls, spoons, and glasses. Everyone will get a healthy breakfast that suits their tastes.

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