Breakfast is the most important meal of the day and the most neglected .Finding time to prepare a good breafast for our kids makes them healthier,smarter , happy and maintain a healthy weight .Government study showed that students who ate a healthy breakfast paid better attention in school.
1. Always keep fruit on hand for a good source of vitamins,fiber and energy.
2. Encourage everyone to eat the same thing.
3. Choose a smarter cereal .Have a bowl of hot cereal once in a while insted of a cold one.Oatmeal is a good choice.It is rich in fiber which will keep you feeling full. Cereal is a big help if you are short on time.
4.Kids love muffin.You can make it healthier by adding fruits and can be preapre on weekends to freeze for weekday mornings.
5. Healthier pancake or waffle. Grab a box and follow the direction .If you want it healthier, try to add a little fiber,substitute 1/4 of bran flour for regular flour.A suBstitution of little amount will not alter the tasste or texture of pancakes and top it up with fruit toppings or low sugar syrup.
6.Yogurt is good , flavored, plain or fat free .You can mix them together for a not so sweet yougurt.
7. Make them a smoothie. Kids don't like to eat in the morning.They are still half asleep and will take a while to become fully awake.So make them a smoothie to drink for breakfast.Smoothie is basicallly made up of milk,yougurt and fruits and makes a helthy breakfast.
8. Scrambled egg,add with some cheese ,wheat germ or even ham.Make a sandwich and they can eat it on the way to school.9.Involve your kids in the process of planning breakfasts.You will save time and ensure they will like the results.
I mentioned in my old post that my 3 years old son loves to eat salad .Here it is,salad for breakfast as per his request and of course nana's( he say nana's instead of banana) or apple.Since he eats everything on the plate,I don't have a hard time serving him different kinds of healthy breakfast.
visiting from Bicol with food curiosity. healthy breakfast indeed. the simple the food, the better. :)
ReplyDeletegaling naman! my kid eats almost anything except pag breakfast ... slightly pahirapan moments
ReplyDeletechildren are picky eaters, especially in the morning, most of the kids do not have the appetite to eat. nakakatuwa naman kid mo sis
ReplyDeletenice tips!kids should learn to eat fruits and vegetables more often 0_o
ReplyDeletei envy you, i have a picky eater 3yr old son and i was having a hard time preparing for his meal, hindi na pwede yun gusto ko iprepare, gusto niya yung order niya. =)
ReplyDeleteSalad for breakfast? Wow, I salute you for doing that!
ReplyDeleteWe should really start teaching kids to eat healthy foods esp for breakfast when they're still young, otherwise, all they'd want is junk food!
ReplyDeleteWow! Really? Your 3 year old son is one in a thousand. A lot of kids nowadays are carnivorous! You are really an ideal mommy! It can really be done nasa mom talaga ang secret! Kaya pala talagang pakainin ng gulat at fruits ang kids nasa upbringing lang! Thanks for sharing this!
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I envy you coz mine's a picky eater. I have to bribe her pa just to let her eat veggies and fruits especially citrus fruits. :)BTW, this is a very helpful post I actually let her(elisha) read it, too! :) thanks!!
ReplyDeleteI RARELY eat breakfast. I just don't wake up early enough to catch it. Takaw tulog kasi ako. Hehehe I'd rather spend more hours sleeping than wake up earlier to eat. :P
ReplyDeletewonderful breakfast suggestions. My son loves scrambled egg with cheese.
ReplyDeleteNapaka-picky ng mga bata, even teenagers. Kasi I'm picky too. Well, the best thing that parents/mothers should do is to be creative para maattract yung mga bata. Nice entry, and I love your theme!
ReplyDeletetrue ms tess! breakfast is the most imp. meal of the day,,, i remember when i was on diet last year, i always skip breakfast, until iba na pakiramdam q nagkahyperacidity na,,, sbi ng doktor i should not skip breakfast as the food we take in da morning ang kukunan ng energy for whole day:) nice post i can relate jejeje
ReplyDeleteMy mom was also strict when we were young in terms of food. I remember hating veggies and she would make me eat them still so I learned to love all kinds of food. You're lucky your 3 year old son loves veggies naturally haha.
ReplyDeleteI am not into vegetable when I was a kid but I realized it's important. It's good to train kids to eat vegetables wile they are still young.
ReplyDeletei love all the foods you stated :)
ReplyDeleteI admit, I'm one of those who usually skip breakfast but I'm trying my best to enjoy breakfast once in a while with oatmeal and bread.
ReplyDeletebtw,you got a typo in "helthy" :)
Oh, I love yogurt. But not the sour ones. I want it a little bit sweet and not too sour :3
ReplyDeleteBut I was told yogurt aren't healthy?
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