Try these quick and fast breakfast solutions so your kids eat a good breakfast before they rush out the door:
- Hummus on whole wheat pita with 1% or fat-free milk
- Lean turkey on a toasted English muffin
- Reduced-fat cream cheese and fresh fruit on a whole grain bagel
- Make mini breakfast pizzas on whole-wheat English muffins with marinara sauce, scrambled eggs, topped lightly with cheese
- Yogurt-oatmeal parfait with fresh or frozen fruit
- Use whole wheat flour and flaxseeds to add fiber to blueberry muffins; use canola oil or replace half the butter with applesauce to lessen the amount of saturated fat in muffins
- Rice cakes stacked with bananas, blueberries and low-fat strawberry cream cheese
- Apple slice sandwiches with peanut butter, dry oatmeal and raisins in the middle
- Fresh fruit salad with yogurt dip
- Ready-to-go smoothie made with low-fat milk, yogurt,or fortified soy milk and added fruits with a dash of bran. Tip: If your kids don’t mind the color green, you can often slip in some spinach without changing the taste.
- Consider these toppings to make old-fashioned oatmeal more appealing: cinnamon or cocoa powder, dried fruit, toasted nuts, fresh or frozen fruit, jam, applesauce or flaxseeds
- Breakfast burrito made with a whole-wheat tortilla, scrambled eggs and salsa
Jordyn Forsyth is a Registered Dietitian and Certified Diabetes Educator. She specializes in weight management, chronic disease prevention and health promotion. Jordyn strives to educate, empower and encourage others to make sustainable lifestyle changes. She has a Bachelor’s Degree in Nutrition Sciences from Baylor University and a Master’s Degree in Nutrition from Texas Woman’s University.
