Good Morning Sunshine!
Back to School Solutions from Table365
Week 2: Healthy Breakfasts to Fuel a Full Day
A nutritionally balanced breakfast gives children a great performance advantage for the day ahead. Good food allows them to keep on task with good energy and good humor. Feeding your family a healthy breakfast during busy school mornings, five days a week, can be a real chore. Use this inspiration list to stock your pantry, refrigerator, and freezer to make school mornings easier.
Be fast
Be sharp
Be strong
Happy back to school!
Hot breakfasts
- Oatmeal
- Hot cereals (creamy wheat, multi-grain) *Bob’s Red Mill has a huge selection
- Breakfast burritos
- Breakfast sandwiches (pictured above)
- Skillet hash
- Frittata
- Scrambled, fried, poached eggs
- Blueberry pancakes
- Pumpkin pancakes
- Waffles with fresh fruit on top
- Whole wheat toast with peanut or sunflower seed butter
Cold breakfasts
- Yogurt parfait
- Granola
- Muesli
- Sliced deli meats (turkey, ham) and sliced cheeses
- Hardboiled egg
- Smoothies
- Leftovers! Pizza, fried rice, cold chicken, roasted vegetables
Got to get out the door – Speedy Solutions:
We’ve all had those days when the only thing we can do for breakfast is get something into our kids’ hands when they are running out the door for the bus…
- Hardboiled egg
- Spoonful of peanut or sunflower seed butter
- String cheese
- A piece of fruit: banana, apple, orange, clementine
- Dried fruit
- Pumpkin pie muffin
- Slice of banana bread
- Oatmeal and raisin cookie
- Trail mix
What not to eat for breakfast:
Any food or drink with a high sugar content will give a fast energy spike, followed by a big slump. Starting the day with a breakfast loaded with sugar will leave kids out of energy to learn, play, and emotionally regulate during their school day.
- Cereals with artificial colors, flavors, and added sugars
- Yogurt with artificial colors, flavors, and added sugars
- Pastries, donuts, and other sugary “breakfast” toaster foods
- High sugar juices or juice-like drinks