5 Quick Breakfast Ideas for Your Child

Trouble getting breakfast to the kids? Most likely it is because your family is already rushed in the morning and you don't feel like you have time to provide a nutritious breakfast. But remember that breakfast doesn't have to mean home-made waffles or French toast every day. There are many quick and easy breakfasts that you can give your kids that are also nutritious.

1. TOASTER Waffles- They love them! They come in many varieties- different grains, with blueberries, with banana flavor, gluten-free etc.. So many choices! You are sure to find one that your kid will love. If you have a light eater like me you can fatten it up by slathering on the butter!

2. TOASTER French Toast- Just throw it in the toaster! Trader Joe's has a great one that isn't so unhealthy. Again for the little birds- bring on the butter!

3. Yo Baby Yogurt- We eat these because they are hormone-free and organic. Lulu loves the Apple flavor and the Banana. Unfortunately they come in mixed packs- Apple/Blueberry and Banana/Vanilla. I have had success in tricking my little one though by putting the vanilla in the banana container. These yogurts are available at pretty much any grocery store BUT are cheapest at good ol' Trader Joe's.

4, Ready-to-eat Cereal with fruit and milk. Go for the healthy ones and skip the sugar. Lulu has always liked Cheerios (or any health food store equivalent)

5. Scrambled eggs with breakfast chicken sausages- Sounds decadent but is really so fast... You can cook the sausages in advance and leave them in a tupperware for a few days without them getting icky. Microwave them for a minute and voila! a great side to some quick scrambled eggs! (Eggs can be made in so little time!)

Quick Facts:
40% of children do not eat breakfast
According to the American Dietetic Association:
* Children who eat a healthy breakfast 'meet their daily nutritional needs, keep their weight under control, have lower blood cholesterol levels, attend school more frequently, and make fewer trips to the school nurses office complaining of tummy aches.
* Kids 'who eat breakfast are more likely than children who skip breakfast to consume foods with adequate levels of minerals, such as calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, and vitamins, such as riboflavin, vitamins A, C, and B12, and folate.

-SBH