Break bad habits fast and make your little valentines a great breakfast!
February 1st, 2010
• Always make time to get your kids breakfast. Skipping breakfast can have many negative effects. Some of these negative effects are poor metabolisms, irritability, and poor attention spans.
• Choose breakfast foods that are rich in whole grains, protein and fiber.
• Stock your kitchen with healthy breakfast items such as eggs, fruit, and wholegrain cereal.
• Prepare as much as you can the night before to make things easier (get bowls, dishes and utensils ready, cut up fruit, etc.).
• Get the kids up 10 minutes earlier so they don’t have to rush through eating.
• Let the kids help plan and prepare breakfast so it becomes something fun and they look forward to doing!
• Have a few grab-and-go alternatives (fresh fruit, mini boxes of cereal, yogurt or smoothies, trail-mix) on days when there is little or no time to eat.
• Avoid serving toaster pastries like pop-tarts, fatty doughnuts and high sugar content breakfast bars!
• Set a good example by eating a healthy breakfast with your kids.
• Check out the 20 worst breakfast options chosen for kids (and their healthier alternatives) http://eatthis.womenshealthmag.com/slide/worst-supermarket-sweet-cereal?slideshow=77333#title.
(http://kidshealth.org/parent/nutrition_fit/nutrition/breakfast.html)
(Kidshealth.org)
