Breakfast: The most important meal of the day

I would like to share with you some of the breakfast EASY recipes that are my boy’s favorite.

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FRENCH TOAST (with banana, apple, pineapple…) – even when you are late in the morning, you can still make this for breakfast. It’s really fast!

Ingredients for 4 toasts:

• 4 large eggs
•  2 tablespoons banana, sweet potatoes, carrot or pineapple squash puree
• ¼ cinnamon
• Pure maple syrup or honey, confectioners sugar
• Flaxseed meal (optional)

Directions:

• In a shallow bowl whisk the eggs, banana puree and cinnamon. Add the bread slices and turn them onto the mixture to soak for 30 seconds.
• Coat a nonstick griddle with cooking spray and set it over medium – high      heat and add the soaked bread slices and cook until golden brown on the outside, 2 to 3 minutes per side. Serve with warm syrup, confectioners sugar and fruit.

Serve with cup of milk.

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GRILLED CHEESE SANDWICHES

This is a favorite at our house. I make it on the weekends and I don’t know who likes these more, kids or grown – ups.

Ingredients for one sandwich:

• 1/2 cup of shredded sharp cheddar cheese
• 1/4 cup steamed broccoli chopped small
• 1/4 cup shredded deli ham or about 2 slices
• 2 slices of sandwich bread
• 1-2 tbs of batter or margarine

Directions:

• Heat a large skillet on medium heat.
• In a small bowl mix cheese, broccoli and ham.
• Butter one side of each piece of bread. Spread cheesy mixture on to one slice of bead top with a 2nd slice. And fry both sides until golden.

 

Saying “No”, Artfully

         Saying “NO” teaches children that the world is full of necessary limits, and builds a trusting relationship        between you and your child. When my kids complain to me that other kids get to eat what I consider “junk” I try to answer honestly yet firmly and sympathetically.

Marianna