One Minute Breakfast Ideas For Back-to-School
Research shows that kids who eat breakfast are more likely to have higher test scores in school, concentrate better with problem-solving skills used in reading, writing and math and have healthier body weights. Get the school year off to a great start by making breakfast a part of it and give kids (and grown-ups) the get-up-and-go they need to start the day. Smart breakfast choices should include two or three food groups. Protein and fiber are excellent choices for breakfast as they are digested slowly and will help your kids feel full longer and stay satisfied. In fact, one study has shown that teens who ate a protein-rich breakfast were less hungry and ate fewer calories at lunch.
• Good protein breakfast choices: peanut butter or other nut butters, walnuts, almonds, sunflower seeds, eggs, hard-boiled eggs, string cheese, low-fat yogurt, low-fat milk (including chocolate or strawberry milk), drinkable yogurt, lean ham and sliced deli meat.
• Good fiber breakfast choices: choose a whole grain cereal with at least three to five grams of fiber, Fiber One chewy granola bar, Kashi bars, whole
Trade-up for Health… Back-to-School Breakfast
Use the NuVal score to trade up for health and help you make healthy choices for back-to-school breakfasts. The higher the score, the higher the nutrition value.
Did You Know
Coconut water, known as nature's beverage for thousands of years, is the clear liquid inside young coconuts. Fans of coconut water praise it for being relatively low-calorie and packed with nutrition. It is naturally loaded with key electrolytes, and at just 60 calories, a single serving of coconut water also provides as much potassium as a banana.
Breakfast-to-Go in One Minute
Don’t have enough time in the morning to eat breakfast? Here is a quick grab-and-go breakfast idea that takes less than one minute to prepare.
Sweet Banana-Almond Breakfast
2 tbsp almond butter
1 Earthgrains Multi-Grain sandwich. Thin, halved, toasted
1 banana, sliced
1 tsp agave nectar
Spread almond butter over each half of toasted sandwich thin. Top with sliced banana and drizzle with agave nectar.
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