Healthy Breakfast Ideas For Kids

E veryone knows that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, but who has time for a healthy breakfast, especially when mornings are often hectic? Feeding school-age kids a quick and healthy breakfast can be particularly challenging, but it's not impossible. Whether you can pull off a sit-down meal, or need breakfast on the go, we've got quick, healthy.

Besides providing important nutrients, breakfast zaps hunger. It gives your body some much needed energy after a six-plus hour fast (bedtime). The benefits are immediate. And, as Ward points out, eating breakfast has a ripple effect.

Strawberry cream-cheese pinwheels

Spread low-fat cream cheese on a small whole-grain tortilla. Top with sliced strawberries. Roll up the tortilla, and then slice into “pinwheels.” Make it extra strawberry-licious by using strawberry-flavored cream cheese or try other variations by using cream-cheese flavors such as pineapple, blueberry even garden vegetable. This creation will never get old to your little food critic.

Rainbow parfait

Alternate layers of low-fat yogurt with your tot’s favorite fruit (good choices include berries, bananas, peaches, mangoes, or pineapple). Top with granola or a whole-grain, unsweetened cereal for crunch. For a change of pace swap the yogurt for two-percent cottage cheese.

Maple Cinnamon Pumpkin Seed Butter on toast

This homemade seed-butter is delicious on apple slices and on toast. For a special treat, spread over whole-grain bread and cover with sliced bananas. It's a nice change from peanut butter, and makes a quick meal on the go.

Fruit smoothies

Smoothies are popular with children because they are sweet, and they make an easy medium for adding in probiotic foods, like yogurt or coconut kefir. You can also grind up chia seeds or pumpkin seeds for more protein.

Soya

Soya is an excellent source of protein. Almost 35 per cent of its calories come from protein. If you are a vegetarian then do include this in your meals. It is also a good source for fibre and minerals. It can lower cholesterol levels as it has isoflavones thus improving heart health.

bagels toast

spread bagels with different flavored cream cheese and cut into bite sized wedges. Make toast and sprinkle with cinnamon sugar, cut into triangles. Toast an english muffin and spread with peanut butter and jelly or layer with a slice of cheese.