I’m Jeannette and I’m with Balance for Life and we’re making healthy breakfasts.
Right now we’re going to do breakfast toasties. It’s very simple but it’s a wonderful way to get breakfast into everybody when they’re on the run. You can start, if you have a lot of children you can make a sort of a station because this could be fun to do. You can pre-toast some wholegrain bread. I much prefer that to a white bread because it’s a much higher quality. Look for one that’s high in fiber and low in sugar. You want the ingredients to say stone-ground flour or whole-grain flour as supposed to enriched wheat flour which is more of a simple carbohydrate.
Once you have a stock of toast going, really it’s up to you, you can be very creative. So, a couple of ideas are to add a nut butter. Most kids like peanut butter but almond butter is actually lower in fat and a little bit higher in protein. I like using a raw or toasted version, just give a couple of quick swipes to the toast. And if your kids enjoy things sweet, you can chop up a little banana. Banana is high in sugar, it’s a tropical fruit. But if you use a small amount of it then it really becomes a healthy sweetener. Just arrange them artfully on the toast. Again, very simple and you can punch it up a little bit with just a pinch of different spices, if you like to use cinnamon or even cardamom. It’s an Indian spice. It’s very sweet. Just sprinkle it over the top, very quick and easy. If your children are younger, you can let them do their own decorations.
So, starting with the nut butter again, oh get that good, swab a bit there. You might want to do this part because it’s a little messy or they can do it if you don’t mind cleaning up and nice thick layer on there. And then give then some options to choose from, so you could have them even make a toasty face. So, we’ve got some slivered almonds here. You can make a couple of eyes, turn it around to face you. And you can make a couple of silly eyes. We can give it some sunflower seeds for a nose and then of course raisins are always a favorite. Make a big raisin smile. And you’ll find that your children really enjoy this. And if you’re trying them on new fruits, this is a good way to do it because if they handle it and they make the things themselves, they’re much more likely to actually try it.
And then the third thing if you want something more savory not quite so sweet is to make a very simple grilled cheese sandwich. I like to add a little bit of tomato, sneak a little—tomato is actually a fruit but it’s not as sweet, sneak a little of that in there. So, I just have one thin slice cut in half. And then I’d like to use an organic cheese because it doesn’t have any growth hormone. It’s healthier for you and a 2% a little bit lower fat because there is some saturated fat in cheese. It’s not as much of an issue for children but if you’re watching that just choose the lower fat version. Place it on your toast like this. And I like to have it when it’s crispy to start with a piece of toast, so it’s not so soggy underneath. But then you just place it into your toaster oven for a minute or so, a minute in a half to melt it and then it’s ready to go, hot and ready.
So, that’s how you make breakfast toasties and next we’re going to be making cold cereal.
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