One issue I have with this program is having a healthy breakfast for the kids. I have to be at work at 6:00am so my husband is with them in the morning and takes them to school. Since he doesn't cook, I always tried to have something quick and easy for him to make for the kids. That usually meant frozen waffles or pancakes or cereal. None of those things being nutritious or filling for the kids. I tried to have my husband make them grits or oatmeal but those days usually ended up in McDonald's runs.
Since the program, we have been adding fruit to my daughter's breakfast of cereal or she would have oatmeal. They didn't like the healthy waffles. Thank goodness my daughter can, now, make her own oatmeal and even make my son some grits. He stopped liking oatmeal. He likes sausage biscuits and he is able to microwave those too. She says cereal does not last her all the way through lunch. The oatmeal does better but she can't eat oatmeal everyday without getting bored.
I wrote all that to say that I am going to try a few different things this week until so we can come up with at least 3 solid healthy breakfast meals. The program calls for at least 3 food groups. Today she had turkey sausage, fruit, slice of bread and a little milk, since we were almost out:) Well, that is what she was supposed to have but she may have decided on oatmeal. Tomorrow, it will be 2 boiled eggs, toast and maybe a glass of a fruit smoothie that I will make tonight and put in the fridge. I think she can only have two egg yolks a week the rest has to be just the white. Thank the Lord that she isn't picky like my son. I will keep track of how she thought the breakfasts went. I do know that they will have to be easy for her to prepare in the mornings. I can make boiled eggs and the smoothie at night or before I go to work. She can make her own toast and pour herself some of the smoothie in the morning.
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I am not a huge fan of protein powder, but mainly because it always left me feeling bloated. Maybe you can try adding Greek yogurt to the smoothies? It had a nice amount of protein in it, which can help hold your daughter over until lunch time. Or try something like almond milk with bananas and peanut butter. It sounds funky, but actually tastes like desert, especially if you use vanilla flavored almond milk.
Everyone's kids are different, but hopefully you get a change to experiment a bit and find something that works well for them. Oh, another thing I like are egg "muffins". You just whip your eggs like you normally would with some salt and pepper. Then spray some no stick spray on a muffin tin and spoon some eggs into each section. You can get really creative and add in some crumbled turkey sausage, chopped sauteed veggies, or whatever you like. Put them into a preheated oven at 350 degrees for about 20 minutes and voila! You have a quick and easy breakfast. You can store them in the fridge in a tupperware container for a couple of days and then the kids can just pop them into the microwave when they need them. Add an orange or some other kind of fruit and you have a healthy breakfast that will hold you over for a few hours. Sorry for such a long post. :)
I have heard about the protein in Greek yogurt. I actually looked at it in the store but it had a lot of sugar in it. I will check for a light version. I think I like that idea better than protein powder. I don't mind the long post, especially when there is good info :) I have several things to try this week...egg muffins sound good too. I need to look for a coupon:)
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