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Breakfast is the most important meal of the day for your growing child, so always be sure to offer it and keep the meal enticing. Remember to offer your child healthy meals, but don't force your child to eat. With the breakfast dishes in this article, however, you'll probably find that your child will gobble them down with no encouragement from you!
The following recipe is for a heavier breakfast that provides a kid favorite of peanut butter and jelly with a waffle. Remember to include options for a meal that is healthier: high protein, whole-wheat waffles, natural peanut butter, and pure-fruit preserves.
Peanut Butter and Jelly Waffles
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Yield: 1 serving
2 waffles, homemade or any prepackaged variety
1 tablespoon peanut butter
1 tablespoon jelly or preserves
1. Toast the waffles according to the package directions, or cook homemade waffles as desired.
2. Spread the peanut butter on one side of one waffle and the jelly on one side of the other.
3. Place the waffles together to form a sandwich, cut into four squares, and serve warm.
Have you heard of pineapple and cottage cheese for breakfast and even tomatoes and cottage cheese for lunch? Well, this delicious breakfast combines a different kind of cheese with fruit: fresh peaches and ricotta cheese. The two flavors offset each other well, and the dish also provides a boost of protein to get your child going in the morning. Whip up this concoction for a healthy snack, too.
Peaches and Cheese Sandwich
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Yield: 1 serving
2 slices whole-wheat bread
1/4 cup ricotta cheese
1/2 cup fresh peaches, peeled and sliced
1/8 teaspoon cinnamon
1. On one slice of the bread, spread the ricotta cheese and top with fruit. Sprinkle the cinnamon on top of the fruit.
2. Place the bread on a baking tray and toast both slices in a toaster oven until the plain slice is brown and the slice with cheese has melted cheese.
3. Remove from the heat, and place the plain slice of bread on top of the fruit to form a sandwich. Cut into squares or other shapes as desired. Serve warm.
In this next recipe, the waffles are whole wheat, giving your child more nutrition than a typical waffle. The sweet blueberry taste is sure to be a hit.
Blueberry Whole-Wheat Waffles
Preparation time: 25 minutes
Yield: 5 servings
3/4 cup flour
3/4 cup whole-wheat flour
4 teaspoons baking powder
2 tablespoons sugar
2 eggs
1 cup milk
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1/2 cup fresh blueberries, washed
1. Preheat the waffle iron.
2. Sift together both types of flour, the baking powder, and the sugar.
3. With a mixer, blend in the eggs, milk, oil, and blueberries to create a smooth batter with a few small lumps of blueberries.
4. Spray the waffle iron with nonstick cooking spray and pour 1/4 cup of batter on the iron; cook for about 2 minutes, repeating this step until you run out of batter. Serve warm with regular maple syrup or flavored syrup, if desired.
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