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Whining and Dining: Breakfast on the Go
After the frantic rush of getting everyone dressed, pouring the cereal, nursing the baby, getting the snowsuits on, strapping into car seats... wait. Where was I going with this? For most parents, mornings are insane. Quite often, I don't remember to eat until someone's having a nap. So I've been making breakfast shakes.
Starting with fruit -- frozen berries and bananas work well -- add any combination of the following: (health benefits in parentheses)
* yogurt (pro-biotics)
* silken tofu or soy milk (high in protein, calcium, magnesium and iron; low on calories and zero cholesterol)
* orange juice (vitamin C)
* a teaspoon of flax seed oil (Omega-3 fatty acids)
* wheat germ (too many to list: read them all here)
* cinnamon (anti-oxident)
Blend. Drink. Easy. I've even thrown instant coffee in there (when really desperate for caffeine). What you create is up to you. It's a portable, vitamin-rich meal in a glass! Skip the tofu and the flax oil and you should be able to pour into popsicle molds and freeze. Worried the kids will try to steal your meal? Just tell them it's good for them.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
kirsten 2-21-2008 @ 11:03AM
For my toddler on the go I opened up the spouts on some of our Nuby sippys and we call them Smoothie Cups. It reduces the spill factor and we can get thick smoothies on the road.
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kate 2-21-2008 @ 11:46AM
Even better, DON'T tell them it's good for them and they'll think it's a treat! We do this every morning as well, with fruit (frozen peaches, mangos, fresh bananas). It's a great, healthy start to the day.
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Karen 2-21-2008 @ 1:34PM
We have Banana Milkshakes every morning. They are slightly different each day, but I literally weaned both of my kids on thick bananas and milk (rice milk at the time) and other things I threw in.
But ...I'm on a campaign to stop the morning madness and try to convince everyone to get up a half hour earlier so that mornings are CALM. Rushed mornings are no way to start the day.
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