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Quick Breakfast Ideas
Useful Quick Breakfast Recipes Ideas
By Mike Selvon
quick breakfast ideas
Quick bread recipes are a great alternative to making homemade loaf the old fashioned way. Sure you can use a bread maker that will do the work for you, but then you would be missing out on all of the fun of making the treats yourself.
Most loaf recipes are incredibly easy to follow and the baked goods will delight your taste buds, as well as those of your friends. They will be amazed at how great a cook you have become and will be begging for all the recipes. Take the time to bake and see how quickly everything disappears!
Sweet bread recipes and biscuit recipes are perhaps some of the easiest quick breads to make from scratch. They do not have to rise and you will be able to eat them within an hour or so. There is definitely no fuss and no muss to these recipes.
One great sweet loaf recipe involves canned biscuit dough. It is called monkey bread and is a great dessert or breakfast treat that will wow any guest. The ingredients are very simple: two rolls of canned biscuits (the cheapest kind), a stick of butter, a jar of caramel sauce, sugar and cinnamon. Imagine simplicity and taste, all in one bite!
Take the preformed biscuit dough and cut it into quarters. Each quarter will be rolled in cinnamon and sugar before being stacked in layers in a bund pan. As you stack each layer take the caramel sauce and lightly drizzle the layer.
This is optional and will add a hint of sweetness to your finished product. Continue until the pan is 3/4 filled, then take the remaining melted butter along with the remaining cinnamon/sugar mixture and sprinkle on top. Sweet bread recipes and quick bread recipes are easy to prepare and a delight to eat.
Just imagine some sweet banana loaf with a gooey cream cheese frosting just waiting for you when you get home from a long, stressful day at work. It is an ultimate comfort food and is well worth the little bit of time it will take to make and bake.
Just another idea for your morning breakfast.
Healthy Breakfast for Kids
A Healthy Breakfast For Your Child
Executive Summary about Healthy Breakfast for Kids by Carolin Joana
kids breakfast
Breakfast is usually the time when you’re busiest - what with packing your kids off to school, looking after the house and rushing to work too. Often moms give a ready-to-serve breakfast with sweet cereals and cereal bars which do not have much of a nutrition profile to boast of.
Children certainly need a hearty breakfast to restore blood sugar levels after the overnight fast, to take them through the morning. No way should children be allowed to skip breakfast, or remain happy with cereals high in sugar, as they might not perform as well in aptitude tests, both verbal and non-verbal, when compared to children who eat slow-releasing complex carbohydrates and protein.
So what are the healthy breakfast choices? Always include a piece of fruit, or a vegetable such as mushrooms or tomatoes. Always provide a drink, and aim, also, to give some complex carbohydrates and some protein. Ensuring that protein is included makes for more morning brain-power than carbs alone.
Some time-to-spare breakfasts
1. A bowl of old-fashioned porridge made with milk or soya milk. Sweeten with mashed banana and raisins.
2. Boiled egg with wholemeal bread.
3. Grilled bacon sandwich (using unsmoked, lean bacon with fat trimmed) with sliced tomato. Preferably using wholemeal bread.
4. Grilled tomato and mushrooms with melted mozzarella on toast.
5. Bowl of muesli (check the label for sugar content) with grated apple and sunflower seeds moistened with milk or calcium-enriched soya milk.
Some in-a-rush breakfasts
1. Toasted cinnamon and raisin bagel with cream cheese. Glass of diluted orange juice.
2. Some oatcakes spread with nut butter and jam. An apple.
3. Low-sugar instant cereals. Serve with milk, or calcium-enriched soya milk or rice milk, chopped nuts and chopped dried apricots.
4. Yoghurt with sliced fruit and toast with hummus.
5. A slice of ham or cheese, wrapped in a slice of bread or added to a rye cracker with a chunk of cucumber. Glass of diluted mango juice.
Tips for Scheduling Time to Feed Kids a Healthy Breakfast
Studies conducted have proven that children who eat a healthy breakfast do better in school than those who either skip breakfast or fill up on sugary foods each day. Eating breakfast not only helps encourage proper growth and well being in kids, but will enable them to achieve better grades and all round performance.
Although with our fast paced lives it’s tempting to do without breakfast or pop in a sugary toaster pastry and go, there are ways to make the morning dash easier and leave time to offer your kids and yourselves a healthy breakfast each day. Here are some morning scheduling tips that may help.
1. Layout your kid’s clothing for the next day before you go to bed and make certain that their shoes are easily accessible.
2. Make sure your kids finish all their homework and have everything ready to go in their book bags the night before.
3. If you find you don’t have enough time to get everything ready and breakfast made in the mornings, even with careful planning, then perhaps you simply need to get up 15-20 minutes earlier each day.
4. Keep the kids off the computer/video games and turn off the television. Time spent playing can be better used eating a nice healthy breakfast.
5. Make positive breakfast food shopping choices at the grocery store. Buy healthy fruits and grains so that you always have a good option available for the kids to eat in the morning.
6. Big and little kids can make their own breakfast.
7. Many good breakfast foods can be prepared in the microwave, usually within 5 minutes. Look for healthy, microwavable breakfast foods at your local store.
8. Now, if you have no issue with this final tip, then by all means use it to help get the day going and still get some breakfast in the kids before they go off to school.
What are some easy, yet healthy breakfast choices for kids? My kids love toast, so we offer them cinnamon toast, jelly toast and toast with peanut butter.
The next time they say they don’t’ have time for breakfast; remind your kids that they’ll feel so much better throughout the day if they eat something healthy.
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Quick Breakfast Recipes
3 Quick Breakfast Recipes
Quick Breakfast Recipes by Nick Smith
quick breakfast recipes
To start you off, here are 3 quick breakfast recipes that you can use to start your day with style! We all know that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, but did you know that women who skip breakfast consume an average of 100 calories more than those who eat breakfast? Eating a healthy breakfast can also help keep your blood sugar levels even, which in turn helps you stay more alert and in a better mood for the rest of the day!
1. Whole grain cereal with skimmed milk
How simple can you get? All you need is a bowl and a spoon! This should take you about 1 minute to prepare and 5 minutes to eat. A nice and easy breakfast, especially when you are running late!
2. Wholemeal Toast with Peanut Butter and a piece of fruit
Another simple breakfast while remaining highly delicious! Toast two pieces of wholemeal bread and spread on some peanut butter for a filling breakfast. Grab a piece of “portable” fruit (such as an apple or a banana) so you can leave the house and finish breakfast on-the-go!
3. Breakfast Smoothie
Breakfast Smoothies were invented for busy people. Fact. To make your very own smoothie, pour some milk and a juice of your choice into a blender. Throw in some fruit (such as a banana or some berries) and blend it all together. The great thing about smoothies is that you can create whatever flavours you like (or can imagine!)
Try a few of these ideas and you’ll find yourself feeling more alert and in a better mood in the morning. Starting your day off right will help you snack less during the day and will keep your metabolism running high (which is a good thing).
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