Great Breakfast Easy Recipes that Kids will Love

These recipes include lots of fruit and are great sources of vitamins and minerals that your kids need. Your kids will love these recipes. Some of these recipes are from the Dole Food Company, Inc. I choose the dole food recipes because these recipes are a great way to provide your kids with the servings of fruits and vegetables they need. Each recipe contains at least one serving of fruits or vegetables. Your kids should at least 5 servings of fruits and vegetables a day. Also my son love these and I'm your you kids will too. At least it's worth a try when it comes to balanced meals.

If you have older kids, you might try making these recipes with them.

*What is one serving of fruit or vegetable?
1 medium-sized piece of fruit
1/2 cup raw, cooked, frozen or canned fruits (in 100 % juice)
1/2 cup raw, cooked, frozen or canned vegetable
3/4 cup (6 fluid ounces) 100 % fruit or vegetable juice
1 cup raw, leafy vegetables
1/4 cup dried fruit
Any of these will do.


*Fruity Breakfast Parfait:*

Parfaits can be very fun to make and eat. Just be creative and use your favorite fruits with low fat yogurts and/or puddings and your good to go.

Items:

~Measuring cups
~4 (6 ounce) stemmed sundae glasses, or something to serve your parfait in
~Spoon
~Knife

What you'll need:

~2 cups chopped fresh Pineapple
~1 cup frozen raspberries, thawed
~1 cup low fat vanilla yogurt
~1 firm, medium Banana, peeled and sliced
~1/3 cup chopped Dates
~1/4 cup sliced almonds, toasted

Putting it together:

~In sundae glasses, layer the pineapple, raspberries, yogurt, banana, and dates.
~Sprinkle the top with almonds, Serve and Enjoy!
You can add whatever you think would be great and your kids would love.


Nutritional Facts:
Makes 4 servings. Each parfait provides 2 servings of fruit.
Calories: 224
Dietary Fiber: 6
Total Fat: 6 g
Protein: 6
Saturated Fat: 1 g
Vitamin A: 100 international units
Cholesterol: 3 mg
Sodium: 42 mg
Carbohydrate: 41 g
Vitamin C: 39 mg
Calcium: 153 mg
Iron: 1 mg
Folate: 36 micrograms
Dole Food Company, Inc 2004


*Strawberry Banana Waffles:*

Items:

~Cutting Board
~Knife
~Small Mixing Bowl
~Spoon
~Toaster

What you'll need:

~2 medium bananas
~3/4 cup sliced strawberries
~1/3 cup 100% Strawberry fruit spread
~1 teaspoon grated lemon peel, optional
~4 frozen toaster waffles

Putting it together:

~Thinly slice bananas.
~In a mixing bowl combine bananas, slices strawberries, strawberry fruit spread and grated lemon peel. Set aside.
~Prepare waffles according to package directions. Spoon strawberry banana mixture over waffles, serve and enjoy!

Nutritional Facts:
Makes 2 servings. Each serving provides 1 1/2 servings of fruit.
Calories: 328
Total Fat: 8 g
Saturated Fat: 2 g
Cholesterol: 20 mg
Sodium: 442 mg
Potassium: 669 mg
Carbohydrates: 64 g
Dietary Fiber: 7 g
Protein: 7 g
Vitamin A: 1088 international units
Vitamin C: 70 mg
Calcium: 122 mg
Iron: 4 mg
Folate: 88 micrograms
Dole Food Company, Inc. 2004


*Honey "B" Breakfast Shake
* Interesting Fact from the Dole Food Company: Did you know that kids who eat breakfast to better in school?

Items:

~Measuring cups and spoons
~Blender
~Plastic Straws

Ingredients you'll need:

~2 medium bananas, quartered
~1 cup low fat (1%) milk
~2 tablespoons honey
~1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg, optional

Putting it all together:

~Combine bananas, milk, honey, and nutmeg in blender. Cover; blend until thick and smooth.
~Pour into two glasses, insert a straw and start sipping

Nutritional Facts:
Makes 2 servings. Each shake provides 1 sering of fruit
Calories: 220
Total Fat: 2 g
Saturated Fat: 1 g
Cholesterol: 6 mg
Sodium: 63 mg
Potassium: 579 mg
Carbohydrates: 50 g
Dietary Fiber: 3 g
Protein: 5 g
Vitamin A: 315 international units
Vitamin C: 10 mg
Calcium: 139 mg
Iron: 1 mg
Folate: 30 micrograms
Dole Food Company, Inc. 2004