Kid's Breakfast

I've been asked many times to describe what my kids eat on a daily basis. One of their favorite things is eggs and smoothies for breakfast.

 

I usually make them 8 eggs with 1 cup of cheese and 1/4 cup almond milk. I scramble them and then portion them out into three portions for the girls.

 

Sometimes I'll add homemade salsa to them to give them some added vegetables.

 

 

For the smoothies I usually add 2 Cups of fruit and a banana. On this day I added 1 cup blueberries, 1 cup pineapple, and a banana. Then I add 3/4 cup yogurt, 8 ounces of vanilla almond milk, 2 tsp. Chocolate PB2, and 4-8 ounces of water. I blend in the blender and then give it to them in straw cups.

 

The girls absolutely love this breakfast. Most days they lick their bowls and finish all of the smoothie.

 

So one of the main questions I always get is what about the eggs. Aren't whole eggs bad for them? A friend who is a nutrition specialist was asked this same question at a seminar she gave to my MOMS Club last year. She said to me that the whole egg is actually the healthiest thing we can feed our kids. It is full of protein. It keeps them fuller longer.

 

Did you know that most of the nutrient of an egg are found in the yoke? Why would you through out the part that has most of the vitamins and nutrients that you can get from an egg? Here is a little Egg Myth Buster:

Most of the time eggs get a bad wrap because of the cholesterol in them. Usually it isn't the cholesterol in the eggs that get us it is the items we usually eat with the eggs like fried bacon and sausage.

 

 Here is a nutrition label for an egg:

Want to give you kids a filling breakfast that will help feed their mind and bodies for the morning? Then give them eggs.