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4 Ways to Make Busy School Mornings Easier on the Whole Family

October 26, 2016 by Kathryn 32 Comments

There’s so much that can sidetrack a family on a busy morning. From picky kids to forgotten homework to unpacked lunches, getting kids fed, clothed and out the door on their way to school can feel downright impossible sometimes. Luckily, I’ve done quite well at setting a morning routine this year and for the most part, even a busy morning goes quite smoothly. But some days, it seems like the morning brings nothing but challenges. So, when Quaker Canada offered to send me a special package to help manage those busy mornings and share my experience, I was thrilled. Here’s what I learned after a week:

boy eating breakfast

1) A Little Nighttime Preparation Makes Mornings Easier

My oldest son loves oatmeal for breakfast and usually there’s enough time to put the kettle on, boil water and make him a couple packages of his favourite Quaker Instant Oatmeal. But some mornings, even that few extra minutes of breakfast preparation can make the morning feel rushed. So, for the first time last week, I tried Overnight Oats. I’d heard a lot about the concept in the last few months. Just mix equal parts oats and liquid, and then add toppings, sweetener and flavouring as desired. I used milk as the liquid and added blueberries and maple syrup for flavour, then refrigerated the mixture overnight. The next morning, Zackary sat down to a delicious, creamy and hearty breakfast…no extra time required! [Read more…]

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Streamline School Mornings with Kid-Friendly Breakfasts Ready in 5 Minutes or Less!

August 4, 2016 by Kathryn 18 Comments

While the start of a new school year is always exciting, it’s also pretty hectic. That’s especially true in the mornings! Between packing lunches, checking homework, signing agendas and making breakfast, I sometimes feel like I’ve worked a full day just getting the boys off to class!

All that hustle and bustle means that breakfast is sometimes pretty unimaginative. That’s why this year I’ve come up with four easy breakfast ideas for kids that are healthy, kid-friendly and ready in five minutes or less! When breakfast is this simple, there may just be time to spare on school mornings.

bagel bites recipe

Savoury – Breakfast Bagel Bites with Chipotle Salsa

New Breakfast Bagel Bites are one of the easiest and most delicious choices for a busy morning, but they’re even better when served with this simple salsa!

My spice-loving oldest son loves the hint of heat and Mexican flair that this meal offers. I love that the Bagel Bites can be heated in the microwave, so that they’re ready in less than three minutes. The smoky salsa blends so well with the bacon and sausage in these bites, but regular salsa or even ketchup is tasty with Breakfast Bagel Bites too!

bagel bites recipe

Breakfast Bagel Bites with Chipotle Salsa

Yield: 1
Prep Time: 3 minutes
Total Time: 3 minutes

Quick and delicious savoury bagel bites with smoky salsa.

Ingredients

  • 4 Breakfast Bagel Bites, desired flavour
  • ½ cup salsa
  • ½ tsp. chipotle chili powder
  • ½ tsp. liquid smoke

Instructions

  1. Place Breakfast Bagel Bites on included crisping tray and microwave until heated throughout, according to package directions.
  2. Meanwhile, mix salsa, chili powder and liquid smoke together until well combined. Serve Bagel Bites hot with salsa for dipping/topping.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 1 Serving Size: 1 Servings
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 242Total Fat: 7gSaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 1gUnsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 4mgSodium: 1331mgCarbohydrates: 40gFiber: 4gSugar: 8gProtein: 8g
© Kathryn
Cuisine: American / Category: Breakfast

Sweet – French Toast Sticks

french toast sticks

If your child loves French Toast and you’ve never tried freezing it, you’re missing out on a great quick and easy breakfast choice! While it does require a bit of advance preparation, the work will be worth it on that first busy school morning.

Just place a slice of frozen French Toast in the toaster and when it pops, breakfast is ready! With protein, calcium and whole grains, it’s a sweet and tasty way for your kids to start the day!

french toast sticks

French Toast Sticks

Yield: 4
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 10 minutes

Make-ahead french toast perfect for dipping.

Ingredients

  • 8 slices whole wheat bread
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 tsp. vanilla
  • Syrup, to serve

Instructions

  1. Beat together eggs, milk and vanilla until combined. Place bread on cookie sheet and pour egg mixture overtop slices. Flip bread after one minute, and then let sit until egg mixture is fully absorbed and bread is saturated (about 3 minutes).
  2. In a lightly greased skillet over medium-high heat, fry bread slices until cooked through and lightly browned. Cool on a wire rack.
  3. Place cooked French Toast on a cookie sheet and freeze for 10 minutes. Remove from freezer and individually wrap each slice in plastic wrap. Freeze until needed.
  4. To serve, unwrap frozen French Toast and cook in toaster until heated through. Cut into sticks and serve with syrup.
© Kathryn
Cuisine: French / Category: Breakfast

Drinkable – Berry Yogurt Smoothie

For the reluctant breakfast eater, try making breakfast into a drink instead! Creamy Greek yogurt and milk provide calcium and protein, while fresh or frozen fruit add vitamins and natural sweetness.

Ready in minutes, it’s an easy-to-customize breakfast choice that can be made with a variety of delicious fruit. Strawberries and peaches are my personal favourite, while my boys prefer a blend of blueberries, strawberries and banana.

Want to make breakfast even more fun? Blend up a smoothie the night before and pour it into popsicle moulds for breakfast freeze pops!

breakfast smoothie

Berry Yogurt Smoothie

Yield: 1
Prep Time: 3 minutes
Total Time: 3 minutes

A drinkable breakfast smoothie that's easy to customize.

Ingredients

  • ½ cup Greek yogurt
  • ½ cup milk
  • ½ cup fresh or frozen fruit

Instructions

  1. Combine all ingredients in blender. Blend until smooth and creamy, adding more milk if needed.
  2. Serve immediately.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 1 Serving Size: 1 Servings
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 171Total Fat: 3gSaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 15mgSodium: 106mgCarbohydrates: 21gFiber: 2gSugar: 12gProtein: 16g
© Kathryn
Cuisine: American / Category: Breakfast

Make-Ahead – Blueberry Almond Breakfast Bars

For those mornings when everyone slept in late and there’s no time to eat at home, keep a batch of these Blueberry Almond Breakfast Bars wrapped and ready in the freezer.

With oat bran, ground flax, blueberries and honey, they have plenty of fibre and nutrients to power a child through his day, and a taste that kids and adults will both love. These bars offer grab-and-go convenience with great homemade taste.

blueberry bran bars

Blueberry Almond Breakfast Bars

Yield: 16
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes

Hearty breakfast bars to grab and go on busy mornings.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup oat bran
  • 1/2 cup flour, all-purpose or whole wheat
  • 1/2 cup ground flax
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/2 cup butter, melted
  • 1/2 cup honey
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup blueberries, fresh or frozen
  • 1/2 cup sliced almonds

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Grease bottom and sides of 9"x13" pan. Combine dry ingredients in small bowl.
  2. Combine butter and honey in medium bowl. Beat in eggs one at a time. Stir in flour mixture until blended.
  3. Gently fold in blueberries and almonds. Spread in prepared pan, and bake for 20 to 25 minutes.
  4. Cool and cut into 16 bars. Wrap individually in plastic wrap and freeze until needed.
© Kathryn
Cuisine: American / Category: Breakfast

bagel bites boxes

As somebody who prefers savoury to sweet, the Breakfast Bagel Bites are my personal favourite of these easy breakfast ideas for kids, and I was especially excited to see that they boast 8-10 grams of protein per serving! Getting enough protein in the morning isn’t always easy, but these breakfast morsels make it a breeze!

The Sausage, Egg & Cheese variety has all the flavour of a breakfast sandwich with just 200 calories per serving and since Bagel Bites are baked, not fried, they fill my boys up without weighing them down.

I know there will still be mornings during the school year that don’t give me a minute to spare and leave me feeling exhausted when the kids are finally out of the house. At least with these four easy breakfast ideas for kids, I’ll be able to get the boys on their way knowing that they’re energized for the day…even if I’m not!

Looking for more great breakfast recipes for kids? This make-ahead Breville waffle recipe for classic waffles is sure to be a hit as well!

today's parent parents of influence

Disclosure: I received the products mentioned in this post for free from Bagel Bites and I am being paid by Rogers to review them. The opinions expressed in my blog are my own and not those of Rogers or Today’s Parent.

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Wake Up with an Easy Three-Star Yogurt Parfait Recipe

August 13, 2015 by Kathryn 31 Comments

Everyone knows that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, and to ensure that I have the energy I need when I’m especially busy, a good breakfast is a must. This month, as part of the President’s Choice Guiding Stars program, I was challenged to create a recipe using only ingredients that the program has awarded three stars.

Since so many women find it hard to enjoy a nutritious breakfast, I decided to share my quick and easy Berry Yogurt Parfait recipe! It’s filling, packed with nutrition and uses all three-star ingredients!

breakfast berry parfait recipe

[Read more…]

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Going Back to School is Better with a Mexican Breakfast Pizza Recipe

August 6, 2015 by Kathryn 170 Comments

The school year is fast approaching and I’m already starting to plan out some easy and delicious meals for the busy school season. While I tend to stick to fairly basic sandwiches and snacks for the most part, I like having some fun and creative meal ideas at the ready as well.

And that’s especially true for breakfast! Even though my boys love their cereal, they also love heartier options in the morning and since breakfast is the most important meal of the day, I want to make sure that they head out the door feeling satisfied.

breakfast pizza recipe

This year, Ozery’s Pita Break is helping with that thanks to its extensive variety of delicious and healthy Morning Rounds and OneBun products. I recently received a variety of products to create a tasty back-to-school recipe, so I decided to combine a few kid-friendly favourites into one quick and easy breakfast idea: a Mexican Breakfast Pizza recipe! [Read more…]

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Power Up at Breakfast with Multi-Grain Cheerios + Ancient Grains-Giveaway

July 2, 2014 by Kathryn 241 Comments

I love mixed grain products for the added nutritional benefits they provide, and Ancient Grain products tend to be a special favourite. I generally enjoy Ancient Grain blends in things like bread and tortillas, but now General Mills is bringing the blend of grains to breakfast with brand new Multi-Grain Cheerios + Ancient Grains! This combination of Multi-Grain Cheerios with puffed and toasted kamut, spelt and corn is a fun new addition to breakfast and one I couldn’t wait to try.

boy eating multi-grain cheerios ancient grains

I have to admit, I had expected the cereal to incorporate the grains into the Cheerios themselves, so it was interesting to experience the blend of puffed kamut, spelt and corn combined with Cheerios when I poured a bowl each for my boys. Zackary and Benjamin liked the new flavour and texture the different grains added to the cereal as well as the slightly sweet cinnamon and spice flavour! [Read more…]

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