I don’t know one kid that
doesn’t like breakfast! Let’s face it,
breakfast is good because it normally involves something sweet and doesn’t
typically include a lot of vegetables!
Although breakfast could definitely be included under the theme
category, kids love it so much that I wanted to write about it separately. My kids get super excited when we have
breakfast night for dinner and can immediately spout out ideas of what we can
have. When we think of breakfast foods,
images of waffles, pancakes, syrup, bacon, butter, French toast, and eggs among
others immediately come to mind and a balanced meal is not necessarily at the
forefront. However, all of these items
can be modified to incorporate fresh nutritious ingredients for a well-balanced
meal that your kids will be happy to help you prepare. Our most recent breakfast for dinner was
carrot cake pancakes, ½ a banana spread with peanut butter and a glass of
milk. I actually substituted 1/4 of the
all-purpose flour for whole wheat flour to incorporate whole grains. When we have breakfast for dinner, I always
try to find a recipe that incorporates at least one vegetable which I am able
to do with the pancakes and also egg dishes.
Even though its breakfast, I still really try to make the meal balanced.
It’s almost easier to get the kids to eat vegetables through breakfast dishes
than dinner dishes! I frequently let my
kids use the fruit and vegetable calculator which calculates fruit and
vegetable recommendations based on calorie needs for age, sex and activity
level. My kids think this is a fun tool
so I use it to my advantage when I can. I’ve included the link below along with
the recipe for carrot-cake pancakes and some tips from Kids Eat Right. Our breakfast dinner was delicious. It’s a nice change of pace every week or so
to do this and the kids really look forward to it!Sunday, March 30, 2014
Breakfast for Dinner!
I don’t know one kid that
doesn’t like breakfast! Let’s face it,
breakfast is good because it normally involves something sweet and doesn’t
typically include a lot of vegetables!
Although breakfast could definitely be included under the theme
category, kids love it so much that I wanted to write about it separately. My kids get super excited when we have
breakfast night for dinner and can immediately spout out ideas of what we can
have. When we think of breakfast foods,
images of waffles, pancakes, syrup, bacon, butter, French toast, and eggs among
others immediately come to mind and a balanced meal is not necessarily at the
forefront. However, all of these items
can be modified to incorporate fresh nutritious ingredients for a well-balanced
meal that your kids will be happy to help you prepare. Our most recent breakfast for dinner was
carrot cake pancakes, ½ a banana spread with peanut butter and a glass of
milk. I actually substituted 1/4 of the
all-purpose flour for whole wheat flour to incorporate whole grains. When we have breakfast for dinner, I always
try to find a recipe that incorporates at least one vegetable which I am able
to do with the pancakes and also egg dishes.
Even though its breakfast, I still really try to make the meal balanced.
It’s almost easier to get the kids to eat vegetables through breakfast dishes
than dinner dishes! I frequently let my
kids use the fruit and vegetable calculator which calculates fruit and
vegetable recommendations based on calorie needs for age, sex and activity
level. My kids think this is a fun tool
so I use it to my advantage when I can. I’ve included the link below along with
the recipe for carrot-cake pancakes and some tips from Kids Eat Right. Our breakfast dinner was delicious. It’s a nice change of pace every week or so
to do this and the kids really look forward to it!
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I really like this breakfast for dinner blog. I also use this, not quite once a week but every once in awhile. Although some breakfast foods can be unhealthy you can incorporate most food groups into breakfast meals. Just the other day I cooked whole wheat pancakes with fresh blueberries, scrambled fresh eggs (I have my own chickens) and turkey sausage. Really the only food component I was missing was veggies and I never thought of incorporating veggies into breakfast but you definitely gave some great ideas for this. Great concept !
ReplyDeleteThank you for the post! Carrot Pancakes sound like a great way to incorporate veggies into breakfast. I have a couple of Jessica Seinfeld's Deceptively Delicious cookbooks and don't see that one in here. If you are unfamiliar with her, she IS Jerry's wife and is a master of creating delicious healthy recipes by sneaking fruits and vegetables into almost anything. She offers lots of tips as well. I will be making these pancakes soon! Thanks!
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