Wednesday, June 01, 2005
Easy, Quick, and Nutritious Breakfast Ideas
It’s summer time! And it’s nice to have some easy, quick, and nutritious ideas for meals! Many of us think that if they are quick, they can’t be nutritious. However, there are lots of great ideas that are easy, quick, and nutritious!
Here are some great ideas for breakfast:
1) Apple slices or bananas, with peanut butter or almond butter
2) Frozen Fruit Shakes (see recipe from former post) and whole grain toast
3) Whole Grain Hot Cereal* with milk (recipes for soy milk, nut milk and rice milk
found in Enjoy Nature’s Harvest), honey, cinnamon and raisins
4) Fruit yogurt (soy yogurt is great too) with granola and more fresh fruit added (sliced
bananas, strawberries, etc.)
5) Fresh fruit salad (cut up strawberries, peaches, bananas, grapes, kiwi, etc.) with
granola and raw nuts sprinkled on top
WHOLE GRAIN HOT CEREAL
Whole grains are such wonderful breakfast cereals. Get familiar with these great whole grains. To cook any grain, usually measure ¼ C. per child, ½ C. per adult. Follow guide below for water amounts and simmering time (amounts may vary slightly). In saucepan on stove burner, heat water to simmering before adding grain. To serve, add honey and milk, plus raisins and cinnamon, if desired.
wheat (cracked) – double the water, soak overnight and whiz in blender in morning for 20
seconds, simmer for 3-5 minutes
millet – double the water, simmer for 20 minutes
brown rice – triple the water, simmer for 30 minutes
barley – triple the water, simmer for 30 minutes
quinoa – double the water, simmer for 12-15 minutes
kashi (blend of 7 grains) – triple the water, simmer for 25-30 minutes
amaranth – same amount of water as grain, simmer for 5-8 minutes
More ideas to come.....
Here are some great ideas for breakfast:
1) Apple slices or bananas, with peanut butter or almond butter
2) Frozen Fruit Shakes (see recipe from former post) and whole grain toast
3) Whole Grain Hot Cereal* with milk (recipes for soy milk, nut milk and rice milk
found in Enjoy Nature’s Harvest), honey, cinnamon and raisins
4) Fruit yogurt (soy yogurt is great too) with granola and more fresh fruit added (sliced
bananas, strawberries, etc.)
5) Fresh fruit salad (cut up strawberries, peaches, bananas, grapes, kiwi, etc.) with
granola and raw nuts sprinkled on top
WHOLE GRAIN HOT CEREAL
Whole grains are such wonderful breakfast cereals. Get familiar with these great whole grains. To cook any grain, usually measure ¼ C. per child, ½ C. per adult. Follow guide below for water amounts and simmering time (amounts may vary slightly). In saucepan on stove burner, heat water to simmering before adding grain. To serve, add honey and milk, plus raisins and cinnamon, if desired.
wheat (cracked) – double the water, soak overnight and whiz in blender in morning for 20
seconds, simmer for 3-5 minutes
millet – double the water, simmer for 20 minutes
brown rice – triple the water, simmer for 30 minutes
barley – triple the water, simmer for 30 minutes
quinoa – double the water, simmer for 12-15 minutes
kashi (blend of 7 grains) – triple the water, simmer for 25-30 minutes
amaranth – same amount of water as grain, simmer for 5-8 minutes
More ideas to come.....
