Jan 31st Recipes Recipes 3 Easy Recipe Ideas to Beat the Breakfast Boredom By Stacey Segal, RD One thing I know to be true. We eat with our eyes and our brain. Making simple nutritious food look fun and novel helps kids try new tastes. Not only that, but our language matters. Instead of asking your child if they want ‘fruit on their cereal’, tell them to get ready because for breakfast ‘we’re having purple parfaits’! This is akin to an adult reading the description of food on a menu. Would you prefer to order ‘salad’, or rather ‘fresh, crisp leafy greens’? Sometimes we get stuck in a rut of offering the same foods to our kids over and over, without changing the way it looks. They can get bored the same way adults do. Perfect or Instagram worthy food is not the goal. Keep it simple and try to change it up with these easy fun ideas for mixing up the narrative at your breakfast table. 1. In a Pinch Purple Parfait What you’ll need:½ cup unsweetened plain yogurt 1 Cerebelly Beet Carrot Blueberry or Cerebelly Purple Carrot Blueberry 3 Tbsp flaked bran cereal (or any low sugar cereal you have) ½ cup Frozen blueberries (or any frozen fruit you have) Directions:1. Defrost frozen fruit in a microwaveable bowl, ‘just until’ defrosted, but not warm. You want them to still be cold. If you’ve heated too much, put them in the fridge for a few minutes. Even better if you can defrost them in the fridge the night before. 2. In a clear cup or bowl (so you can see the food through it), begin layering your parfait in this order: YogurtCerebelly Beet Carrot Blueberry pureeSprinkle of cerealSpoonful of defrosted fruit3. Repeat all layers one more time. Nutrition highlights: protein, calcium, iron, vitamin C, and zinc. 2. Super Strawberry CrumbleWhat you’ll need:1 Cerebelly Strawberry Beet Smart Bar¼ cup frozen strawberry slices Directions:1. Defrost frozen strawberry slices in a microwaveable bowl, until soft and warm.2. Crumble 1 Cerebelly Strawberry Beet Smart Bar into a bowl.3. Drizzle the warm strawberries with their juice on top of the crumbled bar. Nutrition highlights: 16 brain supporting nutrients, including omega 3 DHA, iron, protein, fat, choline and selenium. Plus, extra vitamin C. 3. Stackable EggsWhat you’ll need:3 eggsSplash of milk ¼ cup shredded cheddar cheese 1 pouch Cerebelly Carrot Pumpkin puree Mini muffin trayDirections:1. Preheat oven to 250°F.2. In a medium bowl, beat eggs. Add splash of milk and ¼ cup shredded cheddar cheese. 3. Mix in ½ pouch of Cerebelly Carrot Pumpkin puree.4. Pour mixture into mini muffin tray. 5. Bake for 15-20 min, or until firm and cooked through. 6. Remove from mini muffin tray. Let your child stack their egg ‘bricks’ one on top of the other. Nutrition highlights: choline, protein, calcium, iron, and vitamin B12. Have more questions? Send us an email at support@cerebelly.com and we will be sure to get back to you!
