Mealtime Memories
We started another year of preschool. It is amazing what a couple of months can do for language and social development. Last year our son was the absolute youngest in his preschool class, being a late August birthday, and it showed in every way. I wasn’t worried because I wanted him to get into a schedule and socialize with other children his age. I noticed growth throughout the year and he developed a great curiosity and love for learning.
Jumpstart your day with Breakfast: avocado power toast, strawberry peach smoothie and no bake power balls.
Many say that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Have you ever wondered the origin of this phrase? “In many ways, the breakfast is the most important meal of the day, because it is the meal that gets the day started,” Lenna F. Cooper, B.S., writes in a 1917 issue of Good Health Magazine, “It should not be eaten hurriedly, and all the family, so far as possible, should partake of it together. And above all, it should be made up of easily digested foods, and balanced in such a way that the various food elements are present in the right proportions. It should not be a heavy meal, consisting of over five to seven hundred calories,” Cooper’s article continues.
These delicious oatmeal, peanut butter, coconut, chocolate chip energy bites are the perfect healthy snack. We are always looking for simple, healthy treats for our kids to eat. I especially try to give them something with protein so having peanut butter is a bonus.
Smoothies are a staple at our house. We eat them for breakfast and even for healthy snacks. This strawberry peach smoothie is the perfect blend of fresh peaches and frozen strawberries. It is the go to smoothie for my kids.