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High Scores for Back to School Breakfasts

We’ve all heard that children who eat a good breakfast regularly are able to concentrate better, work faster, and score higher on tests.  In addition, breakfast is a good way to get nutritious whole grains and fruit servings into your diet so breakfast eaters tend to have higher intakes of fiber and important vitamins and minerals, such as vitamin C, folate and calcium.  The problem is getting a quick healthy breakfast into ourselves and our children before we head out to our busy lives!

Using the NuVal Nutrition Scoring System at Meijer (www.nuval.com) I’ve put together some easy ideas that are sure to please and can fit into anyone’s morning routine.

     

    • Tropical Smoothie (recipe below); Whole Grain Toast (35) with 2% Cheese Slice (23)
    • Whole Grain English Muffin (35) with Krema Peanut Butter (51); Fresh Orange Slices (100); Fat Free Milk (91)
    • Baggie of Trail Mix -Shredded Wheat Squares (91); Raisins (87); Dried Cherries; Almonds (76) and Minute Maid Kids Juice box with Vitamins/Calcium (70)
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    • Oatmeal with Walnuts (82); Sliced Banana (91) and Fat Free Milk (91)
    • Omega-3 Scrambled eggs (42) and Shredded 2% Cheese (23) in ½ Wheat Pita Bread; Cantaloupe Chunks (93)

     

    Tropical Smoothie
    Makes 2 servings

    1 large ripe banana (NuVal Score 91)
    1 cup Meijer frozen whole strawberries (NuVal Score 100)
    1 ripe mango, peeled and cubed (NuVal Score 93)
    1 cup Meijer cranberry juice (NuVal Score
    1 cup ice cubes

    Place all ingredients in a blender.  Cover and blend until thick and smooth.

    Nutrition Facts per serving: Calories: 140; Fat: 0g; Carbohydrate: 36g; Protein: 1g; Cholesterol: 0mg; Sodium: 4mg

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