Deborah Asada
Debbie Asada
About me:
Debbie Asada is a credentialed health teacher with a degree in dietetics and is completing her master’s degree in education. After teaching high school health, she began working for Dairy Council of California as a Schools Supervisor, where she develops nutrition education curricula.
She loves to spend time with her five children, ages 2-16 and teaching them the joys of cooking. Foods that she can’t live without are pomegranates, feta cheese and pizza.
As the easy summer mornings come to an end and the hectic
school morning schedules approach, I remember the difficulties I had
at the beginning of last year getting the kids up and ready for school, with a
healthy breakfast in their bellies and a healthy lunch packed to sustain them
for the day.
I have 5 kids, 4 of
them school-aged, so you can imagine how chaotic our mornings can get. It doesn’t seem to matter how early we
get up, there is never enough time.
So, last year I devised a plan to make the mornings less
chaotic and still provide my family with those healthy meals that they need to
sustain them and allow them to succeed throughout the day.
Lets’ start with breakfast. Breakfast is a must to help our kids succeed until lunch. A good rule of thumb I use is to build a
breakfast that contains at least “3 out of the 5” food groups: Grains, Breads & Cereals,
Vegetables OR Fruits and Milk & Milk Products OR Meat, Beans &
Nuts.
Below are some quick,
nutritious breakfast ideas that I discovered that will save you time and
provide our kids with the energy they need.
·
Frozen Banana
on a stick – put a banana on a stick, dip it in yogurt and then roll it in
granola. Place on wax paper and
freeze for 1-2 hours. Make these
the night before and then there will be no time needed in the morning to
prepare.
·
Apple
bagel – cut a bagel in half, add one or two slices of an apple, top off
with a slice of cheese then place in the oven at 375 degrees for ~ 5 minutes.
·
Egg
burrito – one tortilla, add two scrambled eggs, sprinkle cheese, roll up
and enjoy!
·
Oatmeal-
always a quick and nutritious choice.
Be sure to add some fruit and a glass of milk to complete the 3 out of 5
breakfast.
See how easy breakfast can be? Stay tuned and next week I will provide tips on lunch!
Debbie Asada