Five Easy Back to School Breakfast Tips For Busy Families Giveaway

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Some mornings, when I’ve actually had a chance to sleep for 7+ hours uninterrupted, I’ll wake up before everyone else and tip-toe downstairs to bring preparing for our day. I love that time between 5 and 7 when the sun is just starting to rise. The quiet mixed in with the occasional bird chirping or dog barking is quite serene. I use this time for a variety of things, most importantly, breakfast.

You’ve likely heard about the importance of breakfast. That 6-10 hour period of time when your body is restoring itself, is also a time devoid of food and nutrients. Everything from a child’s behavior to an adult’s struggle with weight loss could be affected by failing to eat breakfast every single day. Not only do children (and adults) who eat breakfast have lower body weights than those who don’t, they also display improved behavior and are better able to perform academically in school.

Children grow rapidly and regular intake of food is vital to ensure proper physical, intellectual, and emotional health. But how do busy families ensure their kids are getting a healthy nutrient-rich breakfast every single day? Nutritionist and author Dayle Hayes, who serves as a member of the Kellogg’s Breakfast Council, knows how important breakfast is. Not only is she a mom, she is an advocate for improving school nutrition. She provided the following tips last week when a few of the K Champs participated in a virtual roundtable:

1. It is vital that children get calcium, vitamin D, potassium, and fiber each morning and a breakfast of cereal and milk helps fulfill those nutrient needs.

2. It is more difficult to fill in the nutrient gap later in the day, which is why breakfast is essential. Every single day.

3. Make breakfast more nutritious and appealing by keeping an assortment of frozen berries in the freezer and adding them to a bowl of cereal or layering in a granola and yogurt parfait.

4. Have placemats, bowls and spoons set out on the table along with your family’s favorite cereals the night before. In the morning, grab the milk and you’re set for breakfast.

5. When time is limited in the morning, prepare bags of cereal for kids to eat on the ride to school (we’ve done this so many times!). Toss in string cheese, fresh cut vegetables, fruit (fresh or dried) and nuts. You can also use this as an afterschool snack!

We love breakfast in our household, but I know that with school set to start in just a few days, I’ll be struggling to get both kids dressed, fed, and off to their respective schools. We’ll be eating a lot of cereal, milk, and fruit to get us to the weekend when we can sit down as a family for a more elaborate meal (I’m already thinking of that veggie frittata I want to make!).

What are your best tips for quick, healthy breakfast on the go? I’d love to hear them!

Win It! TWO of you will win a Kellogg’s Back-To-School Breakfast Package that will include everything in the photo, including Kellogg’s cereals, Kellogg’s mugs, a JanSport backpack, and a ton of supplies (think markers, crayons, stickers, coloring books, etc.).

Simply leave me a comment with your best back-to-school breakfast tip. Comments will close on September 19th, 2012 at 11:59 PM PST.

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Caryn Bailey

Caryn is a NICU nurse by day, blogger by night and mom 24/7. She savors the warm Southern California sun and loves to travel, shopping, baking, reading and frequenting her local tea room. Caryn created the column Lavishly Green for Peekaboo Picks Magazine to share her best tips for going green in style, she is the Former editor for Family Review Network, former OC Family Magazine online contributor, former Orange County Moms Blog contributor, former Evenflo Savvy Parent contributor, former member of the Totsy Advisory Board and former freelance writer for CBS Los Angeles.