TNC 019: Better Breakfast Recipes for Busy Kids
December 8, 2016
What if you could make a better breakfast withĀ breakfast recipesĀ that are super fast and nutritious, delicious and a home run every time?
Todayās guest has just the bookĀ you need! Katie Morford, author of Rise and Shine: Better Breakfasts for Busy Mornings, has a cookbook focused on fast and fabulous breakfast recipes your child will love.
What You Will Learn:
- How Katie came up with her book title
- What inspired Katie to write a cookbook about breakfast
- What to do if your child doesn’t have an appetite in the morning
- Whether breakfast really is “the most important meal of the day,” or not
- The benefits of breakfast
- The components of a healthy breakfast, including protein, healthy fats and quality carbohydrate
- What a buyer’s guide for food products can do for you
- How you can actually make breakfast happen on busy mornings
- How Katie decided on which recipes to include in the book
- Recipes that empower kids to get involved and take ownership of breakfast
- Why Katie included savory recipes
- Katieās tips for making smoothies
What We Cover:
- How the success of her first cookbook, Best Lunch Box Ever, led to the creation of Rise & Shine
- How eating late at night can interfere with morning appetite
- The validity of recent suggestions that report breakfast isn’t really needed
- The carb-heavy breakfast and how to get away from it
- What too many sweets in breakfast means for your child
- How to handle the busy teenager
- Ideas for getting fruits and veggies included in breakfast
- The different reasons why your child might not be interested in breakfast
- Solutions for the rushed child
- Solutions for the picky child
- Katie’s favorite breakfast recipes in the book
- Quick, on the go breakfast options, including smoothies, toasts, and other goodies
- The Smoothie Pantry
Links Mentioned in the Show:
Rise and Shine: Better Breakfasts for Busy Mornings
Best Lunch Box Ever: Ideas and Recipes for School Lunches Kids Will Love
Mom’s Kitchen Handbook
More breakfast ideas for toddlers
8 High Protein Breakfasts for Teens
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