Fruit Salad and Yogurt Parfait
Allow your child to choose his favorite low-fat yogurt flavor, and his favorite fruits, and this becomes a delightful morning meal. Serve with a whole grain English muffin or small whole wheat pita.
INGREDIENTS | SERVES 2
1 to 1 1/2 cups fresh fruit chunks
(cantaloupe, honeydew, watermelon, grapes)
1 small apple, cored and sliced
1 to 2 cups flavored low-fat yogurt
4 tablespoons raisins (optional)
4 tablespoons low-fat granola (or other favorite high-fiber cereal)
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1. In a parfait glass or a stemmed glass, place half the fruit at the bottom.
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2. Layer with 1/2 cup yogurt and raisins. Layer once again with fruit, and then yogurt.
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3. Top with granola or other cereal.
Don’t Let Kids Skip Breakfast
If there were a meal of the day to be chosen as the “leading role,” it would undoubtedly be the breakfast meal. Remember the prior meal (dinner) was eaten at least 9 hours before, so if kids skip breakfast and wait until lunch, that leaves 13 to 15 hours without replenishing any energy. Remind yourself, as their parent, how you feel after that many hours without food!
