breakfast in the car
My daughter likes to sleep as late as possible and eat her breakfast in the car during our commute. We have done smoothies, fruit, toast, nuts, etc. Please send your healthy breakfast suggestions that can be eaten en route in the car. I want to offer some new breakfasts for the upcoming school year.
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- baked oatmeal, also more portable baked in a muffin tin, add in some chopped apple or berries
-hard boiled egg, cheese, crackers
- breakfast soft tacos (can make ahead a larger batch), eggs, black beans, bell pepper, shredded cheese
- yogurt parfait; just layer yogurt, chopped fruits, granola or mixed nuts/seeds into jar
- pb and j sandwich
- english muffin egg sandwich
I love the cinnamon rice cake topped with peanut butter, sliced apples and drizzled with honey.
Cream cheese spread on Plain rice cake topped with a slice of ham.
Chocolate rice cakes spread Nutella and top with mini marshmallows. Endless combinations!
They can be cleanly eaten and can contain many excellent and nourishing fillings including fish and pickled vegetables. Also, while providing complex carbohydrates, rice does not have gluten.
Miso soup in a commuter cup would also be a superb choice, lots of vegetable-based proteins there.
My daughter is a swimmer and they eat whatever they like at 430 in the morning whether its a breakfast food or not and if its healthy im not arguing. Right now Cliff bars and fruit are big. Hard cooked eggs are big. Cold pasta is popular just naked and also with asian dressings. String cheese. It’s no prep or prep the night before. As my daughter sez- mom , the captain has turned on the no talking sign
http://www.vickypham.com/blog/vietnamese-steamed-pork-buns
Every you could want in a breakfast: meat, vegetables, even an egg ;)
These are even good for lunch and they freeze and reheat well.
Dinner for breakfast, as I learned a long time ago, cooking a beef stew in the early morning for dinner later that day, and had a portion for my breakfast. Ideas:
1) Meat sandwiches, any cuisine she likes, to give your daughter a protein long-duration nutrition for the first part of her day.
2) This sandwich idea could also include pasta as the outside casing, as in fried, hand-held, stuffed ravioli or kreplach. Can also include things like cottage cheese or eggs.
3) Old college-student stand-by, a slice of cold pizza and a glass of milk.
Another idea (tried and true)...you and she prepare these items together, whether in batches or night before. Research shows that children are more interested in their food if they have some hand in, and some say in, producing it.
Chock full-o' Nuts famous sandwich (Cinnamon raisin bread, cream cheese, walnuts); Toasted (or not) grain or raisin bread spread with cream cheese and soft dried apricots; toasted grainy bread with a yummy spread (Trader Joe's sells a horseradish hummus that's great for sandwiches rather than as a dip) with lettuce, and sliced hard-boiled egg; everything (or plain) bagels with cream cheese (or butter) and smoked salmon; Trader Joe's eggplant and pepper dip as a spread on bread (possibly with cheddar); grape tomatoes with cucumber slices, cheese cubes and optional crackers; guacamole sandwiches with sliced hard-boiled egg; plain or Greek yogurt or farmer cheese (or a mix of the above) with cucumber slices, a little salt, optional fresh or dried herbs; hope more ideas come in, would be fun to see what people come up with!
Here are a couple of ideas to get you started.
https://food52.com/recipes/76308-wholeflour-breakfast-cookie
https://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/almond-cranberry-quinoa-cookies-380583