With the school year coming to a close, you might be running out of ideas (or steam!) for creative healthful breakfasts that your children will eat. This issue of Food for Thought may help provide inspiration or strategies to tackle breakfast head on. Keep the momentum going once summer break begins and spend a little time in the kitchen with your children planning and preparing new breakfast recipes. When you have extra time, go elaborate. When you don't, keep it simple. Who knows, you just might start crossing breakfast off your own to-do list!
Veggies for Breakfast

 

Fruit fits easily into breakfast, but vegetables can be a challenge. Here are some tips to help you wake up your kid's fruit and vegetable appetite.

 

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Exercise with Your Kids 

When today's grandparents were kids, there were no computers, video games, cable TV and few fast food restaurants. Most of them spent free time riding bikes, climbing trees and playing tag. Today's kids watch an average of 20 to 30 hours of TV per week. Parents can support their kids in being more active by getting in the exercise game themselves.

 

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I hope you enjoy this issue. Keep your eye on your inbox for many more to come!

 

Sincerely,
Sue Bourque
Featured Video
Getting Breakfast on the Table
Take breakfast off the back burner! Follow these tips to fuel your kids with a healthy breakfast, no matter how rushed they are.



Recipe of the Week
Rhubarb Bread Pudding
Even on Cape Cod, spring is a great time to take advantage of this bread pudding featuring rhubarb.


 
 
Nutrition Education Program
Cape Cod Cooperative Extension
Barnstable, Massachusetts 02632
(508) 375-6690
www.capecodextension.org