Breakfast Time!!!! :)

Breakfast Time!!!

One of the common topics among mummies is what we can feed our toddlers, especially for breakfast when they are still in dreamland. (ZZzzz….)

Breakfast time is usually quite a rush, be it on a weekday or weekend. Weekdays, we are either rushing for school or work and sometimes kiddos are being dragged out of bed and you can experience grumpiness in a new level each time. Weekends, if the child is not sleepy, we may also be facing an active child, who is assessing the taste, looks and even plating more stringent than usual. (Life of a mother is so tough! ARGH!)

A quick survey among some mummies showed that we hope that the breakfast offered to our kids can be:

(1)  Healthy

(2)  Tasty

(3)  Attractive

(4)  Filling

(5)  Easy to prepare (FAST preferably)

Eight (Huat!) dishes I prepare for my kiddos’ breakfast are:

**: Very Good		* : Good				- : Neutral
			Healthy	Tasty	Attractive		Filling	Easy / Fast
1	Cheese Omelette - Fry the egg, put a slice of cheese. Done!		*	*	-		*	*
2	Cereal with milk - Fruits can be added, OR just given after We usually buy cheerios because it is not too sweet and healthier.		*	*	*		*	**
3	Sandwiches - can be quite dry if you use spread, hence have to compensate by making it attractive. Please purchase sandwich shape cutters.		*	-	-		*	*
4	Steamed Man Tou - These are frozen and come in so many flavours. My kids love the chocolate and yam man tou. Nice purple swirls! - You can steam it using a wok or steamer. Otherwise, wrap the man tou with slightly wet kitchen towel and put it on HIGH for 2 min in the microwave.		-	-	*		*	*
5	Prata with fruits/cheese/chocolate rice/egg - Frozen prata is always in my freezer as it has so much potential to become all sorts of meals! - I use to pan fry it when some butter previously. However, pan frying means you have to watch the fire which limits me to prepare other things. Hence, nowadays I just pop it into the oven toaster with a bit of butter and set the timer.		-	**	- (unless you use rainbow rice)		*	-
6	Yam and Sweet Potato rice balls (小汤圆)  - Frozen again! Colourful (Yellow and purple) and easy to prepare. - Bring the water to boil, let the kid participate by letting him/her put the rice balls in and together wait and watch them float. - For the soup base, you can just prepare some warm honey or warm milk. We used strawberry milk before and the colours were lovely and the kids had fun scooping the rice balls!		*	*	**		*	*
7	Omelette cups - You need a cupcake tray and the attractive value will increase immediately! Especially the small bite-size kind. - put in the ingredients you like and pour in the egg mixture, top it with some cheese and bake it till cooked! - ingredients I put in are chopped onions, mixed vegetable (frozen kind), ham/sausage and crashed frozen hash brown.		*	**	*		*	-
8	Oven Baked Donut Balls ¶ Special introduction for this dish! Read on and try making these!		**	**	*		**	**

Oven Baked Donut Balls

Oven Baked Donut balls are a lighter and easier alternative to traditional deep fried donuts.

Steps:

(1)  Combine the ingredients

(2)  Put them into donut tray or mini cupcake trays or simply cupcake sleeves

(3)  Bake them till golden brown. (5-8min? Just observe for the first time then adapt accordingly)

I usually sprinkle some icing sugar on top to make the balls/cakes prettier. You can even put those sugar shapes before you send them into the oven. J

 

You can even make cupcakes with this recipe! Last minute birthday celebration is no longer difficult!

Easy enough for kids to participate!

Ingredient List:

1 Cup of self-raising flour

1/3 Cup of Icing Sugar

1 Teaspoon of Vanilla Extract

1 Cup of Low Fat Blueberry Yogurt

(I always have cups of yogurt in my fridge as they serve as good tea break or after meal dessert. You can change the flavour depending on what you have in the fridge.)

1 Egg

Some Fresh Blueberries/soft fruits (optional)

Hope this post is able to help you to welcome every morning with more confidence and joy! Do share with me more breakfast ideas that I can try out!

Say with me now, “I Love Breakfast Time! ”