In the classroom, you want your child to do their best, so set them up for success before they even head to school. We want our kids to be able to focus and to be able to focus, we want to make sure that their bellies have something in them. Katherine Sherry with Children’s Health Care of Atlanta’s Strong for Life program says healthy meals should have protein, healthy fats, fiber, and some carbohydrates for breakfast. Sherry says to make whole wheat toast more exciting by adding nut or seed butter and some sliced fruit like bananas and strawberries. You can also make *** breakfast burrito, add some egg and veggies, maybe some avocado and *** side of salsa, or make egg muffins, fill them with veggies, maybe *** little meat, pair with some fruit and *** slice of whole wheat toast. You can make multiple multiples of these ahead of time. We can put them in *** freezer bag and then we just grab one out each morning, pop it in the microwave. You can spice up lunch boxes too. Sherry says making your own lunch bowl can make it more nutritious. Roll up some low sodium lunch meat and cheese. *** whole wheat crackers and some nut butter, plus *** veggie and some sliced fruit, or send them to school with some. pasta pair it with some sliced veggies and hummus to dip, along with *** fruit. Chicken salad is also *** healthy lunch alternative paired with sliced apple and some veggies and whole wheat crackers. Finally, have them wash these meals down with water. Leave those sugary beverages at home. Let’s just go ahead and do water for hydration. For Health Minute, I’m Mandy Gaither.
As students return to school, Katherine Shary, a registered dietitian with Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta’s Strong-4-Life program, offers six healthy and easy meal ideas to make breakfast and lunch more exciting and nutritious.”We want our kids to be able to focus, and we want to make sure that their bellies have something in them,” Shary said.Shary recommends making whole-wheat toast more exciting by adding nut or seed butter and sliced fruit like bananas and strawberries. Breakfast burritos with egg, veggies, avocado, and a side of salsa are another option. Egg muffins filled with veggies and a little meat, paired with fruit and a slice of whole-wheat toast, are also suggested.”You can make multiple multiples of these ahead of time. We can put them in a freezer bag and then we just grab one out each morning, pop it in the mic,” Shary said.For lunch, Shary suggests creating homemade lunchables with low-sodium lunch meat, cheese, whole-wheat crackers, nut butter, a veggie, and sliced fruit. Leftover pasta paired with sliced veggies, hummus, and fruit is another nutritious option. Chicken salad with sliced apple, veggies, and whole-wheat crackers is also a healthy alternative.”Leave those sugary beverages at home. Let’s just go ahead and do water for hydration,” Shary said.For more healthy breakfast and lunch ideas, visit Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta’s website at strong4life.com.
As students return to school, Katherine Shary, a registered dietitian with Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta’s Strong-4-Life program, offers six healthy and easy meal ideas to make breakfast and lunch more exciting and nutritious.
“We want our kids to be able to focus, and we want to make sure that their bellies have something in them,” Shary said.
Shary recommends making whole-wheat toast more exciting by adding nut or seed butter and sliced fruit like bananas and strawberries. Breakfast burritos with egg, veggies, avocado, and a side of salsa are another option. Egg muffins filled with veggies and a little meat, paired with fruit and a slice of whole-wheat toast, are also suggested.
“You can make multiple multiples of these ahead of time. We can put them in a freezer bag and then we just grab one out each morning, pop it in the mic,” Shary said.
For lunch, Shary suggests creating homemade lunchables with low-sodium lunch meat, cheese, whole-wheat crackers, nut butter, a veggie, and sliced fruit. Leftover pasta paired with sliced veggies, hummus, and fruit is another nutritious option. Chicken salad with sliced apple, veggies, and whole-wheat crackers is also a healthy alternative.
“Leave those sugary beverages at home. Let’s just go ahead and do water for hydration,” Shary said.
For more healthy breakfast and lunch ideas, visit Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta’s website at strong4life.com.