Balanced Brain-Building Breakfast on a Stick

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I had the best time recently, chatting with Dr. Caudle and Dr. Ordon on CBS’s, “The Doctors,” about this breakfast idea! If your kiddos aren’t likely to eat a balanced breakfast in the morning, try serving it on a stick. This offers a novel way for kids to help “make” their own breakfast and feel involved, increasing the likelihood that they’ll eat what you serve. Just the idea of “food on a stick” is a fun reminder of being at a fair or amusement park, and this brain-building combination of foods in particular provides long-lasting energy that will fuel kids’ brains and bodies for hours rather than minutes, as well as a concentrated source of choline (from the egg) which is a key nutrient necessary for brain growth.

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Balanced Brain-Building Breakfast on a Stick Recipe

Balanced Brain-Building Breakfast on a Stick

Balanced Brain-Building Breakfast on a Stick
Yield: 1
Author: Malina Malkani
Prep time: 10 MinCook time: 15 MinTotal time: 25 Min
The idea of “food on a stick” is a fun reminder of being at a fair or amusement park. This Balanced Brain-Building Breakfast on a Stick is a combination of foods providing long-lasting energy that will fuel kids’ brains and bodies for hours rather than minutes, as well as a concentrated source of choline (from the egg) - a key nutrient necessary for brain growth.

Ingredients

  • 1 hard boiled egg
  • 4 cherry tomatoes
  • 2 Swiss cheese cubes
  • 1 slice whole grain (buttered toast)

Instructions

  1. In a small pot of water, add egg and bring to a rolling boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer for 14 minutes. Remove from heat, pour off water and let cool, then peel.
  2. Place the boiled egg in the middle of the stick and work outwards from each end, adding one cherry tomato on each side of the boiled egg, then add one cube of Swiss cheese on each end.
  3. Slice the whole grain, buttered toast into 4 strips and add two strips to each end of the stick.
  4. Enjoy!

Nutrition Facts

Calories

227

Fat

16

Sat. Fat

8

Carbs

5

Fiber

1

Net carbs

4

Sugar

2

Protein

16

Sodium

132

Cholesterol

218
Egg, tomato, cheese, and toast breakfast
Breakfast, Vegetarian
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