Rise and Shine! Give your child a healthy breakfast!
A friend posted this on facebook. I loved it. It really makes me feel so much better about myself.
You see, around me, there are many talented mothers – crafty mums, baking mums, and mums who train their children to wash, cook and do their own homework. Their mere existence makes me feel lousy about myself as a mother. (Sorry if you are one of those mothers. It is not your fault. Go and exercise your talents in all its glory!)
After many futile years of attempting to be a do-it-all mom, I have concluded that I am not made that way.
But I do wish for one thing. I wish I am more diligent in the kitchen, because I have children who enjoy me cooking/baking for them.
This is the type of simple breakfast I put together for the children.
Here, Samuel is having little round biscuits with fresh milk.
Not too long ago, he pleaded with me : Mum, can you bake a cake for me?
I want you to bake a cake for me, please. I want to see you do it
So this Introductory post is for mothers like me – you want to do more for your children in the kitchen, but have neither the talent nor the interest.
Here are three simple things you can do:-
1) Surround yourself with talented mothers who are passionate (and obsessed) with giving their children healthy and balanced meals. Get ideas from them, and let their enthusiasm rub off you.
2) Start SMALL, Keep it SIMPLE, and have a SCHEME. Take small steps which you think you can sustain, and use a plan to help you!
3) Enlist help from those who enjoy planning menu and preparing food. They could be other parents, your friends and even your own family whom you are trying to “serve”.
More about these in the next few weeks! In the meantime, I just want to say this, and this is truly my philosophy.
If you can, prepare a balanced and nutritious breakfast for your child.
A breakfast consisting of any of the five major food groups (Complex Carbohydrates, Low fat dairy, Protein, Fruits, Vegetables) is considered healthy.
BUT if you cannot, and your breakfast is scrambled together, like mine often is – having breakfast, no matter how simple, is better than having no breakfast at all.
If you would like to have more ideas on making a nutritious breakfast, visit the Rise and Shine Breakfast site where you can learn how to make crunchy yoghurt, cheesy breadsticks, tuna and veggie wrap, and so much more! (Click here for the recipe page!)
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This is written in support of
I am proud to be an ambassador for the Rise and Shine Expo, which aims to provide information on how to raise happy and healthy children in these five areas : social, physical, intellectual, mental and medical.
There are activities lined up for parents, carers and educators and it culminates with an Expo from 27-29 Sept 2013 at Suntec City Hall 401.
Visit back with us for more posts in the weeks and months to come, and visit the Rise and Shine website for more details!
