Brekkie: Cereal + Fruit

A week of cereal for brekkie:

 Monday
Cheerios, raspberries, blueberries, strawberries

Tuesday

Barbara's Shredded Oats, banana, raspberries, blueberries, pomegranate seeds

Wednesday

Barbara's Shredded Oats, peaches, pomegranate seeds

 Thursday

Cherrios, peaches, strawberries

Friday

Cherrios, banana, raspberries, blueberries, strawberries

Try to find a cereal with at least 3-4g of fiber, whole grains, and limited sugar and sodium.

Cherrios is an easy to please cereal with many of the vitamins and minerals we need daily...I think Cherrios offers more vitamins and minerals than most other cereals and you can be sure it's whole grains too.  Add a bunch of fruit, especially berries, to your morning cereal and you'll get quite a nutritive boost!

 Nutrtion Facts:

1 cup Cheerios:

100 Calories

2g fat (.5 in in each of the healthy polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fats)

0g Cholesterol

160mg Sodium

20g Carbs

3g Fiber

1g Sugar

3g Protein

Sidenote:

I only use skim milk with my cereal or nonfat yogurt, 0g of fat vs. 8g of fat.  However, little kiddos should be drinking whole milk to get the right amount of fats need for growth and development; usually from age 1 - 3 years old.  Then, they should gradually change to low-fat and then skim milk once they're older.

Strawberry Season Has Arrived

Now that summer is just around the corner, I get to indulge in some of my favorite fruits...berries!  I went to the Union Square farmer's market yesterday to pick up some freshly picked strawberries.  I had to search a bit to find organic ones there, as most of the fruit/veggie farms represented are not organic farms.  I finally found a pint for $5.  They were grown with no pesticides at all, which makes them vulnerable to perishing quickly, so the woman who sold them to me said to "enjoy them today."

I wanted mixed berries, so I hopped across the street to Whole Foods to grab some organic raspberries and organic blueberries, both 6oz for $3.99.

Grab a bowl and add 1 cup whipping cream, 1 tsp vanilla, 1 tsp sugar.  Whisk away, it takes about 5+ minutes, but eventually it will thicken and all of a sudden, fresh whipped cream!

There's nothing like berries and cream for a simple treat after dinner.