Annnnnd We're Up

Like clockwork every morning a little hand reaches up and rests on my neck. This hand is accompanied by a little voice saying "Mommy can we go downstairs now?" This scenario plays out every day at 6 a.m. Yes 6!

What do you feed a toddler for breakfast that is healthy and tasty? Oatmeal! I know you are thinking "Tasty? Really?" But for a toddler who has never had surgery cereal he loves it, I actually do too. It is hearty, warm and an easy way to get a complete breakfast with a little doctoring, Adding a few cold ingredients after it is cooked cools it faster too!

Oatmeal

• 1/2 cup dry oatmeal
• 1/2 banana, mashed
• 3/4 -1 cup milk (depending on how liquidy you like your oatmeal)
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1 Tbsp honey
• 1 Tbsp ground flax seed
• 1/4 cup carrot or squash or sweet potato puree**

For Children 

* Combine all ingredients but honey and vegetable puree in microwave safe bowl, and stir

* Cook for 2 - 2 1/2 minutes in microwave

* Remove add puree and honey (you may need to add some more milk depending on how thick the vegetables have made it)

For Adults

* Exact same way but add all the ingredients while cooking 

* To get protein in this meal you could also put in protein powder, just double the water or milk

** We cook a whole batch of a vegetable puree by boiling or steaming one of the following; carrot, squash, sweet potato, beets. Next we drain it reserving the liquid, followed by blending it using the reserved liquid and then we place it in ice cube trays and freeze. Then we pop out a frozen 'carrot cubes' to cool the oatmeal and sneak some veggies in. 

See you at 6!