Have fun with the food!

The last day we talked about the importance of a balanced diet in children, today we would to continue with this theme and share with you some easy-peasy recipes to do at home (sure that children could help us). If we (as teacher, parents...) have fun with the food, preparing it, our children will do the same. 

In this input we offer many breakfast recipes, you can change whatever ingredient you want because a recipe, at the end, is a personal work. We decided to write about breakfast recipes because it's the most important dish of the day, our children must eat at breakfast: grain, proteins, bread, vegetables, serving of fruit, milk and its derivatives.

Also we have discussed about the importance of chidren's participation in the kitchen, they could help us to cut some fruit with plastic knifes or put into different containers the aliments which we have prepared before. ¡Here are the recipes, enjoy it!

English-Muffin Egg Pizzas

Serves: 4        Preparation: 5 minutes.      Cooking: 15 minutes.

Ingredients:                                                                       

4 English muffins.                                                              

4 tomato slices.                                                                  

4 boiled eggs.                                                                       

4 slices of grated mozzarella.                                               

Oregano.                                                                               

Olive oil.

Salt.

Instructions:

Boil 4 eggs.

Toast the English muffins.

Cut the tomato and mozzarella slices.
Add salt, oregano and olive oil.
Broil 5 minutes or until the cheese melts.

Bagel and Cream Cheese with Tomato and Cucumber.

                               Serves: 4        Preparation: 10 minutes.      Cooking: 10 minutes.

Ingredients:                                                                     

2 Bagels, split in half.                                                           

1/2 Cream cheese cup (about 4 ounces)                            
1 small cucumber.                                                                    

1/2 tomato, cut into wedges.                                            

Instructions:

Toast the bagels.
Spread the bagels with the cream cheese.
Cut the cucumber into slices.
Cut the tomato into 4 wedges.

Farina with Apricots and Almonds.

                                Serves: 2        Preparation: 5 minutes.      Cooking: 5 minutes.

Ingredients:                                                                          

2  cups of milk.                                                                        

1/3 cup farina (such as Cream of Wheat; not instant)        
1 tablespoon of brown sugar.                                              
1/4 cup of chopped dried apricots.                                          

2 tablespoon chopped roasted almonds.                                 

Salt.   

Instructions:
Bring the milk and 1/4 teaspoon of salt.
Boil it in a saucepan, whisk in the farina. 

Reduce heat and simmer 2 or 3 minutes.
Spoon into bowls.
Top with sugar, almonds and apricots.