Healthy Breakfast Recipes For Teenagers

It's difficult to get teenagers to eat breakfast and it can be a challenge to come up with healthy breakfast ideas for teenagers. Your teenage years are some of the most crucial in your life, so eating a healthy breakfast is not only important, but it'll help them get through their school day without being hungry or cranky.

Healthy Breakfast Ideas for Teenagers

Breakfast provides a time for families to bond and talk about their day. It's important to make sure your teenager gets a healthy breakfast. There are a ton of nutritious foods that can be eaten for breakfast including:

- oatmeal with raisins, honey, walnuts & milk

- Greek yogurt with berries & granola

- whole-wheat toast with peanut butter & fruit

- egg whites and veggies omelet

- cereal and skim milk

These foods provide a healthy source of protein and energy to keep your teenager going until lunchtime. With the many options, we have today, we can make sure that our teenagers are getting their daily recommended servings of fruits and vegetables while staying fit and lean.

Whole grains such as whole-wheat bread, oatmeal, and brown rice are great sources of fiber that keep us feeling full throughout the morning. These foods also provide us with additional nutrients such as iron, magnesium, zinc, and B vitamins. Fiber can help lower low-density lipoprotein, or bad cholesterol, which is a risk factor for heart disease.

Healthy breakfast recipes

Breakfast doesn't have to be boring. Here are some healthy recipes that can help kids get pumped for their morning meal:

- oatmeal with honey, cinnamon & apples

Ingredients :

- 1 tbsp honey

- 1 tsp cinnamon

- 1 tsp chopped apples

- ½ cup oatmeal

Method:

Bring water to a boil. Add oatmeal and stir. Simmer for 2 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat, add honey and cinnamon then stir well. Cover and let sit for 3 minutes. Top with chopped apple.

High Energy Smoothie

Ingredients

1 cup plain yogurt

- ½ of a banana

- 1/3 cup frozen raspberries or strawberries

- 2 tbsp honey

- ice cubes (optional)

Method:

Combine all the ingredients into a blender and blend until smooth or desired consistency is reached.

peanut butter pancakes

Ingredients :

- 1 cup whole wheat flour

- 2 tbsp sugar

- 1 tsp baking powder

- ¼ tsp salt

- 2 egg whites, lightly beaten

- 1¼ cups skim milk

- 3 tbsp unsalted smooth peanut butter

Method:

In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. In another bowl, beat egg whites, milk, and peanut butter until smooth. Add the egg mixture to the dry ingredients and stir until well combined. Spray a large nonstick skillet with cooking spray. Place over medium heat until hot. Drop batter by ladlefuls onto the skillet, about 3 tablespoons of batter for each pancake. Cook until bubbles form on the surface and the edges look dry for about 3 minutes. Turn over pancakes and cook until golden brown, about 2 minutes more.

Serve with fruits such as bananas or peaches

fruit smoothie made with yogurt & juice

Ingredients :

- 1/3 cup plain yogurt

- 1/2 cup fresh orange juice

- 1/2 banana, sliced

- 1 tbsp flax oil or wheat germ (optional)

Method

Combine all the ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth. Serve immediately.

- spinach & cheese egg muffins

Ingredients :

- 1 tbsp olive oil

- 2 cups baby spinach, chopped

- ¼ cup finely diced onion

- 4 eggs

- 3 tbsp milk or water

- 2 oz shredded cheddar cheese

Method

Heat the olive oil in a skillet over medium-low heat. Add the spinach and onion, cook, until softened about 5 minutes then remove from heat to cool. Whisk together eggs, milk, and cheese in a mixing bowl.

Stir in the cooled vegetables along with any oil remaining in the pan. Spoon mixture into muffin tins lined with paper liners or greased lightly with cooking spray. Bake at 400 degrees for 20 to 25 minutes or until set.

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