Start the Day
Get the school year off to a great start by making a good breakfast your recipe for success! A breakfast including whole grains is an especially great idea. Studies show a child who eats breakfast is more likely to have higher test scores, have a healthier body weight and even get along better with others. Many schools are vigorously promoting breakfast to help kids succeed in school.

These are the 3 R’s for a healthy back-to school breakfast and kid-approved one-minute breakfast ideas for hectic morning schedules.

Rev up metabolism and grades
Eating breakfast actually gets the body’s metabolism going, signaling to the body to “wake up”. Energy supplied to the brain helps with memory and problem-solving skills. Kids who eat breakfast actually do better on tests!

Reach for whole grains and protein
Smart breakfast choices should include two or three food groups. Protein and fiber are important to include with your first meal of the day to keep your child full and help him/her grow. Look for whole grains, additional fiber and added protein in new convenient breakfast foods in your Hy-Vee.

Ready in one minute
No time for breakfast? Try a breakfast parfait or breakfast-in-a-bag. Stock up on whole grain grab-and-go foods and other quick and easy breakfast ideas that take less than one minute to prepare. Just for fun, have a “breakfast race.” Show the kids how fast it is to get breakfast by timing them as they pull together one of the tasty and nutritious breakfasts below!


Breakfast Muesli
Serves 5 Source: Hy-Vee Test Kitchen
All you need:
1 c. uncooked Hy-Vee quick oats
1 container (6 oz.) fat-free vanilla yogurt
1 c. skim milk
1/2 c. Hy-Vee sliced almonds
1/4 c. Hy-Vee honey
1/4 c. whole ground flaxseed meal
1/2 c. Hy-Vee dried cherries
1 c. fresh sliced fruit or berries (such as peaches, blueberries, strawberries)

All you do:
1. Combine quick oats, yogurt, milk, almonds, honey, flaxseed meal and cherries in a bowl. Stir well.
2. Refrigerate 2 hours or overnight.
3. Serve topped with fresh fruit.
4. Store remaining cereal in the refrigerator.

Nutrition information per serving:
Calories: 310, Carbohydrate: 51 g, Cholesterol: 0 mg, Dietary Fiber: 7 g, Fat: 8 g, Protein: 10 g, Sodium: 60 mg, Sugar: 31 g

Breakfast Apple Crisp
1 serving Source: Lori Willett
You can make this in a flash for a quick breakfast or snack at work, or an after school treat!
You will be the envy of the office with this fragrant and healthy treat!

All you need:
1 apple
½ cup or handful of granola
Dried fruit/nuts of choice

All you do:
1. Cut apple into quarters and slice out core. Slice each quarter into 4 more slices and place in dish.
2. Top with a handful of granola and any additional dried fruit, nuts, flax seed or other toppings. Cover lightly with a paper towel and microwave for 2 minutes at 100% power or until apples are tender.

One-Minute Breakfast Ideas
• Fiber Plus bar, Go-gurt or other drinkable yogurt.
• Wrap string cheese with slice of DiLusso deli ham; wrap buttered whole grain bread around meat and cheese, 100% grape juice.
• Spread peanut butter on toasted multigrain waffles, chocolate milk.
• Whole wheat mini bagel with cheese slice, orange juice.
• Baker’s breakfast cookie, single-serve milk chug.
• Breakfast Trail Mix: walnut pieces, dried cherries or cranberries, Kashi Heart to Heart cereal, and chocolate Chex. Mix and pre-portion ahead of time in snack-size bags.
• Breakfast parfait: layer strawberry yogurt, granola and sliced banana and mandarin oranges.
• Handful of whole grain crackers, slice of cheese, crispy apple wedges
• Dip frosted mini wheats into fruit yogurt