{Everyday} Bagel Faces

Following the healthy breakfast I posted last week I though you might find this fun too. It is a lunch time favourite in our family but is also suitable for a light dinner. The more you can get your children involved with what they are eating the easier you will find it getting them to eat a more varied diet

It is very straight forward - all you need is bagels, cream cheese and a few things out of the fridge. For the ones you see here we used cherry tomatoes, olives, baby carrots, cold chicken and orange capsicum. Bean sprouts make great hair as does shredded lettuce.

Cover the bagel with cream cheese including the hole and then let the kids go to town creating all sorts of fun and interesting faces! Have fun.

{Everyday} Weekend Breakfast Parfait

Banana, Strawberry & Muesli Breakfast Parfait

Here is a quick, easy and healthy treat for the kids on the weekend. You can either make it for them or make it with them.  In our house we call it a breakfast parfait. The one pictured is layered with plain yogurt, muesli, sliced banana (which is drowned by strawberry yogurt in this picture) and strawberry yogurt. The strawberry yogurt is actually frozen strawberries blended with plain yogurt - the kids think they are eating ice cream! You can use whatever you have on hand, any fruit works and any berries blended with yogurt is good or you can buy fruit yogurt ready to go. The one pictured is made from home made muesli (look out for another post on this) but you can use any store bought cereal.

If you have fussy eaters this is a great thing to do with them as the more involved they become with their food the less fussy they will become. Get them to make it themselves and see how they go.