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The INDEPENDENT, August 21, 2008
Start the day with breakfast to help your children learn better
From page 10
need to fuel children’s morn-
ings with a fast, nutritious
breakfast.
“Ample research has shown
that kids who start the day with
a good breakfast perform better
in school,” says Marcia Green-
blum, M.S., R.D., director of ed-
ucational outreach for the Egg
Nutrition Center. “And several
recent studies have even found
a link between skipping break-
fast and overweight or obesity
in adolescents. So the impor-
tance of a good breakfast can’t
be overstated.”
Here are four ideas for mini-
mizing the stress of back-to-
school breakfast-time, while
ensuring kids get a healthful
start to the day:
1. Prepare the night before.
Encourage kids to pack their
book bags and select the next
day’s wardrobe. Parents can
pre-pack lunches to save time
in the morning. Fill your vehi-
cle’s gas tank in the evening,
and if mornings are really crazy
in your household you can
shower the night before so
there’s one less person in the
bathroom during peak traffic
time.
2. Take five minutes online in
the morning to check the
weather and traffic in your area.
That way you’ll be able to ad-
just attire and travel routes ac-
cording to current conditions,
rather than have to run back
into the house for an umbrella
or sit in traffic at a road con-
struction site.
3. Turn off the TV. In many
American households, the tele-
vision goes on as soon as the
family is up. But the morning
news can actually distract par-
ents from the morning sched-
ule, and kids who get wrapped
up in a cartoon or video will be
reluctant to leave the house.
Plus, during breakfast is a great
time to talk about the coming
day with your kids, and the TV
will be an unwelcome intruder
on that quality time.
4. Choose breakfast foods
like eggs, yogurt or peanut but-
ter that pack the most fuel-effi-
cient nutrients, like protein, in
easy-to-prepare, easy-to-trans-
port form. “The high-quality
protein found in eggs helps kids
feel full longer and stay ener-
gized, which is what on-the-go
youngsters need,” Greenblum
says. “Eggs are all-natural, and
they provide the highest quality
protein found in any food be-
cause they contain all the es-
sential amino acids our bodies
need in a near-perfect pattern.”
Since you won’t always be
able to keep on schedule and
have a sit-down breakfast,
have a few easy-to-carry hand-
held options in your breakfast
repertoire. Scrambled eggs are
a great option for a quick-to-fix,
on-the-go breakfast. With
scrambled eggs, you can serve
one dish half a dozen ways –
wrapped in whole wheat tor-
tillas, stuffed into a pita pocket
or sandwiched between two
waffles. Your family may come
up with their own scrambled
egg favorite! Be sure to include
some fruit and a drink and you
have a complete breakfast-on-
the-go.
Scrambled Eggs
Makes: One to two servings
Ingredients:
2 eggs
2 tbls skim or low-fat milk
salt and pepper, to taste
1 tsp butter or cooking oil or
cooking spray
Directions:
In small bowl, beat together
eggs and milk with salt and
pepper, if desired, until blend-
ed. In 7-to 8-inch omelet pan or
skillet over medium heat, heat
butter or oil until just hot
enough to sizzle a drop of wa-
ter. Pour in egg mixture.
As mixture begins to set,
gently draw an inverted pan-
cake turner completely across
bottom and sides of pan, form-
ing large, soft curds. Continue
cooking until eggs are thick-
ened and no visible liquid egg
remains. Do not stir constantly.
For more recipes or break-
fast information visit www.incre
dibleegg.org.
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Motorcycle show
results given
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From page 9
Vernonia, with 2nd to Brian
Reding of Hillsboro, and 3rd to
Loren StelzenMuller of St. He-
lens.
Ken and Ginger Jones of
Winston came the farthest, 244
miles, and said this was their
first Jamboree since 1965.