As students return to school, Katherine Shary, a registered dietitian with Children's Healthcare of Atlanta's Strong-4-Life program, offers six healthy and easy meal ideas to make breakfast and lunch more exciting and nutritious.
"We want our kids to be able to focus, and we want to make sure that their bellies have something in them," Shary said.
Shary recommends making whole-wheat toast more exciting by adding nut or seed butter and sliced fruit like bananas and strawberries. Breakfast burritos with egg, veggies, avocado, and a side of salsa are another option. Egg muffins filled with veggies and a little meat, paired with fruit and a slice of whole-wheat toast, are also suggested.
"You can make multiple multiples of these ahead of time. We can put them in a freezer bag and then we ju