Morning Smoothie

1 cup of fresh or frozen fruits - banana, strawberries, mango, pineapples, blueberries, melon, and or apple

1 cup of low fat milk or orange juice or ½ cup low fat yogurt + ½ cup low fat milk

1 tbs. honey

Optional – 1 tablespoon of finely grinned flaxseed

Place all ingredients in a blender and puree until smooth

Blueberry-Orange Pancakes – Adapted from Parents Magazine

Ingredients

l cup all-purpose flour

½ cup whole wheat flour

½ cup sugar

3 tsp. baking powder

¼ tsp. salt

1/3 cup skim milk

1 container plain low-fat yogurt

½ cup orange juice

2 eggs

1 tbs. canola oil

1tbs. vanilla extract

1 cup fresh or thawed blueberries

Directions

1.  Combine the flours, sugar, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl and stir to mix well. Combine the milk, yogurt, orange juice, egg, oil, and vanilla in a medium bowl and whisk until smooth. Add the yogurt mixture to the flour mixture and stir until a smooth batter forms

2. Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Spoon batter by 1/4 cup measures onto griddle, spreading to a diameter of 4 inches. Sprinkle about 1 tablespoon of the blueberries (5 or 6 blueberries) onto each pancake. Cook until bubbles appear on surface, about 2 minutes. Turn and cook until underside is lightly browned, about 1 to 2 minutes longer.

3. Optional – make a sandwich from 2 pancakes and peanut butter.

Tiny Pizzas

 Ingredients:

1 standard-sized bagel, cut in half

tomato sauce

shredded mozzarella cheese

toppings like diced green pepper, chopped onion, or chopped tomato (whatever you like)

seasonings like oregano, basil, and pepper

Directions:

Prep time: about 15 minutes

1. Set the oven to low heat, approximately 350°F.

2. Spread tomato sauce on each bagel half.

3. Sprinkle the shredded cheese all over the tomato sauce on each half.

4. Add your favorite toppings.

5. Put a light sprinkling of seasonings on each half.

6. Put your bagel halves on the baking sheet.

7. Bake in the oven on low heat for about 5 to 8 minutes. You'll know they're done when the cheese is bubbly.

8. Let cool for a minute and enjoy!

Serves: 1

Serving size: 2 tiny pizzas

Recipe found at:  http://kidshealth.org