Wellness for the Family: Breakfast

Breakfast is the fuel for the first part of your day, and it’s not always healthy with the chaos of getting your family up and ready.

Registered Dietitian Grace Derocha, with , has a few ways to warm and fill those bellies up even in a rush.

Caprese Slow Cooker Breakfast Casserole

Ingredients

• 1 bag frozen hash brown potatoes 32 oz.
• ½ – 1 lb. turkey deli meat, chopped or diced (or pre-cooked meat of choice) – you can also eliminate
• 3-6 Tbsp basil, diced
• 8 oz. shredded mozarella cheese
• 1 tomato de-seeded and diced
• 10 ounces of spinach, de-stemmed and chopped
• 12 eggs
• 1 cup low-fat milk or milk substitute of choice
• Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

1. Add half bag of hash browns to bottom of slow cooker.
2. Layer the following ingredients on top of the hash browns; half your turkey, onions, green and red peppers and half your cheese.
3. Continue layering with the remaining hash browns, turkey, onions, green and red peppers. And add the remaining cheese.
4. In a medium sized bowl beat eggs and milk together. Then, pour egg mixture over your casserole.
5. Add salt and pepper on top.
6. Cook on Low for 4 hours or warm for 8 hours. Serve hot. Enjoy!

Slow Cooker Pear and Pecan Quinoa Oatmeal

Ingredients

• 1½ cups steel cut oats
• ½ cup uncooked quinoa, rinsed
• 3 pears of choice, cored and diced
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1 tsp of ground ginger
• ½ cup pure maple syrup or honey
• 1 cup pecans, roughly chopped (optional to toast them before putting in slow cooker)
• 3 cups water
• 3 cups of coconut water
• 2 cups unsweetened coconut milk or milk of choice
• extra pear slices, granola and/or pecans for garnish (optional)

Instructions

1. Spray a 6-qt. slow cooker with cooking spray or use a slow cooker liner.
2. Add in all the ingredients (except optional ingredients for garnish) and stir until combined.
3. Place the lid on tightly and set the slow cooker to cook for 5 hours on low and then let it sit for another hour or so on warm.
4. Give the oatmeal a couple stirs, garnish and serve hot. Enjoy!

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