Quick & Healthy Recipes For Busy Parents

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Parenting is a full-time job, no doubt about it. You’re busy at work, taking care of the kids, being a role model, cleaning the house, ordering online, moving material on a mobile storage perth, stressed about an upcoming project, and most likely dreading the bills that might be piling up. 

Breakfast

Oatmeal & Berries

Ingredients:

• ½ cup oatmeal
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• ½ cup blueberries
• ½ cup blackberries
• ½ cup raspberries
• 1 tablespoon peanut butter 
• 1 cup water

Prepare: In a microwave-safe bowl, pour water and oats. Microwave it for 1 ½ to 2 minutes. Once that is done, add the toppings and mix well. You’ll enjoy a healthy breakfast prepared in under five minutes. 

Banana & Spinach Smoothie

Ingredients:

• Handful spinach
• 1 tablespoon chia seeds
• 1 medium banana (sliced)
• Ice cubes
• 1 cup plant-based milk (soy, almond, cashew, oat, etc.)
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon

Prepare: Add all of the ingredients to a blender and blend until smooth. Serve in a glass and change up the recipe according to your dietary preferences. 

Lunch

Protein-Rich Burrito

Ingredients:

• ½ cup brown or white rice
• ½ cup pinto or black beans
• Handful lettuce (chopped)
• ½ cup onions (chopped)
• ½ cup tomato (chopped)
• 2 wheat tortillas

Prepare: Follow a rice cooker’s instructions to prepare the rice of your choice. While that is cooking, 

Quinoa Bowl

Ingredients:

• ½ avocado
• Tomato slices
• Romaine lettuce
• Olives
• 1 cup quinoa
• ½ red pepper (sliced)
• ¼ cup nuts
• Corn
• Handful kale
• 1 cup broccoli 

Prepare: Toast the quinoa, add water, and heat for fifteen minutes. Let it sit for five minutes and start making your salad. In a bowl, add all of the other ingredients and if you’d like, pour Italian dressing or another dressing of your choice. 

Dinner

Potato & Kale Soup

Ingredients:

• 3 cups Kale (chopped)
• 3 potatoes (cut into small pieces)
• 1 cup mushrooms (chopped)
• 1 cup onion (chopped)
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano leaves
• 4 cups vegetable stock
• 1 basil leaf
• Sea salt
• Ground pepper

Prepare: Add the potatoes, oregano, mushrooms, and onion to a saucepan on medium heat. Cook for ten minutes and add bay leaf and vegetable stock. Bring to boiling a and remove the bail leaf, add the kale. Lastly, wait until potatoes are tender; season with salt and black pepper. Serve in a bowl and enjoy. 

Veggie Noodles 

Ingredients:

• 9 oz. rice noodles (cooked)
• 3 tablespoons soy sauce
• 1 cup snap pea
• 5 cloves garlic (minced)
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 4 spring onions (divided)

Prepare: Cook three onions and garlic at medium heat for two to three minutes. Add the peas and then include the soy sauce and brown sugar. Stir and mix in the noodles for a couple of minutes. You could season with salt and black pepper after adding the remaining onion, sliced.