Category: Eat

Eat

Green Pancakes

Zuby & Beans

Ingredients

  • 1 cup spinach
  • 3/4 cup oats
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 banana
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1 tsp cinnamon

Directions

  1. Place all of the ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth.
  2. Heat oil in a skillet over medium heat and use a laddle to scoop the batter into the pan for each pancake.
  3. Cook until golden on both sides.
  4. Enjoy eating these delicious and healthy pancakes!

Skills

  • Math
  • Measurement
  • Counting
  • Science
  • Language
  • Social skills
  • Vocabulary: mathematical language: more/less, wet/dry, add
  • Connection

*Recipe from Durham Natural Health Centre

Eat

Instant Pot Breakfast Quinoa

Zuby & Beans

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups quinoa (soaked for a couple hours or overnight)
  • 1 (15 ounce) can coconut milk
  • 1 1/2 cups water
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 cup maple syrup
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/4 tsp salt

Toppings

  • Chia seeds
  • Banana
  • Maple syrup
  • Scoop of peanut butter
  • Cream or dairy free milk of your choice

Directions

  1. Soak quinoa (2 hours or overnight). Drain and rinse.
  2. Put quinoa, coconut milk, water, cinnamon, maple syrup, vanilla and salt into instant pot.
  3. Put lid on and turn knob to vent shut. Select “rice” setting. This equates to low pressure for 12 minutes.
  4. Allow the pressure to release naturally (wait 10 minutes) before removing lid.
  5. Put quinoa into bowl and top with maple syrup, cream or milk of your choice, sliced banana and chia seeds.
  6. The remainder of quinoa can be stored in fridge (for a few days) until served.
Eat

Dinosaur Sugar Cookies

Zuby & Beans

Ingredients

  • 2 1/4 cup flour
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup softened butter
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 2 tps vanilla

Directions

  1. Cream butter and sugar in a bowl with a wooden spoon.
  2. Add vanilla and egg yolk and continue to mix.
  3. Add flour to mix and continue to mix. You may want to use your hands to work the dough.
  4. Roll in to small balls and gently flatten on to parchment paper on pan.
  5. Use dinosaur figurines to stamp the imprint onto the cookies. Make sure the figurines have been thoroughly cleaned.
  6. Put in oven at 325° F for 12-15 minutes. Until cookies are a soft golden brown.

Skills

  • Math
  • Measurement
  • Counting
  • Science
  • Language
  • Social skills
  • Vocabulary: mathematical language: more/less, big/small, wet/dry, add
  • Connection