We all know breakfast is an important meal.  Please enjoy these healthy and easy-to-prepare recipes!

 Apple Cinnamon Breakfast Bars

Dry Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 C bran buds cereal
• 1/2 C flax meal
• 1 C quick-cooking oats
• 1 C grated apple
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1/2 C slivered almonds
• 1/4 tsp salt

Wet Ingredients:

• 1 C low-fat milk or rice/soy milk
• 1 large egg
• 1/4 C canola oil
• 1 tsp orange zest (optional)
• 1/4 C brown sugar

1. Preheat oven to 350F.  Lightly coat baking sheet with cooking spray or use parchment paper.
2. In a large bowl combine all the dry ingredients.
3. In a smaller bowl combine all the wet ingredients.
4. Stir the wet mixture into the dry and transfer to baking sheet.  Smooth down to an even layer.  Sprinkle with a little sugar or sea salt and place in the oven.
5. Bake until a toothpick comes out clean- 30 minutes.  Cut into bars.

Green Smoothies

Ingredients(raw):

• 2 C water
• Few leaves of Kale
• 1 Carrot
• 1 ripe D'anjou Pear
• 1 C blueberries
• 3 leaves of Beet greens
• 1 small beet for color
• 1 small Orange or Satsuma

Combine all ingredients in a blender and enjoy!