Quick and Easy Breakfast Treats – Breakfast Wraps, Healthy Smoothies, and Hot Orange Tea

You don’t need a lot of time to prepare a good breakfast. Breakfast doesn’t have to be sugary cereal to be quick. We offer recipes for Breakfast Wraps, Tasty Healthy Smoothies, and Hot Orange Tea. In the wraps, you have sausage, egg, and fresh fruit. And they are ready in minutes. And a cup of hot orange tea is always refreshing.

BREAKFAST WRAPS

3/4 lb sausage, crumbled
4 green onions, sliced
2 apricots or peaches, pitted and sliced
4 eggs, beaten
4 burrito-size flour tortillas

In a greased medium skillet over medium-high heat, cook sausage until browned, stirring to break up. Drain meat and wipe skillet of excess fat. Return meat to skillet; add onions and fruit. Cook another minute and remove from the skillet. Again, wipe skillet with paper toweling. Spray skillet with nonstick cooking spray and add the eggs. Cook eggs, stirring constantly until thoroughly cooked. This will take a couple of minutes. Heat tortillas by wrapping in paper towels and heating for a few seconds in microwave. Divide the egg mixture and sausage mixture evenly between the four tortillas. Roll tortillas to wrap around sausage and eggs. For the smoothies, you toss the ingredients into the blender, blend, and enjoy. And they are perfect for an on-the-go fruit, juice, and milk treat.

TASTY HEALTHY SMOOTHIES

These smoothies are great for a quick breakfast or anytime you want a milkshake but realize you should do something healthier.

1 cup fat-free milk
1/4 cup orange juice
2 tbsp vanilla yogurt
1 tbsp honey
1 small banana, sliced and frozen
2/3 cup frozen blueberries
1/2 cup chopped peeled mango, frozen
1/4 cup frozen unsweetened peach slices

In a blender container, combine all the ingredients, cover and process until smooth. Pour into chilled glasses and serve immediately.

Yield: 4 servings of 3/4 cup each = 107 calories, 24 g carbs, 3 g protein OR 2 servings of 1 1/2 cups each = 214 calories, 48 g carbs, 6 g protein

HOT ORANGE TEA

1 tea bag
hot water
1 tsp orange juice
1 tsp honey
fresh orange slices, optional

Place tea bag into a mug or cup and pour boiling water into the cup. Allow tea to steep for 3 to 5 minutes. Remove the tea bag, pressing out the liquid. Stir the orange juice and honey into the tea. Garnish with an orange slice, if desired.

Enjoy!