We love to eat instant oatmeal in the morning. It’s fast, easy, pretty healthy and most importantly, the kids enjoy it and will actually eat it on a regular basis. As a mom, I’m of course concerned about my kids health, and am wondering if they are getting enough calcium to grow healthy bones.

Since my kids don’t drink a lot of milk, I started making their oatmeal in the morning with milk instead of water. It goes just as fast, makes the oatmeal taste even better and they get an extra bit of calcium with that all important first meal in the morning.

I also tend to make a lot of pudding and smoothies or milk shakes for the same reason - to get extra milk and thus calcium in their diet.  Works like a charm.