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How to get protein into breakfast

In this cookery demonstration, Dr Rachel Smith shows how to incorporate protein into a tasty granola and french toast.

Are you wondering how you can incorporate protein into the kind of breakfast the person you care for enjoys? Watch Dr Rachel Smith demonstrate how to increase the protein in two popular breakfast dishes: granola and french toast.

Why not try creating these dishes for yourself so you can see how they taste. Post photos of what you make on this picture wall. (This link will take you to Padlet, a third party site. You don’t need to register in order to post your picture. For more information, try Padlet Help.)


What does the person you care for like for breakfast? Tell us about it in the Discussion area along with any ideas you have to increase the protein content of the meal. Take a moment to look through what other learners have posted. You might gain some ideas. Reply to posts where you have some ideas to contribute. Together, you can build up a wide range of ideas for protein-rich breakfasts that will suit everyone’s tastes.

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