Breakfast Made Simple

Aug 31st, 2011

I have run into my first obstacle of the new school year. Breakfast. Over the summer, breakfast wasn’t an issue because our mornings were long and unstructured. Breakfast was served when they were hungry and they had a solid hour to finish it. Now we have to be out the door at 8:25 and they conveniently do not want to eat until 8:15. So what’s a mom to do? Skipping the most important meal of the day is not an option unless I want my children acting like Linda Blair from the Exorcist at school pick-up. That makes a 5 minute drive home seem more like a 5 hour drive home. Below is what I have stocked up on for quick, easy and healthy breakfasts. No recipes. I’ll save the fancy cooking for the weekend. *Prep time is based on serving 2 toddlers*

Breakfast #1

2 hard boiled or scrambled eggs

Fresh fruit like strawberries, grapes or watermelon

1 piece of toast

Glass of orange juice

Prep Time: 5 minutes (Make sure to hard boil the eggs the night before)

Breakfast #2

Triangle toasts with Almond Butter

Top with sliced bananas, strawberries or apples

2 microwavable links of Applegate Farms sausage

Glass of low-fat milk

Prep Time: 7 minutes

Breakfast #3

Fruit Smoothie

Half a bag of frozen fruit (I use the berry combos)

Stoneyfield Organic Vanilla Yogurt

A splash of apple juice

Add a little ice and blend

You may notice I do not use any real measurements. I wing it on the smoothies. It’s not like I am being reviewed by Bon Appetit.

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Breakfast #4

Fresh Muesli

Plain low-fat yogurt

Organic granola

Fresh blueberries

Prep Time: 3 minutes

When the weather gets less suffocating I will be re-introducing Organic Instant Oatmeal with Flax combined with fresh fruit. Oatmeal is a fantastic breakfast option. Just stay away from all of the ones with added sugar. Hope these ideas help your own hectic mornings!