Lisa Brown (a.k.a. Losing It Momma) is a regular contributor on Great Lakes Bay Moms.
Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. We have heard this over and over again, yet almost half of our population skip this meal. Why? Most are too busy to sit down and have a meal first thing in the morning. We are running around getting the kids ready for school or ourselves ready for the day. If you are like me, you are still trying to wake up and should not be near a room with sharp objects and fire.
I do, however, have breakfast every morning, even in my tired state. I enjoy having a quick meal that I don’t have to think about to prepare straight out of my freezer. I could spend lots of money on food from the frozen food aisle but I choose to set aside a few hours every so often and make my own. I enjoy knowing what is in my food and where it came from.
Many baked goods can be frozen. Muffins, scones, fruit breads, and waffles are all in my freezer. I like to bake them fully and just freeze flat on a baking tray. This is called flash freezing. Once they are semi-frozen, about an hour or so, I take them off the tray and place them in a freezer safe bag. This method will prevent the items from sticking together so I can pull out 1 or 5 items at a time. Partner these up with some scrambled eggs and a side of fruit and you have a meal that will keep you going all morning long, in about 1 minute.
Smoothies and breakfast burritos are a huge hit for our family as well. I can blend up some fruit, yogurt and add a scoop of protein powder in a matter of minutes and walk out the door. As an added bonus, we put 3 cups of fresh spinach and the kids will be having their veggies without any complaints. We call it the Green Monster and my 3 toddlers are more than happy to drink it up. A breakfast burrito takes 3 minutes in the microwave and you can carry it with you as you get those kids to the school bus.
If time is the reason you are skipping breakfast, please spend an hour or so every few weeks and make some things for the mornings that are so hectic. You will be calmer and your kids will be able to focus on school and play.
Looking for ideas? Here are some of our family favorites:
Apple Snack Cake
Baked Oatmeal
Coffee Smoothie
Cranberry Orange Scones
Fruity Breakfast Burritos
Carrot Apple Nut Muffins
Breakfast Burrito
Green Monster
Clone of Cinnabon Cinnamon Rolls (these are a Christmas morning tradition)