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About a year and a half ago I decided – I made a resolution, even – that I was going to serve a hot breakfast in the mornings. It’s something that my mama always did for us when I was growing up, and there’s something about sitting down to a table where there’s bacon and toast and cheese grits (we’re in Alabama, remember) that just feels like home. It’s comforting. I even think that it forces you to slow down and really enjoy what you’re eating, because eating that particular line-up of breakfast food in the car really isn’t an option.
Perhaps this is why you don’t usually see “cheese grits” on the drive-thru menus of your various and sundry fast food chains.
For the most part I’ve been successful with fixing a hot breakfast. It means that I wake up about 15 or 20 minutes earlier in the mornings than I would otherwise, but it also means that we make time to sit around the table before we start our day. That alone makes the earlier wake-up time worth it.
But some days – and I’m betting you’ve had these kind of “some days,” too – we just can’t get our act together. Maybe we oversleep. Maybe a certain mama forgot to transfer the previous night’s laundry to the dryer and finds herself running all over the house trying to round up some clean clothes. Maybe the sight of the full dishwasher discourages that same certain mama from pulling out even more pots and pans from the cabinet. Or maybe we’re just craving something easy.
Regardless, when I need a simple, no-hassle breakfast, there’s no question that cereal is our go-to choice. Sometimes, especially when I’ve been on a hot breakfast streak for a couple of weeks, I put cereal in our bowls, stare at it, and think, “Well, that took four seconds.” And because it’s not something that we eat every single day, the unexpected cereal option is always greeted with great enthusiasm in our house. Especially if these two cereals happen to be in the rotation:
Seriously. What is it with the Froot Loops and the Frosted Flakes? I don’t think I’ve ever known a child who didn’t love both of these cereals deeply and completely and who wasn’t completely enthralled by the toys on the back of the boxes. Whatever the reason, I am all about it. Because if we’re in a hurry, those big boxes of cereal make feeding my people a whole lot easier, especially when I’m trying to find a missing shoe and fill out a form for PTO and pack something for snack time and get everybody out the door.
So what about you? What are your favorite quick and easy breakfast options? Leave a comment with your answer, and you’ll be entered to win a $100 Visa gift card (and come back next week to enter again – because these giveaways will continue for the next 8 weeks).
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I grab a protein bar!
kmassman gmail
Daughter always has a smoothie with fruit, veggies, soy protein and p.b. that I make on Sunday and put in five different cups; that way she can just grab one each morning. Me I do an apple so much faster haha
I like to stock up on yogurt at work so i don’t have to remember it in the morning!
I always keep frozen waffles around and pop tarts for a quick breakfast
tbarrettno1 at gmail dot com
frozen waffles and smoothies.
A bowl of cereal is our quick breakfast of choice.
I’m all about the granola bars on rushed mornings! :)
Poptart, banana, or granola bar. Sometimes I freeze the leftover pancakes from the weekend. Then I can just pop it in the microwave or toaster and I’m good to go!
A quick granola or protein bar!
I grab a breakfast bar, fruit or a frozen waffle with peanut butter.
When I’m in a big hurry, I grab a granola bar.
Carnation Instant breakfast….just like when I was a kid!
I’ll toast a strawberry or blueberry waffle and eat it without syrup…just right out of my hand. ;)
missyolivo@hotmail.com
I grab a banana or a bunch of grapes on my way out the door!
1 cup of Frosted Flakes in a glass with no milk. Oh and a Diet Coke. Every single morning. Don’t judge.
We are a cereal lovin’ family, so we always have 5-6 varieties on hand! :)
Cereal and fruit. Love me some Product 19 with fresh blueberries. I used to love Fruit Loops and Corn Pops but some wiseguy decided to add “fiber” to them rendering them NASTY. People, we do not eat Fruit Loops to catch up on our fiber count!!
I make a big batch of muffins every week and freeze them. 1 minute in the microwave each morning, and I have a piping hot homemade treat. Quick and delicious!
I am a cold cereal girl but if we’re out of it or the milk is bad, I go to toast with PB & Jelly.
I like toasting whole wheat bagels topped with cheese.
Special K Granola cereal
Out favorite quick grab-and-go breakfast is a frozen waffle (lightly toasted, of course!) or Greek vanilla yogurt. Thanks for the contest.
We mostly have cereal everyday but if we are in a hurry then sometimes, I just make them grab a banana or something like it!!
Toasted whole wheat English muffin with an egg cooked for one minute in the microwave. Healthier and cheaper faux egg mcmuffin. This was my morning staple as a working mom back in the day.
Egg in a Basket, or yogurt with granola. Oatmeal in the winter, or cold cereal in the summer are also good quick options!
If I’m really in a hurry, I grab a Special K breakfast bar – tasty and quick!
Chocolate Chip granola bars, bagels with cream cheese, or Pillsbury cinnamon rolls!
My special go to breakfast is a Diet Dr. Pepper and a Special K bar.
We love yogurt smoothies, P90X bars, fresh fruit, and Shakeology!
I love getting croissants (by the 6 pack) and slapping a little ham and sliced cheese inside. I make them up the night before, so that morning, all I have to do is unwrap and nuke them for about 15/20 seconds…a nice, warm breakfast. My kids really dig this.
You could also scramble up an egg and slide it in there too…but I usually don’t take the time
My current favorites are cinnamon oatmeal or whole grain waffles topped with pwanut butter. Yum!
Nutrigrain bars are a staple in our house in the mornings.
Cereal–Kellogg’s, of course!–or an english muffin. Mmmm.
Yogurt with frozen raspberries!
granola bars
Yogurt with granola. Yum
Smoothies!
My kids eat cereal almost every day. Somedays it’s eggos, some days it’s instant oatmeal. But mostly cereal.
Your ‘some days’ are my every days ;)
For our quick breakfasts we do frozen waffles, granola bars, string cheese, or yogurt. The kids mostly eat cereal…and sometimes we even have that for dinner too.
Bagels with mixed berry cream cheese . . . yummo!
I love my oatmeal with blueberries on top. If I’m going with cold cereal I do think Frosted Flakes are the best flakes out there. My babies used to call it “Tiger cereal.” :)
Every morning is a fast breakfast. We prefer cereal, granola bars, etc.
We have toddlers, so kids yogurt (Dora or Diego) and either Raisin Bran or a cereal bar.
I love bagelfuls. They are so easy. I love any type of cereal but I don’t like milk….usually have cereal as a snack.,”kk,o
When I am in a hurry I grab a Nutri grain Bar and Coffee to go!
gmissycat@yahoo.com
Yogurt for me!
I love Reeses Puffs. LOVE.
I am and always have been a cereal girl. For breakfast, for dinner, for a snack–any time!!
Muffin from the freezer and a hard boiled egg! Sometimes a banana as well. All perfectly portioned and portable!
Yogurt and fruit or cereal.
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