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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.
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hot oatmeal, cream of wheat, or vanilla yogurt with cereal on top
Cheerios or Rice Krispies for the kids and All-Bran for me. Or sometimes we like Hot Pockets – the pizza kind.
Cereal and banana (or apple if that’s all I have).
I zap a breakfast sandwich
bepoia(at)hotmail(dot)com
cereal when I’m in a hurry – so easy and quick :)
We love cereal — Frosted Mini-Wheats!!
Always a yogurt on the go!
If I don’t even have time to sit down to eat I’ll make my coffee to go and eat string cheese and maybe an apple.
Eggo waffles with peanut butter…it gets all gooey and melty in the little squares!
Cereal. Yum.
breakfast bars, cereal, or muffins
Frozen waffles or pancakes always do for us in a pinch!
I make a batch of muffins and granola bars every weekend to have in the mornings as well as having hard boiled eggs in the frig along with some yogurt and fruit. And just to keep it real, we do have our Cheerios and PB Capt Crunch!!
Frozen waffles, cinnamon/sugar toast, cocoa pebbles cereal, microwave oatmeal, or yogurt is our quick breakfast of choice around here.
I usually grab a protein bar or put cereal in a cup and eat it on the way to work.
I grab a granola bar
I make what we call egg o’ muffin sandwiches and bag them for the freezer on the weekend. Then my 15 yo who is always running late can grab and heat.
Muffins, banana, waffles as I’m running out the door and cereal if I have more time
When I’m in a rush, I grab a yogurt that I can eat at my desk in the morning, and I always have a can of cashews or almonds in my drawer.
i make a week’s worth of pancakes and heat them up in the morning for my daughter. ;) My husband and I are all about the cereal, but she’s just not that into it most of the time (although when she is, Froot Loops tops the list)
My quick and easy breakfast options are either a healthy protein shake or cold cereal. Both fast and satisfying.
A banana or a cereal bar is out quick breakfast option.
We love cereal bars and big bowls of cereal (sometimes served in big red Solo cups in the car on the go)
I quickly toast an english muffin or microwave some pancakes that I have in the freezer.
A bowl of cereal and a yougart hits the spot in the morning.
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My quick and easy breakfast options include cereal and muffins and pancakes that I make ahead of time and freeze.
Quick and easy? FiberOne breakfast pastry…. basically a better PopTart… :-)
My go to breakfast is cereal bar, breakfast shake, or fruit smoothie. Thanks!
leahforlove(at)aol(dot)com
We eat Cheerios almost every single day, but sometimes for a treat we have Cinnamon Toast Crunch. Or a Kashi bar if we are running out the door.
bagel and cream cheese, or yogurt.
My children often do the cold breakfast cereal. (none of us are real “morning” people…the simpler, the better)
toast, yogurt, fruit, or a bowl of cereal.
Grabbing a special K bar is the easiest thing for me when I’m in a hurry.
We love cold cereal, and eat it most mornings. We tend towards muesli-type options and love fresh fruit or yogurt on it, but we like a wide variety.
I usually eat either Pop Tarts or a pack of crackers but I also try to keep yogurt at work for a backup. I do love the cereal though…but usually as a snack and not as a meal!
I like to grab a Clif bar for breakfast.
We are a cereal family! Oh, and can’t forget the Pop Tarts too.
I love breakfast, I would eat it for every meal if I could! If I have the time, I love to make french toast or crepes, but most mornings I just have cereal and a piece of toast.
Granola bars are usually my running late breakfast for myself. Though I have also been known to pack cereal and milk for when I get to work instead!
We love us some Frosted Flakes in this house! Fruit Loops, too, but right now, it’s the Frosted Flakes that are in the rotation.
I grab granola bars when I’m in a hurry.
Since things are crazy at our house in the morning, we quite often just have a granola bar or a Pop Tart and a banana!
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We ARE Always running late…3 kids going out the door in 15 minute increments. So, I put out the breakfast supplies the night before school…cereal, poptars, sometimes granola bars..and fruit. They can get their own when they finaLLY roll out of bed. One of my kids faves it a waffle spread with peanut butter, folded and on their way. (sometimes they put cut fruit in too , like I use on my rice cakes and peanut- butter-Loaded with-fruit breakfast on the fly.
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Toast with either peanut butter or butter, cinnamon, and sugar.
Cereal bars, cold Pop Tarts, a banana, donuts, squeeze yogurt or even oatmeal raisin cookies when we’re short on time and don’t even have time for cold cereal.
We love pop tarts and bananas on the go! Thanks
I like granola bars, bagels with cream cheese or fruit.
Smoothies are yummy and quick to make. :-)
For me, if I have to eat-on-the-run, I prefer to grab a Nutri-grain bar. They’re easy to eat, and taste good, too!
English Muffins with a little laughing cow cheese spread on the top – Yummy and 150 calories!
I would love to rhapsodize about a healthy, hot, cooked-from-scratch breakfast – but hey my last name is Kellogg – so guess what! Many mornings there are muffins, banana bread or something else I’ve spent time on, but the favorite is anything Kellogg’s. (straight out of the box for me!)
Bananas and yogurt are our go to breakfast food when we are rushed!
Toast is a good one. Fast, easy, and you can take it on the run!
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When I am in a hurry for Breakfast I eat a cup of Vanilla Yogurt and or a Banana.
janetfaye (at) gmail (dot) com
A granola bar or power bar and a banana in the car while I’m dropping off the kids at school and heading to work!
blondemomblog @yahoo.com
I grab a couple of crackers and a piece of fruit :)
I like a donut or sweet roll – which is okay because I’m trying to GAIN weight :)
if we are running late i give my son a granola bar as we head out the door
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I pack up 2 homemade muffins and my daughter eats them in her first period class – whether we’re late or not
We put cereal into a zipply bag and eat in the car when we are in a rush.
I grab a cereal bar and a thermos of milk.
pauleyd68 (at) yahoo (dot) com
A wonderful strawberry and chocolate smoothie is great!
jozie1420@yahoo.com
Frozen waffles, quick and easy!!!
Nothing says class like Frosted Mini Wheats in a baggie.
Toast and orange juice is always a quick fix around here!
Granolabar and a banana
Fruit and toast is always great.
Yogurt smoothie is the way to go for me! Add a hard boiled egg for hungry mornings :)
I grab a english muffin with peanut butter on it.
fruit and granola!
When in a hurry, we grab a granola bar or a cereal bar and a gogurt!
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I make a double batch of waffles every now and then and stash the extras in the freezer. Makes breakfast fast and frugal!
Yogurt is my favorite quickie breakfast to go option, and a banana is also often my pick!
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fresh fruit or some handfuls of cereal out of the box
Oatmeal, cereal or greek yogurt with granola & honey. I could eat any one of those every day!