Sharing a roundup of some of my favorite quick breakfast options for kids on busy school mornings. Please do share your favorites in the comments section below!
Hello Hello! how are you? I hope you have a nice morning! I’ll go to the chiropractor (bless him) and then spend the rest of the day working on some jobs for the new year. How the heck is december this week?!
For today’s post, I wanted to talk about breakfast ideas on busy weekdays! We definitely got into a rut with school morning breakfasts. I spent a whole week making them the same thing, and after whipping up several cold egg burritos, I knew I needed to up my game a bit.
Whenever I feel like I’m in a rut with anything to do with food, I take some time to sit and brainstorm. For example, if I feel obsessed with vegetables and don’t feel like cooking anything, I quickly make a list of all the vegetables we love. It’s an easy way to remember old favorites and switch up your routine a bit! A brainstorming session can work with anything: proteins (list all the proteins you like, and you’ll remember some favorites), vegetables, snack ideas, dinner recipes, and so on. New inspiration!
This post is a brainstorming session for me at the moment, and I thought I’d make a list of all the quick weekday breakfasts that kids love. Feel free to install this when you are looking for new ideas! Please share your suggestions in the comments section below so this can be a great resource for everyone!
School breakfast for children
Apple pie, walnuts, oatmeal and a hard-boiled egg
Oatmeal and Pumpkin Bread with Breakfast Sausage (frozen and heated)
– Oatmeal baked with vegan peach
Avocado Toast: Sourdough with smashed avocado, lemon, everything but bagel seasoning, and a sliced poached egg on top.
Breakfast smoothie: 1 cup almond milk, Greek yogurt, 1 banana, frozen blueberries, peanut butter, spinach, ice, cinnamon (sometimes I add chia seeds or MCT oil to this too)
– * Their favorite pancakes in the world. I make huge batches of these over the weekend and freeze them. I just warm them up, cut them into bites, put them in a coffee mug to take in the car, and drizzle with maple syrup.
– Egg burrito: Mix two eggs in a little butter and salt and add to two tortillas before we roll up. They take these things too
– Go Macro Bar and a hard-boiled egg (that’s when we need something super quick and it does the trick!)
Chia pudding: 1/4 cup chia seeds in a mason jar, add about 1 cup almond milk, a little maple syrup, cinnamon, vanilla, and a pinch of salt. * Put in the fridge overnight to set. In the morning, I eat sliced berries and take them to go.
– *Breakfast Cake: The classic never dies. Instead of protein powder for kids, I am using one scoop of DNS.
– * Nana egg casserole. This freezes beautifully and will last a few days in the fridge. Give this to the girls with a tortilla or a piece of toast.
– *French toast. This is another one of my girls’ favourites. I do this over the weekend and freeze. I just warm them up, cut them into bites, put them in a coffee mug to take in the car, and drizzle with maple syrup. They also love the brioche French toast from Trader Joe’s.
– a hard-boiled egg (topped with EBTB seasoning and Sriracha), a piece of sourdough (warmed up from the freezer), and some fruit (all we have: usually berries and banana slices)
Overnight oats: In a bowl add about 1/3 cup of oatmeal and about a cup of almond milk. I add cinnamon, vanilla, a pinch of salt and berries. I will sometimes add chia seeds as well. In the morning, I put honey on top and serve it with a hard-boiled egg or breakfast sausage.
Yogurt parfait: Layer Greek yogurt with granola and fruit in a mason jar and keep covered in the fridge overnight. The next morning, take it and go!
Breakfast sandwich: I drizzle a bowl with avocado oil and crack an egg into the bowl. Microwave for 1 minute until set and top with a slice of cheddar cheese (until the hot egg melts the cheese). I sandwich the eggs between two pieces of bread with a little Primal Kitchen Ranch. Very fast and easy.
Acai bowl: I use Trader Joe’s frozen acai bowls with almond milk and honey in my Vitamix. I put it in a bowl, top it with granola, sliced fruit, and a drizzle of honey
* Egg and fruit muffins
Chocolate chip pumpkin muffins (or Super hero pancakes) with breakfast sausage or a boiled egg
– Peanut Butter Toast: I spread a piece of toast with peanut butter, banana slices, cinnamon and drizzled with honey
– Banana Peanut Butter Oatmeal: I use Trader Joe’s oatmeal packets (the ones with chia and amaranth), add hot water, and put my clothes on while they set. I top it with sliced banana, a little maple syrup, and a scoop of peanut butter. They love it!
* Homemade sous vide egg pieces.
* = Prepared at least 1 day in advance and waiting in the fridge or freezer
as I asked Instagram friends For their favorite suggestions, here’s what they had to say:
Ready-to-eat breakfast sandwiches
– Oatmeal, pancakes, muffins!
– Make your own yogurt bowl. Take yogurt from the fridge and add jars of toppings from the pantry
Simple Mills Pancakes
– Oatmeal with powerhouse seeds: chia, flax, hemp, bee pollen
Banana baked oatmeal
Some of my favorite tips for making a quick breakfast during the week:
Freeze anything you can.
When I make batches of pancakes, French toast, or muffins over the weekend, I double the bath and put the extras in the freezer in a Ziploc bag. That way, they’re already ready to go during the week! You can also make a big batch of breakfast burritos and freeze baked oatmeal or egg casserole.
Prepare breakfast the night before.
Things like overnight oats, chia pudding, and breakfast cookies are huge and ready to grab and go in the morning.
Excessive persuasion when it makes sense.
Things like yogurt, hard-boiled and scrambled eggs, overnight oatmeal puree, store-bought chia pudding, bars, oatmeal cups, frozen pancakes, frozen breakfast sausage, and shake mixes can all make life a little easier. Not everything has to be homemade 😉
So, please share the goods! What are some quick breakfast ideas that kids love?
xoxo
Jenna
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