Breakfast ideas (apart from toast or cereal).

Almo

I like stirring a spoonful of jam into my porridge - blackcurrant is my fave, but I bought some apple, plum and cinnamon at the market and that's pretty nice too. Maybe different porridge flavourings would help?

Sometimes I make a breakfast smoothie - soak some oats overnight in milk, add banana and frozen berries and whiz. Very nice, filling and can be consumed on the move if needed. I quite often bung it all in the night before and just whiz in the morning. I have a blender thing that has different containers (cups? mugs?) that you use to whiz in and then have lids so you can just grab and go.

Toast and philly? Or cheese on toast - no idea if your kids are old enough to do that, but if you sliced up the cheese in advance, could be quickish
Cinnamon rolls? Could reheat from frozen.

I'm supposed to have protein with my breakfast which I quite often get in the form of a handful of nuts - good fats, good protein and yummy.

Or how about omelette on toast? I guess maybe that's a bit more time consuming and depends how old your kids are.

tiff

JackieO wrote: »

As a little girl we had two options at breakfast time .In the winter it was porridge,made with water and on top a little milk and a sprinkle of salt .In the summer it was cornflakes with milk. There were few cereals available apart from Cornflakes ,maybe weetabix or shedded wheat but mainly it was cornflakes,accompanied with a slice of toast and a drink of milk or cocoa in the winter .This we were given with the next option, which was easier .Take it or go hungry.I remember visiting my half-sisters house, and she only had one little boy about 5 years younger than me and being facinated as his Mum had bought a packet of variety cereals this must have been in the late 1950s and he actually was allowed to choose what he wanted to eat at breakfast time. My Mum wasn't that soft .You ate what you were given or went to school hungry.Soon sorted out any of the 'I don't want that' nonsence.Different ideas 55 years ago.
Today I still have porridge in the winter and cornflakes in the summer with some fresh fruit afterwards, a banana or an orange.

I absolutely agree with you. My two are 11 and 8 and get what they're given (that phrase was used many times when I was a kid!). TBH, I wouldnt want to eat porridge every day though, so just want to add a variety and find the cheapest and best way of doing it.

While I remember, I also found on this American forum a recipe for baked oatmeal, I "think" it comes out a bit like bread pudding, as you cut it into bars. Will have a go at making that and see how it turns out.

leiela

what about peanut butter on wholemeal toast? if you buy the natural peanut butter rather than the yukky one with all the suger in it it's pretty healthy.

tiff

Thanks for all the other tips. Will have a go at making crumpets, never done that before.

Completely forgot about beans on toast, reckon that would go down well.

Have tried different things with porridge, they had apple sauce stirred into it yesterday with a bit of cinnamon. DS requested porridge this morning which he just wanted plain. Will definitely soak it the night before, as DH doesnt leave much time for breakfast so he could micro his.

tiff

leiela wrote: »

what about peanut butter on wholemeal toast? if you buy the natural peanut butter rather than the yukky one with all the suger in it it's pretty healthy.

I love peanut butter, but I find its quite expensive now and I prefer the natural one too.

I think I'm going to go for a choice of porridge, toast with whatever topping, beans on toast, pancakes and will try the hm crumpets too.

KE7285

Theres always home made granola as well....the honey in it will give that element of sweetness that kids like and it can be made in advance and stored in airtight containers so they can just help themselves.

http://www.deliciousmagazine.co.uk/recipes/Crunchy_nutty_granola_3874

There does seem to be quite a lot of ingredients but once you have these in your store cupboard, they will give you quite a few batches. You could always mix and match the fruit, etc depending on what your children like. I know i love it!

kunekune

I like to have protein for breakfast, things I cook for myself include beans on toast, cheese on toast with some tomatoes, frankfurters & beans, and peanut butter on toast. Sometimes I just have a ham sandwich. I don't know whether this is cheaper than cereal but it keeps me going a lot longer.

Edited to remove ambiguity: I don't put the beans, frankfurters and peanut butter all one one piece of toast!

Boodle

Some nice ideas for breakies here :T

We have:

• Porridge made with milk - mostly I add a handful of dried fruit and pinch of cinnamon but occasionally grated apple or some of the milk replaced with orange juice.
• Toast - either plain, with peanut butter, marmalade, jam or honey - this morning we had cream cheese as I didn't get around to making a planned cheesecake on Sunday :rolleyes:
• Cornflakes - DD and I have these very rarely (I'm not overly keen but sometimes fancy a change.) OH has them every morning followed by a banana. When we do have them, we have a handful of dried fruit on too.
• Smoothies - I have started having one every morning after one of the above as my usual breakie isn't filling my pregnant tum up til lunchtime anymore I whizz a large banana, milk, orange juice, a pinch of cinnamon, and yoghurt if I have some in, with a hand blender. DD loves it and usually ends up with more than I do!

fuzzyfelt_2

How about some breakfast muffins? You can chuck mashed up banana or dried fruit into them to make them healthier. You could make a large batch when you have time and stick them in the freezer. Then all you'll need to do is zap them in the microwave for a tasty breakfast.

Here's a couple of ideas for recipes:

http://www.vegsoc.org/newveg/kickstart/muffins.html
http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/9309/breakfast-muffins

I'm also a fan of homemade american style pancakes (or drop scones to use the English name). They do freeze well, so you could make in advance. In our house they rarely make it to the freezer - so moreish!

laineyc_2

Lidl's do waffles for 59p for a pack of 12. They are smaller in size than waffles I've bought elswhere. I freeze them and a couple of times a week the boys will have them instead of toast & ceral. They have then with jam, chocolate spread or maple syrup.

I usually have banana or apple muffins in the freezer.