Breakfast :(

skintmum2012

hiya everyone so ive not been on here for years ive returned as im so skint after a house move school uniform and car costing a lot.
So i have been trying to look at bringing down my food bill and as a family of 8 6 kids and us we spend so so much on cerial i am hoping someone anyone may have some cheaper breakfast ideas.

joedenise

Have a look at the Grocery Challenge thread.  There are several pages of recipes.

Cheapest breakfast which is also filling is porridge.  You can buy a Kg bag from any supermarket for 75p.  You only need about 40g for an adult meal so depending on the ages of your kids you may not need as much, perhaps only 20g if they are very young.  Obviously if they are teenagers with hollow legs they may need more!

Rosa_Damascena

I am also known to hoover up cereal but I only ever buy the unbranded and non-fancy stuff (+Lidl muesli when it's on offer) so it's affordable. 

MrsPorridge

Porridge is the way to go - but buy the cheap own supermarket brand (not the ones you just add hot water to.)  I measure it out night before and use water and just a splash of milk.  I then leave it in the saucepan overnight.  In the morning it only takes a few minutes to heat up (as it has soaked all night).  I add a spoon of jam or honey to sweeten or some fruit, banana, apple etc.

3secondmemory

I haven’t bothered picking many blackberries this year but when the children were little – they loved crumble made with oat topping for breakfast. 

Muffins can be economical if you like baking, and I think eggs are extremely good value for money when you consider their nutritional content. 

C_J

Pancakes with sliced bananas are filling, and are a nice treat on mornings when you have time to cook (so probably weekends).

Apintplease

You cant beat porridge, but we also know kids can be fussy and won't eat it

So make flapjacks, add lots of nuts and dried fruit, Poundland /B&M/ Homebargains are good places for nuts, any supermarket own brand of dried fruits, desiccated coconut etc

If you can get them to eat porridge, a good dollop of fruit - frozen or tinned helps it go down

We used to get stuff like tapioca and rice pudding for breakfast as kids, left overs from "pudding"

Lidl cereal is good according to my grandkids, and very cheap

But don't get stuck in to the rut of cereal for breakfast, anything can be eaten for breakfast, I myself tend to have a slice of cheese on toast, not even toasted, or an egg, doesn't matter if its cold and hard boiled or poached, its filling

Breakfast is to get the old metabolism going and something to give you the energy to get through to lunch without topping up on sugar

littlegreenparrot

What sort of cereal are you buying?

I'm one of 5 siblings, we would demolish a box of frosties in hardly any time.                            Weetabix or shreddies though would last a lot longer. 
This may not apply to yours, but we were greedy buggers with a sweet tooth. The best way to cut the bill was not to indulge it!

It might be worth trying making overnight oats or baked oats as they can be prepared the night before, making porridge is great but can be time consuming. 

cornishchick

a batch of drop pancakes, or American type pancakes, keep in the fridge for a few days or even frozen, heat through in the toaster or microwave in moments.  have with jam, fruit, cheese, cold meats, syrups or just grabbed. or make the same batch with chocolate bits or raisins or cheese.  I made a batch of them with sweetcorn in, lovely spread with cheese , 

JIL

Theres a blog, thrifty Lesley. She has some great ideas for breakfast, she has some great ideas for other meals as well.
I'm a fan of Aldi cereal. Not for breakfast though, I have an occasional bowl if I'm peckish before bed.

PasturesNew

The first step to reducing your cost is to weigh/measure and price up your current breakfast. 
Unless you know how much it costs now, you can't reduce the cost and you can't enjoy the act of winning.