Comments on Rambles and Ruminations: The Most Important Meal of the Day

It's pretty crazy that I'm even replying (...

2012-02-16T22:34:02.441-05:00

It's pretty crazy that I'm even replying (a month late) to a post about breakfast since I don't cook it or eat it very much (never really been a breakfast girl). But my aunt has a cooking blog and recently did a bunch of posts on homemade breakfast cereals, both hot and cold, so I thought I would pass the link along. She has a whole category on breakfast, and since I recently stayed

At the Stowe house we have hot breakfast every sch...

2012-01-13T01:06:31.085-05:00

At the Stowe house we have hot breakfast every school day and kids fend for themselves on the weekends while Mom and Dad try to sleep in. Spencer gives me grief about it constantly and buys the kids Frankenberries or Cap'n Crunch which get stale in the cupboard.

Ideas for eating hot breakfast and kids out the door by 7:30. Breakfast burritos are a quick staple. Eggs scramble

Here's a link for a crockpot steel-cut oat (oa...

2012-01-10T00:51:28.604-05:00

Here's a link for a crockpot steel-cut oat (oatmeal) recipe:

http://weelicious.com/2010/11/02/oatmeal-in-the-crock-pot/

Admittedly I don't have the same worries (yet) because school feeds my child. Thank you child development center for taking care of our breakfast needs!

Homemade granola bars are also wickedly easy (ask Cass for our sister Heather's

Oh boy. Such a good topic! My all-time favorite ...

2012-01-08T19:22:48.620-05:00

Oh boy. Such a good topic! My all-time favorite breakfast is this:

http://www.melskitchencafe.com/2010/08/red-berry-risotto-oatmeal-2.html

I emailed you my adaptations. If you are lucky enough to have a rice cooker, I have cooked this the night before and left it on warm all night until we are ready to eat in the morning. It does take time (about 30 minutes) to cook, so

Fried egg on toast. :) Eat in the car or while you...

2012-01-08T10:57:19.978-05:00

Fried egg on toast. :) Eat in the car or while you walk to the bus stop.

We are an Eggo Waffle and Orange Juice in the car ...

2012-01-08T00:33:12.731-05:00

We are an Eggo Waffle and Orange Juice in the car on the way to school kind of family. Seth has snack time at school around 10am and it's always extra healthy snack so he's kind of getting two breakfasts :-) With both of us working outside the home and neither of us being morning owls...hot breakfast is reserved for 10am on weekends :-)

I can relate. I like the idea of hot breakfast, bu...

2012-01-07T22:41:09.813-05:00

I can relate. I like the idea of hot breakfast, but don't have time. Usually on the weekends, I cook double breakfast (if I make oatmeal, pancakes, muffins, etc). This morning I made a double batch of pancakes and froze at least 4 days of breakfast. I was just thinking that it's time to make muffins again. French toast would freeze well, although I haven't done it. You could also have

We eat dinner for breakfast. It's weird but it...

2012-01-07T19:39:20.957-05:00

We eat dinner for breakfast. It's weird but it works for us. We can just throw something to cook in the crockpot overnight. It's ready to go in the morning.

Then we have hot cereal or cold cereal for dinner. It's the only way we can get the kids to bed on time and we all function pretty well starting the day with a good meal rather than ending it that way. Another idea is

We have done Carnation Instant Breakfast (or Ensur...

2012-01-07T14:35:16.464-05:00

We have done Carnation Instant Breakfast (or Ensure depending on how skinny the kid was... daughters I tell ya!). My kids like Pop Tarts, Toaster Strudel, and cold cereal. They want nothing to do with oatmeal.

I've made this for the gang and everyone likes it with/without tortillas: http://www.alattewithotta.com/2010/11/crock-pott-recipe-egg-brunch-casserole.html

I cook, but I don't do "special" req...

2012-01-07T11:41:04.448-05:00

I cook, but I don't do "special" requests on school days. But I don't cook every day either. I have a pre-made pancake recipe that I think is pretty much amazing. And although it is pancakes, I feel like it fills the "nutritious food" bill. Smoothies I think are a good way to go, and if you can make your own granola... I would and have them eat that over cold cereal...

I'm a happy medium. I also have some slow eate...

2012-01-07T08:35:09.296-05:00

I'm a happy medium. I also have some slow eaters, and with elementary school starting so early here, we opt for cold or hot cereal most mornings. But on weekends, and occasionally during the weekdays I bust out the crepes, waffles, eggs, etc. I'm not really a breakfast to go kind of person, and it wouldn't really work for my kids since we live about 5 min from school.