10 Healthy Breakfast Ideas For Busy Moms
What mom doesn’t live a busy life! With keeping up with school work, ,sports practice, church activities, and more, the average mom cringes when someone suggests they prepare healthier meals for their family. Even if you’re not a mom, you most likely lead a busy life and can use these healthy breakfast ideas! Here’s 10 ideas that have helped our family:
- Get rid of the Fruity O’s and Cocoa Puffs and start the day with whole grains. Pancakes are actually really fast to make (and I’m not talking about the from-the-box kind) and the batter can even be made the night before and refrigerated. A few of our favorites are Blueberry Buckwheat Pancakes, Gingerbread Pancakes, and Pumpkin Pancakes (click on the links for the recipe). Or check out my Infinitely Adaptable Pancake Recipe HERE.
- When making pancakes on a morning with a tab bit extra time, make a double or even triple batch and freeze the leftovers with a piece of waxed or parchment paper between them. Then pop them in the toaster on a busy morning for fresh, hot pancakes without the fuss!
- Leftover pancakes can also be used for school lunches by using them for “sandwiches”, spreading cream cheese or peanut butter and jelly between two (natural peanut butter and fruit-only jelly is best).
- Muffins are another great way to get in whole grains. And another great thing to make extra of to freeze for busy mornings or pack in school lunches! My kids LOVE muffin mornings! Here’s some of our favorites – Pumpkin Muffins, Apple Cinnamon Muffins, and Gingerbread Muffins.
- Keep fresh fruit on hand. Fruit requires little to none preparation time and is a great way to start the day, paired with whole grain pancakes or muffins.
- Boiled eggs. Eggs are loaded with protein and nutrients to help kids energetic and alert at school or daily activities. These can be prepped the night before as well and also are perfect for school lunches. Boil extra to keep on hand for afternoon snacks as well.
- Hot cereals. Oatmeal and farina are great whole grain choices and are fast to fix (though avoid instant as these are highly processed). Mix in some chopped fruit and raw nuts for an excellently balanced breakfast!
- Cold cereals. Nope, not the sugary-sweet, artificially colored stuff. But on busy mornings, a healthy whole-grain cereal with almond milk is an excellent choice along with some fresh fruit. Remember to read the labels carefully to rule out those with high-fructose corn syrup, artificial flavors or preservatives, or hydrogenated oils.
- Yogurt and kefir. Kids need energy and these are perfect foods for that. They also make great smoothies by pureeing with fruit.
- Shakeology. This our most frequent breakfast of choice in our home as it’s fast, easy, and I know has all the nutrients my kids need. Mixing in fruit and/or natural peanut butter give it an extra punch as well.
So, with some thinking ahead and making a few healthier choices, it’s not that difficult to start the day right and know your family is going into their own busy days the healthy way.