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If you are a regular on the site, you already know
that some of my favorite frugal breakfast
items are homemade muffins and oatmeal.
Pricewise almost nothing can beat either one
of them, but if you are looking for a little
more variety for that all-important first
meal of the day, try some of these ideas
instead. They are a much more economical
option that hitting the drive-through of
your favorite fast-food place but still give
you some of that same taste (just better of
course because it's homemade.
1. Have a piece of casserole. It takes
time to cook eggs and bacon for breakfast.
No one wants to ruin their clothes with the
mess it can create. On Sunday night, get
breakfast done early. Put together a
casserole using your favorite ingredients.
Fewer eggs are needed in a casserole than
when frying or scrambling them for breakfast
each morning. Depending on the size of your
family, the casserole may last two to three
mornings.
2. Yogurt. Yogurt is a healthy and
economical breakfast choice. When you are
eating on the run, grab a container of
yogurt and some dried or fresh fruit.
Cutting up fruit on top of the yogurt adds
carbohydrates to fuel you for the morning in
addition to the calcium and protein in the
yogurt itself.
3. Breakfast shake. This is even quicker
and can be ingested while driving without
taking your eyes off the road or both hands
off the wheel. Put together some frozen
fruit favorites, ice cubes, frozen yogurt,
and unsweetened juice in a blender. Pour
into Styrofoam cups to keep it cold.
Everyone can grab a cup on the way out the
door. The nutritional effect is about the
same as yogurt, but without the spoon.
4. Pigs in a blanket. This is the
homemade version. Whip up a batch of
pancakes and freeze them in short stacks of
three. A package or two of frozen link
sausage is needed to create this quick and
economical meal idea. Thaw out a stack of
pancakes. Heat up three sausages in the
microwave. Wrap a pancake around each
sausage. Voila! You’ve got an instant pig in
a blanket. Eat it as you watch the last of
your favorite morning show or as you walk to
the bus stop. It can be eaten in the car
without too much fuss or mess. For a sweeter
taste and less mess, add a little maple
syrup or honey to the batter when making the
pancakes.
5. Breakfast sandwiches. In the evening,
while you are getting things ready for the
next day, grill up a few breakfast
sandwiches. Choose whatever you like: turkey
slices, ham slices, cheese, tomato, bacon,
etc. When the sandwich cools, cut it into
bite size pieces and put it in a container.
In the morning, just grab a container; pop
it into the microwave for fifteen or twenty
seconds and breakfast is served.
These breakfast ideas are time saving and
money-saving too. They make use of items you
buy normally and also whatever you have
around the house to create delicious fare
for a morning rush. No more excuses for
skipping breakfast or swinging into the fast
food restaurant every morning.
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