Breakfast is always the cheapest meal around here. We usually have the same thing depending on the day of the week, which makes it really easy for menu planning, but I also love a variety of foods in my childrens diets so I try and change it up often. I thought I would share how I do this in this post.
This is how I plan our breakfasts:
- What are we doing that day?
I look ahead at my calender to see what we are doing that day and plan accordingly. There's nothing worse than having a mid-morning park-day and starving kids ...lol... Ask me how I know that ;P I try to plan a breakfast with protein that morning to hold them over until the park-day is over along with some snacks added into my plans.
- What we are having for Lunch?
I plan my meals *down*, if that makes sense. I do dinners first, then lunches and finally breakfasts. I do this because dinners are always based on our availability that day (if we have to go out- crockpot, if its a heavy cleaning day etc) . Then I plan lunches based on dinner and possible leftovers. Finally breakfast is based on Lunches and whether or not we are having a good hardy lunch. If so, I will plan for something easy like cereal or oatmeal.
- What is my diet looking like?
I am following
The Lord's Table currently and the last thing I want to do to myself is plan to make pancakes on a fast day (happen to LOVE pancakes..lol)...so I look ahead to see which day I should be eating light etc and go with that. Then I am not obsessing over what my kids are eating and what I am NOT. LOL.
Did I buy a whole bunch of bananas that were over ripe and waiting to be mixed into pancakes or banana bread? Do I have boxes upon boxes of cereal that I scored cheap with coupons? Do I have a gazillion eggs that need to be eaten? Well, you get it.
- And finally, try to stick with the same meals all month but add variety (includes above).
I try to plan certain "types" of meals for certain days. For instance, Mondays may be cereal but they can choose from a couple if we have it. Tuesdays may be pancakes, but since I got blueberries for a good deal we'll have some blueberry pancakes.
What does your breakfast menu look like? How do you plan yours?
Breakfast is always the cheapest meal around here. We usually have the same thing depending on the day of the week, which makes it really easy for menu planning, but I also love a variety of foods in my childrens diets so I try and change it up often. I thought I would share how I do this in this post.
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