04/10/2026
Back to school means back to rushed mornings… and if you have a child like mine who never knows what she wants for breakfast, you’ll understand why I find breakfast the toughest meal of the day 😂
So I need a plan. This is my plan.
Some mornings they’re starving. Some mornings they’re running late. Some mornings they’re just not that hungry. And sometimes the easiest option is whatever can be grabbed on the way out the door.
I like having a handful of simple breakfasts I know she’ll actually eat, something I can make ahead, a smoothie, leftovers from dinner with an egg, an English muffin, or a warm bowl of porridge.
And you absolutely do not need to make something different every day.
Repeat. Repeat. Repeat.
If they love the English muffin, prepapre in advance and serve it again. If you’ve made a loaf, use it for breakfast for a few days or slice into portions and freeze. Breakfast doesn’t need endless variety, it just needs to work.
Another tip: Freeze smoothie ingredients into individual portions so all you need to do is blend and go 😮👍🏽
And if your teens are old enough to make their own breakfast, even better 🙌 Save this one and send it to them for the next time they say, “I don’t know what to have.” 😂
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