Think Ahead Breakfasts Cheap and Good

School is coming, and I will be returning to work in the Fall. I need ideas on how to prepare breakfast for my family without too much trouble or expense!

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=16301678 is a newstory on what appears to be delicious and quick breakfast bars made with oats and condensed milk.

Pre-done quiches, which you can make in a muffin pan, pre-cooked pancakes and waffles (frozen for the week) are easy heat-ups which are a nice, warm change from cold cereal and toast.

Hard-boiled eggs and orange juice, cinnamon toast and hot chocolate, bagels and cream cheese and fruit cup are also quickie breakfasts which are healthier than Kellogg's Fruit Loops.

If you are like me and fall into a rut, make a list of breakfasts and post it on your fridge. It'll remind you, when you are too tired to think, what you can whip up without automatically ouring out the milk. I am dead set against cold cereals: I use them! But I believe it's good to keep providing a variety of food for your family, by posting lists and looking at new ideas.

As a last resort, peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and milk are an all-around kid favorite and certainly are a treat anytime of the day. Hey, it's better than a doughnut. Sometimes.