Need breakfast ideas to have every week to make life easier?
How many decisions do we make in a day, I wonder? I’m guessing it would blow our minds to know the answer to that.
Tip: I’ve heard that it’s wise to always take the same “route” as you walk through the grocery store, simply to cut down on the decisions you have to make.
Hmmm, interesting. Hearing that tidbit of advice made me think about what other decisions I could cut out of my very full brain (that is so busy making decisions that it can’t help me remember where I set my pen).
So let’s talk about breakfast!
I’ve just figured out how wonderful it is to save my brain energy by planning the same basic breakfast meals every weekday!
Here’s the basic breakdown of what I now make or serve each weekday:
Monday – Muffins
Tuesday – Toast
Wednesday – Oatmeal
Thursday – Eggs
Friday – Granola or Cereal
With this skeleton plan, I can now make fun adaptations each weekday to keep our menu fresh and fun! (I save pancakes or waffles or other special breakfast ideas for Saturdays.) :) And now I will give you more specifics about how this works for us…
5 Easy Breakfast Ideas to Have Every Week
Monday – Muffins
I can choose from these 40 recipes so that Mondays are never boring. I shall call this “Muffin Monday” because cuteness in the kitchen is underrated.
Tuesday – Toast
Let’s hear it for “Toast Tuesday.” Though now I have to admit, my cute names for days of the week have now run out. Anyway though, we can make this Stir and Pour Bread and then top it however we like. Peanut butter and honey is a favorite for most of us. And homemade bread is tough to beat!
Wednesday – Oatmeal
I try to keep this Homemade Instant Oatmeal on hand, but sometimes I splurge and buy these too. Either way, this makes for a fast breakfast!
Thursday – Eggs
We mostly prefer scrambled cheesy eggs, but occasionally we’ll fry them. I love how easy eggs are to make!
Friday – Granola or Cereal
We like different kinds of homemade granola like:
- Dark Chocolate Almond Granola
- Easy Basic Homemade Granola
- Granola ~ 5-Minute Stop-Top Version
- Peanut Butter Honey Granola
Or, I can make these Homemade Chewy Granola Bars for a fun change of pace.
Always serve fruit
Fruit at breakfast is a given at our house. So with all of the above day-of-the-week breakfast ideas, everyone can choose what fruit they like best. I try to keep a variety on hand, depending on what is in season. Our favorites for breakfast are:
- Blueberries
- Cantaloupe
- Apples
- Oranges/Clementines
- Bananas
- Applesauce
- Peaches
- Pears
- Strawberries
How might this idea work for your family?
I love this idea and I’m definitely stealing it! I do the same for suppers but it never occurred to me to do it for breakfast. Thanks!
So glad it was helpful, April!
-Bethany (HH Team)
We do something similar for breakfasts. I assigned a morning to each of four children and myself, and we’re responsible for breakfast that morning. As times change, it flexes, but usually, on Monday one son makes pancakes (his specialty), Tuesday another makes a fried oatmeal/apple meal, Wednesday my daughter makes eggs and toast (when she’s home), Thursday I make baked oatmeal, and Friday the youngest two boys make an oven pancake. Work schedules have a way of forcing flexibility, though:)
What a great idea! I love that each of your kiddos have a morning, brilliant!
-Bethany (HH Team)
Our is:
Make it Yourself Moday (anything the child can make totally without help – cold cereal, yogurt and a meatstick/cheese combo are favorites)
Oatmeal Tuesday
Waffle Wednesday (or pancakes from frozen weekend leftovers)
Oatmeal Thursday (cuz my family loves oatmeal)
Fried Egg Friday (there’s a whole funny story to this one)
Serve Yourself Saturday (see Monday because Mom needs a break)
Sunday Funday with Dad (Daddy cooks a fancier breakfast)
I love your schedule so much! I am definitely going to implement Waffle Wednesday, because we do love waffles around here. Thanks for the idea!
-Bethany (HH Team)
We do Muffin Mondays too! And Beefy Mondays, and Soupy Fridays, and Chickeny Thursdays….well the other days weren’t as cute, but we use this for most of our meals as it helps this mom cut down on what to decide for lunch/dinner, and all my recipes (most of which came from you) are real food, so I don’t have to worry about what I am feeding my family. Add a fruit and/or a couple of veggies and wa-la, dinner’s done.
I love all your themed days! I definitely need to add more themes into my meal plan, to help me with decision fatigue. Thank you for sharing!
-Bethany (Laura’s assistant)