Help me brainstorm some easy breakfast ideas, please

[charla]

The catch is that they need to be egg-free, not sweet and easy preparation. I'm totally open to non-traditional breakfast items, too.

[houseforjoy]

muffins? there are eggless recipes, and you control how sweet it is

[mamaKristin]

I do steel cut oats in the crock pot a LOT these days. Warm, and easy to control added sugars.

[charla]

:bump for more ideas

[mommy2abigail]

My kids love the flatbread breakfast sandwiches at our local coffee shop, so I started making the same type of thing at home...I buy those flat, round sandwich bread things (kwim? I can't remember the name brand, but I can look it up in the am) a slice of cheese, two slices of bacon (we use the pre cooked stuff, it's WAY easier, not a fatty, and about the same price when I get it from Sams or Costco) and a slice of turkey. I stick it in the convection oven (could use a toaster oven or do it in a pan on the stove tip) just long enough to melt the cheese a bit and Voila! A home made breakfast flat bread sandwich! Sincenothing really needs to be cooked, it takes about 30 seconds to put together and a minute or two to heat. Alternately, you could make one with ham and cheese too.

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Oh and cheesy grits have been a hit around here too. Yogurt with granola? Fresh fruit? Breakfast potatoes? (I've done these in a bigger batch, they reheat well, so you could do them the night before) Ham/turkey and cheese croissant rolls? Those are easy, just buy the tube of croissants, and roll the ham and cheese up inside and bake as directed. We've also been known to eat hummus and pita in the morning.:giggle I try to get some protien into them, and this is something I can get them while also holding the baby. :yes

[charla]

Okay so I think I need some recipes.

We haven't eaten oatmeal. In fact, I don't know if any of us like it, but I'm willing to try it. I don't know the first thing about making it so please share your crockpot recipe. What do you top your oatmeal with?

I looked for some eggless muffin recipes and am coming up short. Do you have any recipes for eggless muffins?

The flatbread and croissant sandwiches would be lovely. Great ideas.

And again, I've never had grits, so could you share the recipe for that, please? Is it like polenta?

Are the breakfast potatoes you mentioned like hashbrowns?

I loooove hummus. Hummus and pita would be so easy and yummy.



Okay now it's confession time. These are ideas for me. My kids eat breakfast just fine. I, on the other hand, can't stand breakfast. I think a lot of it has to do with the fact that I don't tolerate sweet foods well, especially as the first meal of the day and I'm allergic to eggs.

[PurpleButterfly]

:hug2 I usually eat soup and crackers or a sandwich for breakfast. :yes

[Mert]

Bagels and cream cheese might work for you guys (assuming you can find the bagels egg-free). :shrug3 I've did df for a couple of years and was able to find bread and such. I would think that ef would also be possible.

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Ahhhhh, I just read your post saying these are for you. I second the soup or just a plain old sandwich. On days when I'm packing lunches and heading out the door, I just nibble on whatever I'm making for lunch or I'll make an extra one to eat as I go.

[mamaKristin]

http://dinnerplanning.blogspot.com/2011/01/hot-breakfasts.html

This is my oatmeal recipe. I use all sorts of things as toppings - fresh fruit, dried fruit, nuts, seeds, applesauce. I love oatmeal, and so prefer homemade to the instant packages.

[charla]

Soup! I never even thought of it. :doh I adore soup. Did I say I love soup? I could make me a batch of soup (even one that I love and other people in my family don't :shifty) and freeze it in individual portions for breakfast. :jump

[PurpleButterfly]

http://dinnerplanning.blogspot.com/2011/01/hot-breakfasts.html

This is my oatmeal recipe. I use all sorts of things as toppings - fresh fruit, dried fruit, nuts, seeds, applesauce. I love oatmeal, and so prefer homemade to the instant packages.

YUM! I never thought to do overnight crockpot oatmeal but it's brilliant! :rockon

Soup! I never even thought of it. :doh I adore soup. Did I say I love soup? I could make me a batch of soup (even one that I love and other people in my family don't :shifty) and freeze it in individual portions for breakfast. :jump
I make soup every week and just keep it in the fridge to eat every day. Last week it was beef veggie noodle using leftover brisket and a handful of elbow mac. Tomorrow I'm making bean & turkey kielbasa soup. My standby fave is a simple veggie soup made hearty with the addition of tomato paste. I love making a pot of soup first thing in the morning while the kids are eating breakfast...it smells so good and makes me feel incredibly productive and inspired. I enjoy multiple bowls and almost always add 5 crumbled fat-free Saltines to turn it into comfort-food.

In a pinch, I looove the Lipton Instant Cup of Soup in Creamy Chicken flavor. Just add hot water and it's a 60-calorie treat. (I add my crackers as well.) Not sure if there are eggs, though.:think

If you have a Vita-Mix or good blender, it's sooo easy to whip up a fast creamy asparagus using canned asparagus, some chicken boullion, your favorite milk and a bit of cornstarch to thicken. Or sub the canned asparagus for cooked broc or cauliflower. I'm a soup girl, too! :)

[Mother of Sons]

Do you like peanut butter?

I do peanut butter on toast
Skillet breakfast with peppers, onions, potatoes and leftover chicken
Sausages rolled in tortillas or flattened bread dipped in butter and pan fried (easy to freeze and reheat)
Stuffed French toast with cream cheese and fruit
Cheese and tart apples
Lasagna. For some reason I like lasagna in the morning.
Yogurt parfait

[charla]

Hmmm, cheese and apples. That sounds really good...and easy....and I always have it on hand.

You all are awesome with your ideas. :hug

[mamaKristin]

Other things I like for breakfast (this is me, my kids and DH are cereal junkies :giggle):

-cottage cheese with chopped apple or pear, and some pumpkin or sunflower seeds
- peanut butter mixed with vanilla yogurt, and sliced apple for dipping
- cottage cheese mixed with fruit yogurt
- multi grain toast with peanut butter and sliced fruit

[charla]

Wow, this has helped me a lot. I think I was stuck on traditional breakfast foods and yet knew that wouldn't work for me. So I'm formulating a list of ideas and I'm so excited about it. :ty2

[Turtle Herder]

I posted a muffin recipe a while back that you make in the microwave.

brb with the link...

http://www.gentlechristianmothers.com/community/showthread.php?t=386744

They have choc. chips in them but you could just leave them out or substitute with raisins or other dried fruit :)

[ashleyhuney]

I'm a crock pot oatmeal lover myself! I do a 4 parts water to 1 part steel cut oats ratio and add in unsweetened dried blueberries, spices, and a teensy bit of sugar. I mix it up in a glass bowl and put the glass bowl in the crockpot along with enough water in the pot to meet the water level in the bowl. Super easy clean up and the crockpot can even be used again right away!

[Codi]

Eggs and veggies with cheese is my fave. Not too hard.

Super simple is yogurt and granola.

A smoothie. (green smoothie even)

[BearyBlessed]

You can substitute applesauce for the eggs in baked stuff like pancakes and waffles. That is what I have done for DH. It might be too sweet, though. :think

[charla]

You can substitute applesauce for the eggs in baked stuff like pancakes and waffles. That is what I have done for DH. It might be too sweet, though. :think

How much applesauce would be the substitute for each egg? I have unsweetened applesauce so hopefully it wouldn't be too sweet. Although I guess, applesauce is naturally sweeter than egg. :think I'm willing to try it though. What kind of savory toppings would you put on pancakes and waffles besides syrup or jam? Maybe just butter?

[Beth1231]

If i remember correctly, a tablespoon of ground up flaxseed that has had time to chill equals one egg. I have never tried it but I've read it enough times on the vegan websites to know flaxseed=egg (I might have the measurement wrong though).

I like to eat last night's dinner for breakfast. It almost always involves protein. String cheese with breakfast gives me that little bit of extra oomph too.

Peanut butter and jelly on toast with a small glass of milk

A bowl of cheerios with fresh fruit (I don't like sweet cereal either)

A handful of cashews and almonds with whatever I'm eating is another way to shake off the sleepy feeling.

Green tea with honey

Now I'm all hungry :yum

[mipennsn]

I'm going to have to make a list of ideas, especially for work mornings as I need something I can eat as I drive. Something I can prep the night before and grab would be even better. Now I need to do more thinking and meal planning. Thanks for starting this thread.

[houseforjoy]

half a banana also equals one egg for muffins, i do have some eggless recipes tho so i will get my book out and post in a bit.

[GlobalMama]

For egg replacement in baked goods, here's what I usually keep in mind:
If the batter needs to be thick, then mashed ripe bananas usually do the trick better.
Thinner batter? unsweetened applesauce.

So, for pancake batter, french toast, etc., applesauce
For muffins, loaves, etc., I'd go with bananas

As far as breakfast ideas, I actually love salad for breakfast. If you want fruit, strawberries, raisins, and grapes are always good salad toppers.

Find different grains and you'll have a plethora of breakfast options. I love oats but am keen on quinoa and couscous (regular not Israeli) for breakfast. They soak up anything you want to put in them. Favorites? Apple butter, crushed fruit, even savory things like roasted mushrooms, leeks, and spinach.

Also, if you miss eggs, extra-firm tofu can be scrambled with salt, pepper, and vegetables for an eggless scramble. I like to mix cumin, salt, pepper, thyme, and about 3-4 tablespoons of water in a cup. Then I sautee some crushed garlic, onions, and veggies in a pan with some olive oil. Break the pack of tofu (I use 2 packs) into the pan and flip it all around until browned. Don't worry about being precise, just get the water out of the tofu. Add your spices, mix it in and voila, tofu scramble.

Have you tried nutritional yeast by the way? I"m not sure of your restrictions, but if you are restricting dairy, you must make friends with nutritional yeast :-)

Cheers!

[jenny_islander]

Japanese Farmhouse Breakfast

Easy and Cheap Miso Soup
Fluffy Brown Rice with Optional Meat Garnish * Pickles

For Easy and Cheap Miso Soup, you need a bag of boiler onions (small yellow onions), a bag of light miso, and a spoonful of diced cooked vegetables per person if desired. You can replace the vegetables with one or two small cubes of tofu if you wish, but I have never tried it. Allow one or one half onion per person. Cut it into slivers. Check the miso package for the amount of dashi to heat for each serving. Instead of dashi, use water and/or leftover broth from cooked vegetables and/or leftover meat or fish broth. Throw in the onion while the water is heating and follow the package directions for adding the miso. You can put in the leftover vegetables right at the end.

For Fluffy Brown Rice, soak the rice all day or overnight before cooking; when cooking, follow the package directions, using the maximum amount of water. Do not use precooked or instant rice. Cook a big pot of rice when you are not in a hurry and use it up over 3 days. You can reheat it gently on the stove or use a microwave. The Optional Meat Garnish can be an ounce or two of neat slices of leftover meat, such as a leftover pork chop, or perhaps lunchmeat cut into shapes with small cookie cutters for a Japanese touch. Or use a portion of cooked or canned fish. In any case, put it on top of the rice while the rice reheats.

The Pickles can be right out of a jar. Or look up some recipes for quick Japanese pickles and make a batch to last a week or so--many Japanese "pickles" are really just marinated veggies.

[Mollycurls]

I make large batches of granola every few weeks and store it in large glass containers. This is the recipe I use ( instead of honey I use maple syrup and instead of oil I use coconut oil) I like to add coconut and any kind of dried fruit that suits my fancy to it as well.

http://www.food.com/recipe/vanilla-scented-granola-23108


I eat this most mornings with yougurt and fruit. Usually blueberries.