The easiest thing to serve for breakfast is freezer food - not the kind that comes in a box, though. Once frozen, French toast, waffles, and pancakes can be pulled out of the freezer individually and toasted or microwaved just like the ones they sell in the grocery store.
Every couple of weeks I make a big batch of bread and one loaf is designated for French toast. I slice that loaf, make French toast one morning, and all of the extra goes in the freezer in freezer bags. For easier separation, you can freeze the slices individually on a baking sheet and then bag them the next day, but I find that they aren't too hard to pull apart even if I just pile them up in a baggie while they are still warm. I do the same thing with pancakes and waffles. Did you know that if you put waffles on a cookie cooling rack they won't get as soggy as if you pile them on a plate?
Here's a list of great breakfast ideas, some easier than others:
- Pancakes (make your own and freeze)
- French toast (make your own and freeze)
- Waffles (make your own and freeze)
- Quick grits
- add cheese if the kids don't like them plain
- don't use instant, quick is better!
- soak the grits in the cooking water overnight for better results and serve with butter, salt, and pepper
- Eggs (try farm fresh eggs if you have never had them)
- Hard-boiled
- Scrambled
- Fried
- Poached
- Oatmeal
- Granola or granola bars (homemade is superior)
- Leftovers
- so what if it isn't breakfast food - pizza, fried rice, and pasta are great the next day
- leftover spaghetti (pasta only) is delicious fried in butter with salt, pepper, and grated cheddar cheese
- Fresh fruit
- Smoothies
- Mix fresh or frozen fruit, vanilla yogurt, and a little milk for a great smoothie
- Wraps
- scrambled eggs, lunchmeat, or fruit with yogurt can be put in a wrap for a portable meal
- Quick and easy biscuits
- Breakfast bars
- Breakfast cookies
- Fresh whole wheat bread (put it in your bread machine and set the timer so it will finish baking just as the kids get up in the morning) with butter
- Breakfast casseroles (most of these can be quickly prepared the night before and baked in the morning; they make a big pan that could easily last several days)
- Breakfast pizza