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Back to school breakfast

School is back in full swing, and boy, those mornings sure do go fast. It is important to have a good breakfast before the start of the morning rush, but sometimes it feels like you will never be able to fit it all in. Let's take a look at some ideas to help you find time for the healthy way to start your back-to-school day.

Choose your breakfast

Don't let your breakfast choose you. Just because you are in a rush, you should still have the option to choose what you want to eat. Many people hit up the vending machine or stop for the loaded box of doughnut holes on their way out the door and off to school. Basically, your circumstances should not determine what you are putting into your body and just because you are in a rush out the door, doesn't mean you can't have something better suited for your hunger.

One of the big on-the-go hits are pancakes. Of course, the time to mix and cook, as well as the sticky mess that comes with the delightful taste are often a deterrent from quick morning breakfast ideas. This should not be the case, if you would have taken a few minutes to stop and plan, pancakes would have been an easy breakfast idea on the go. Try a few delicious pancake recipes.

Plan

It takes a little thinking ahead, but if you can come up with a good plan, there is absolutely no reason you should ever have to surrender your breakfast desires for time constraints. Your breakfast can be exactly what you want, without all the fuss. Let's take the pancake example above – if you would have mixed twice the batter and made twice the number of pancakes last time you fired up your griddle, you would have been able to store the extra pancakes in your freezer for just such a moment.

After you pancakes have cooled, you can layer them on a cookie sheet and stick them in the freezer to get an initial chill. After about two hours, they should be somewhat firm and ready to bag together for the busy morning. This helps keep the pancakes from sticking together once they are frozen solid.

Execute

Let's follow up on that busy morning and the desire for pancakes, shall we? So you are in a rush and need to grab something quick; you want pancakes, but don't have the time to make them. Then you remember that you have a bunch of frozen pancakes for this very situation. Pop a couple in the microwave or toaster for a few seconds and mix together a little peanut butter and some syrup.

Now, you have the great protein from the peanuts, as well as the great holding power so the syrup doesn't go running down your arm when you take a bite. You have a perfect breakfast combination for that busy morning rush.

See, it doesn't take much to have what you really want for breakfast, just a simple choice, a bit of a plan and some execution to make it all come together and you are all set. Now, grab your breakfast and get going. You have to get the kids to school in less than 30 minutes.