Breakfast Foods

Breakfast anyone???

So they always say that breakfast is the most important meal of the day right? Well I happen to love breakfast! I'm not a huge fan of pancakes or sweet sugary foods so its a good thing there are other options. Anyways, here are a few of my favorite breakfast meals! :)

This is my favorite (and most commonly eaten) cereal for breakfast. It is just so yummy and easy! I grew up just like any kid, with lots of different cereals for breakfast but the one I came to love were cheerios. Not the gross name brand one but the Kroger store brand called Toasted Oats. My mom would laugh at me cause I loved the store brand over the name brand and could tell the difference! I know I'm weird. Toasted Oats, to this day, are still my favorite cereal!

Chloe's Favorite Cereal

Ingredients:

1 c. Kroger brand toasted oats

1/2 c. skim milk

1 sliced fresh bananas

Put together in a bowl and enjoy!

Did your family ever have the same meal one night every week? For a long time, my family would have breakfast burritos for Sunday dinners. They were simple and quick and since Sundays were relaxing days, we wanted to relax and still eat some yummy food. One time my sister was making the eggs and she accidently grabbed the oregano instead of the pepper and poured oregano all over the eggs. They were interesting to say the least. Apparently everyone knew except me and they all just sat and stared at me while I made my burrito and began to eat. I knew something was off after my first bite. I'm not a huge fan of oregano in my eggs. I do like omelets though. They even work in a breakfast burrito! This next recipe is what I make periodically, a Chloe twist on my dad's omelets! :)

Bailey Omelet

Ingredients:

Eggs, slightly whipped

Bell Peppers, chopped (any color, I usually do green)

Bacon, chopped

Onions, chopped

Tomatoes, chopped

Salt and pepper to taste

In a large frying pan, saute bacon, onions, and peppers until bacon is cooked and onions are clear. Add eggs, tomatoes, salt and pepper. Cook until holds shape and flip it, or you can just chop it up like scrambled eggs. When the eggs are almost to your liking, take off heat and let sit for a minute to finish cooking. Serve alone or with toast or on a tortilla. Enjoy!

Another family favorite that my sister Cydney makes are Cinnamon Rolls. After learning this recipe in YW, she became the designated roll maker. She makes cinnamon rolls when she gets the chance but the great thing about this recipe is that you can just make rolls without the cinnamon-sugarness! We make these every time we get the chance to make rolls cause they are just so yummy! The cinnamon rolls are light too. I'm not a fan of heavy, dense rolls so the light and fluffiness is just so yummy! :)

Cinnamon Rolls (or Dinner Rolls)

Dough:

2 tsp. yeast

1 ¾ c. very warm water

3 T. butter

3 T. sugar

1 tsp. salt

3 ½ - 4 c. flour

Mix above ingredients and knead into a ball for 10 min. Set aside in a warm place to double in size – usually 30 min. I can usually make a dozen cinnamon rolls from a batch or 2 medium size leaves or about a dozen rolls. Bake bread at 325° for 35 min.

To make cinnamon rolls – roll out dough in circle, rub softened butter all over and then sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon. Roll up and use dental floss to cut perfect cinnamon rolls. Bake at 425° for 15 min.

Glaze:

1 ½ c. powdered sugar

2 T. milk

2 T. butter

1 ½ tsp. vanilla

Mix sugar, milk, butter, and sugar together until smooth. Drizzle over cinnamon rolls while they are hot.

Anyways, these are just a few favorites of mine for breakfast! I just thought I would share so you can make yummy foods for breakfast too! I learned that breakfast replenishes your glucose levels so it is important to eat it (or something) within 90 minutes of waking up and then you'll be less tired and have more energy throughout the day! Cool huh? Being a college student I'm always tired so anything I can to to stay awake totally helps! And who doesn't love to eat a good meal first thing in the morning???

Happy Breakfast!!! :)