Back to School breakfast ideas...

School starts in little more than a week.

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!

(sorry bout that...can you tell I'm just not ready :)

So, I'm trying to wrap my brain around the fact and get in gear stocking up some breakfast and lunch things for the kids...and thinking it needs to be nutritious for everybody, healthy and satisfying for me and Scott too.

My kids love breakfast burritos!  Tasty, portable and a great source of protein for them!  And I'm thinking I can make a batch of these up anytime and freeze them for the coming weeks.  So I did this morning.

 

• I scrambled 5 eggs in some super duper lo-cal butter type substance (Best Life). LOL!  Used approximately 1/2 egg (which is maybe a couple tbsp) per tortilla.

• Cooked/browned 1 lb. of turkey sausage (this stuff is pretty good!  I'm trying to stay away from pork and its calories and fat --I bought Honeysuckle White turkey sausage).  Add about 1/4 c. per tortilla.

• Pulled out some cheddar cheese (1 tbsp.) and tortillas.  You could use low carb, high fiber tortillas to lower the calories but I just used what I had on hand.  I don't do fat free cheese :)  --you could if you wanna.

This amount of stuff will make 10 (maybe 11) breakfast burritos and I calculated them to be around 260 calories with 13 g protein and 13 g fat.  Kind of high in fat...might have to rethink the ff cheese :) and pick up low fat tortillas to cut that down.   Five burritos fit snugly in a quart size ziplock which is great for us since that would cover everybody for breakfast.  YUMMY!

But at any rate...these little dudes are super tasty with a dollop of salsa, are edible driving down the road or even while you're putting your face on in the a.m.  And your kiddies can even fix them by their selves!  About 30-45 seconds in the microwave.

I'm going to keep thinking on breakfast ideas...I have a great banana chocolate chip muffin recipe to share, pancakes freeze great and we also love boiled/poached eggs on english muffins or toast for a quickie.  Add some cheese and turkey sausage--wowee!

Bon Appetit!!

Comments

[beckypdj]

We just tried the turkey sausage last week on pizza!! It is very good. I also use turkey pepperoni, all the taste of pepperoni but none of the grease!!

Have you tried oatmeal in the crockpot? You have to use STEEL CUT OATS, not the Quaker rolled oats. You can find several recipes online. Good stuff :)

[Camilla Blue]

I've fixed breakfast burritos for my hubby for years. Hadn't thought about them for my kids. Thanks for the make ahead idea!

[jannawilson]

Great ideas Becky...I love oatmeal...seen some baked oatmeal that Ive wanted to try also!

[jannawilson]

My hubby is going to feel SO special when I fix him one of these! Thanks for stopping by Camilla!!!

[Cheri O'Neill]

yummmmmmmm! I always make my son the same egg, sausage sandwich every morning before school...I cant wait to see what he thinks of this...maybe even a little green and red pepper from the garden...mmmmmmmmm Thanks so much Janna for these awesome ideas!!! ;)

[Diana]

Great idea! keep 'em coming! I sure like a healthy variety for the kids--THANK YOU!!

[Ruth Hill]

Thank you! I didn't think of doing this. Much cheaper and better than buying them in the frozen section. By the way, I am a new follower. Great blog!

[Jennifer Yates]

Yum! Thanks for the idea as I'm sitting here drinking my coffee! :))

[malia]

janna-- i love this idea. i feel so guilty giving my kids cereal in the morning. they will dig this.

[jannawilson]

I totally know what you mean, Malia! See! Were trying to do better arent we!?

[jannawilson]

Mmm...coffee, still drinking mine too, Jennifer ;)

[jannawilson]

Hi there Ruth...yes, cheaper and you dont have to wonder about all the additives. Plus, those sausage biscuits just look weird! Lol!

[jannawilson]

Thanks Diana! Ill share my muffin recipe soon! Its heavenly!

[jannawilson]

Cheri...love the peppers! Yum!!! Good idea!

[Julie]

These look sooo good, and I didn't think about making some and freezing them. What a wonderful idea. Thanks, Janna!

Also, now that school is about to start, maybe we can do that lunch date that we were going to have back in the spring? My, my how life flies by! Contact me, or I'll contact you and we'll get on it! :)

[jannawilson]

Just say the word, Julie...Id still love to do lunch!

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