What we had for breakfast last week

I don’t know what prompted me to post what I made the kids for breakfast last week, but I had fun doing it, so I just kept going.

Here’s what I posted last Tuesday:

Thursday morning the kids weren’t home, so I didn’t make breakfast.

The three youngest kids have swim practice from 7:30-9 am on Fridays and then Race4Chase triathlon camp from 9:30 -12:30 after that (swim practice and camp are in the same place).

They don’t want to eat a whole lot right before swim practice and they don’t have much of an appetite early in the morning.

They already pack their own lunches for camp, so I like to bring them breakfast in between practice and camp but I don’t really love driving back to the pool.

Number 3 serendipitously got a job working for the Race4Chase program this summer. He’s one of the coaches.

And he’s also legally allowed to drive with siblings in the car now! WOO HOOO!!!

So he drives Number 5, 6, and 7 to camp every morning except Fridays.

On Fridays he and Number 4 don’t have morning swim practice and they can sleep in a little.

I made them bacon egg and cheese on a bagel, strawberry/peach/mango smoothies and chocolate chip pancakes.

(I use the Krusteaz just add water pancake mix from Costco)<

The younger three got bacon, egg and cheese on a bagel and extra big smoothies to go.

I packed them in an insulated bag, gave them to my oldest, and he delivered them to the kids.

We are working as a good team so far this summer.

Now to wash the dishes.

Saturday’s breakfast:

The pound cake is so good, and it’s $7.99 for 3 loaves – that will last for 3 breakfasts (if I keep the other two loaves hidden in the back of the freezer. Otherwise the kids will scarf it all down before noon).

2lbs of strawberries was $2..89 (that will only last this morning) but that’s a really good price – I bought 4 lbs total so have some for tomorrow

I buy 5 dozen eggs ($10.79) which lasts about a week – we use a lot of eggs for breakfast and we’ve been doing a lot of baking (in lieu of packaged snacks) so they go fast.

Frozen waffles – $10.79/72 waffles – not bad and super convenient and versatile (will use some for dessert – they are so good with a scoop of vanilla ice cream on top

Frozen sausage $12.99/36-38 patties also quick and convenient.

PS – not all the kids like all the stuff on the table but there are at least a couple things on the table that everyone likes. Everyone likes the pound cake.

Sunday breakfast (I had voluntary helpers – Number 5 and 7 taught themselves how to make crepes while I made a casserole):

I buy heavy whipping cream from Costco ($4.79/quart) because when we buy already made whipped cream everyone eats it straight from the container and that pisses me off.

Sunday was a really good breakfast.

It’s been fun doing this because the kids look forward to seeing what their options are gonna be, and they’re enjoying pitching in and learning a few things.

They aren’t enjoying cleaning up afterward so much, but we are working on that.

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