Breakfast

The first thing D does in the morning besides pooping is demand breakfast. He's hungry all the time so after a night of sleep he must be ravenous! If I wasn't going to make something more elaborate like pancakes then I could at least pour him a quick bowl of cereal or make a pot of oatmeal or cream of wheat for him and his brothers. No more, friends. No more.

Breakfast quickly became the most difficult meal of the day because he wants it as soon as we both wake up, so I have no time to prep anything. But I have found a few great recipes that can be prepped ahead or are easy enough to make in a short amount of time.


1) This non-oatmeal oatmeal from Fresh Planet Flavor here N'Oatmeal Breakfast Bowl.

It has a texture like oatmeal without the oats. It calls for butternut squash puree which is exactly the contents of canned "pumpkin" so you could just use that if you don't have actual butternut squash puree available. The boy ate it!

2) Another take on the N'Oatmeal above is this (about enough for one serving):

Dice half a pear, half an apple, or both together
Just barely cover it with water in a pot and get it boiling until the fruit softens and some of the water steams off.
Add half of a banana
1 tsp cinnamon
Roughly blend it all together with an immersion blender, leaving it a little bit chunky for texture
Add some dessicated coconut and a bit of whatever plant milk you like until it's the consistency you want.


3) One of my and my boys' favorites. I don't remember where we got the recipe but we call them "Mommy's Pancakes".

3 or 4 ripe bananas, mashed well
4 or 5 eggs, whisked (add one more egg than the number of bananas you're using)
a splash of vanilla
a couple dashes of cinnamon
approx. 1/4 cup flax meal to give it some texture (this was my personal touch)

Mix it all together and scoop pancake-size spoonfuls into heated pan with coconut oil.
They're kind of flimsy so take care flipping them over. The kids don't need any help cutting them!
I serve them with real maple syrup, or in D's case, sugar beet syrup because it's high in iron.

4) And finally, eggs are always a quick and easy thing to make. He's so hungry that I pretty much always make him eggs plus one of the recipes above. I usually put in those little cubed bits of ham for more protein and flavor.

Guten Appetit!