Sunday Prep Part 2 - Everyday breakfasts, recipes to last the entire month

Variety is the spice of life and we need one for our main meal of the day as well. Here's a list of 7 types of breakfasts for every day of the week:

1. Oats / Dalia - muffins, granola, muesli, porridge
2. Eggs - scrambled, omelettes, quiche, frittata, poached, fried
3. International - pancakes, crepes, french toast, cereal, waffles, breakfast bars, burrito, huevos rancheros
4. Fruit - smoothies, fruit kabobs, juices, mix fruit
5. Non south Indian - dhokla, parantha, thalipeeth, dalia, pudala / childa, Maggi
6. South Indian - idli, vada, upma, paniyarams, dosa, puttu, appams
7. Bread preparation - vegetable sandwiches, bagels, toast, panini, bread roll

Breakfast shortcuts

• Finely dice onions and capsicum. Sauté in oil till the moisture is cooked out. Store this in the refrigerator for upto 4 days. Avoid tomato as it takes longer to cook and spoils sooner. You can use it in the following recipes:

Pudala / childa
Rock toast
Vermicelli Upma
Rava Upma
Scrambled Eggs
Frittata
Mini quiche
Omelette

• Clean and slice fruit of your choice. Freeze this fruit for smoothie combinations of your choice. Here are a few:

Strawberry and banana
Strawberry, blueberries and blackberries
Apple and banana
Chocolate and raspberry (strawberry)
Peach

My favourite is this Strawberry banana smoothie

• Make a breakfast muffin of your choice. Freeze half of the batch and refrigerate the rest. Eat the fresh ones within a week. The frozen ones can be thawed as needed and reheated @180 degrees for 2-4 minutes. Here are two easy recipes to get you started:

Eggless whole wheat, oats and banana
Banana, walnuts and chocolate chip

• Stock up on ready to eat breakfasts:

Cereal - there are a number of varieties now available. My little one loves the chocolate one and the multigrain and honey ones. Make them healthier by adding fruit and nuts

Breakfast bars - If you exercise before going to work, adding a high-protein breakfast bar to your meal is the quickest way to feed your starved muscles.

• Make a pre-mix for pancakes and waffles

In an airtight container, add
4 cups all-purpose flour (can substitute half with wheat flour)
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 teaspoons baking powder
3 tablespoons powdered sugar
Cover and shake well. Can be stored for upto 3 months.
Make the pancakes like these blueberry pancakes.

• Always have a loaf of bread at home - they turn quickly into

Grilled cheese for kids
Toast and butter
Green chutney sandwiches
Grilled vegetable sandwiches

So start prepping and have a food filled week ahead.

In case you missed part 1 here it is again Sunday Prep Part 1 - Grocery Shopping