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Home » Food & Kitchen » Breakfast with Baby Crumb Saver

Breakfast with Baby Crumb Saver

April 23, 2017 By Deb 12 Comments

Breakfast with Baby Crumb SaverWell, hello there! Deb here. I know, it’s been a looong time since I’ve written. Honestly, life has become so busy with a growing Little Miss Crumb Saver that most of the day is just spent trying to be prepared for the next 4 hours!

But today as I was bustling around the kitchen preparing her breakfast, I thought “Hey, maybe I should just write about some of the everyday things we do with and for her that save us time and money.” So I thought I’d just start with what I was doing at the moment – preparing her breakfasts for the week. Although this post may not apply to everyone, and it’s definitely not the most earth-shattering, it’ll especially give the moms out there a glimpse of how we save a little time over here with Mom and Baby Crumb.

Here’s some proof if you needed to be convinced that I had a cute excuse for not writing in so long:

Mom and Baby

Preparing Breakfast in Advance

Every 4 days or so, I prepare Little Miss Crumb Saver’s upcoming breakfasts. Now, ideally, if we all ate breakfast together, I wouldn’t have to make anything special. She would just eat what we ate when we ate it. But because it doesn’t work that way with our schedule, she eats breakfast all by her lonesome self (well, while I bang around the kitchen putting away last night’s dishes). I used to wake up early to prepare her a little bowl of oatmeal, cutting up all the little add-ins, stirring it over the stove, trying to keep it from burning or boiling over while I did about 5 other things. But I got too lazy….and I got smarter. Now, since I have 4 little Pyrex bowls with lids, I make 4 breakfasts at once – two savory and two sweet. We go back and forth between the two since we don’t want to foster her already sweet tooth every day.

Breakfast1

Oatmeal prep – Savory on top, sweet on bottom

What Goes In

For savory, we put:

  • Chinese veggie meat  – Ours is a dried seasoned type that you usually sprinkle on porridge. It’s a bit crunchy but letting it sit in the oatmeal softens it up. You could put any veggie meat or protein that you like.
  • Unseasoned seaweed – This is the plain kind used for sushi. I prefer it to most of the seasoned kinds because the seasoned kinds have a lot of oil, usually a lot of salt, and go rancid faster. I use scissors to cut up a whole stack of the seaweed sheets into little rectangles, keep it in the fridge, and then use it for months. It saves me a lot of time to cut it in big batches.
  • Sesame oil – Just a few drops.
  • Mushroom seasoning – My favorite seasoning that I rave about here. Just a few granules is enough to add a little flavor. I used to put soy sauce, but I think the mushroom seasoning has a milder flavor and less salt.
  • Whatever else – I have a friends who cooks ginger with the oatmeal and says it adds wonderful flavor. You could put veggies (i.e. peas, spinach) if you want, but I’ve decided to just keep it simple and quick to make. Especially because I just want to cook one batch of oatmeal for both the savory and sweet.

For sweet, we put:

  • Ground flaxseed
  • Peanut butter or coconut oil
  • Apple sauce, persimmon puree, or banana
  • Diced prunes or raisins
  • Whatever else – Of course, you could put whatever you’d like, have on hand, or is on sale – blueberries, chia seeds, nuts, etc.
Breakfast2

Cooked oatmeal added on top

To cook the oatmeal I use about 2 cups of water to 1 cup of quick oats, pour it onto the ingredients in the little bowls and pop it into the fridge. In the morning, we just pull one out, warm it up, and add a little water or almond milk as needed. The refrigerated oatmeal is stiff when cold but gets nice and creamy again when warmed, a little liquid added, and stirred well.

Breakfast4

Ready to go for the next 4 days

The Rest of Breakfast

In case you’re curious, the rest of Little Miss Crumb Saver’s breakfast rotates between homemade waffles and homemade no-sugar banana muffins. I make them in batches, freeze them, and just pull out enough for a few days. Right now we’re on the waffle rotation, so here’s a picture below. These are from the 7 Secrets Cookbook (my all-time favorite cookbook) and are super healthy with oats, cornmeal, flax, and cashews.  She finishes off with some type of fruit. Right now it’s oranges or cantaloupe since we stocked up during a recent Aldi sale.

Waffle

Frozen waffles pulled out for breakfast

Oatmeal was our preferred breakfast item during winter, but now that summer is coming, we may venture out to cold cereal and whatever else we can think of. We’d love to get some ideas!

What do you feed your little ones that is quick and easy to make in the mornings? Please share below!

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Comments

  1. Angela says

    April 23, 2017 at 5:40 pm

    Welcome back! I missed you guys! I do something similar for my breakfasts. I like having a vegetable omelet every morning but always run the risk of being late for work. Recently, I started cooking several days worth of fillings before hand, and in a separate bowl, scrambling the eggs and milk. Then I just heat up a skillet and cook the two together. This saves me a ton of time and cleanup. And it makes breakfasts more relaxing.

    Reply
    • Deb says

      April 23, 2017 at 8:52 pm

      Awwww, thanks Angela! Sounds like you’ve got a great system down. Yeah, planning ahead is just a win-win all around! 🙂

      Reply
  2. Jeannette says

    April 23, 2017 at 11:16 pm

    Would love it if you did videos of your updates. I just feel you can sense how the meal will taste if its in video form. Just a suggestion. Hope your all doing well.

    Reply
    • Deb says

      April 24, 2017 at 10:15 am

      Thanks for the suggestion! Yes, we’ve thought about it, but we’re a bit shy and not really the “on camera” type. Maybe someday we’ll get up the courage! 🙂

      Reply
  3. Carole says

    April 25, 2017 at 8:21 am

    Glad you’re back to writing. I enjoyed the post even if I am long past the days of planning breakfast for a baby. Frugalness can be used for dealing with any of life’s situations if we take time to analyze it.

    Reply
    • Deb says

      April 25, 2017 at 1:41 pm

      Thank you, Carole! True and wise words.

      Reply
  4. Ms. Frugal Asian Finance says

    April 27, 2017 at 4:04 pm

    I was so excited when I saw your new post! I check your site often to see if there’s any new update. Saving The Crumbs is one of my most favorite blogs of all! 🙂

    You indeed prepare very elaborate breakfast for Baby Crumb. I can’t imagine what her lunch and dinner would be like. It sounds very nutritious. Just out of curiosity, do you know if the mushroom seasoning has MSG?

    It’d be great to have you write a post about a Day in the Life. Looking forward to more of your posts! 🙂

    Reply
    • Deb says

      April 27, 2017 at 4:58 pm

      Hi there, Ms. FAF! So nice to hear from a fellow Asian frugal blogger! I feel like we have a bond already after I checked out your blog just now and read about your salvaged rice cake. 🙂 No, the mushroom seasoning doesn’t have any MSG. In fact, it is often advertised as an MSG alternative. There’s a really funny blog post about it here: http://weirdvegetables.blogspot.com/2010/12/magic-mushroom-seasoning.html. You should really try it! As an Asian, you would love it. Will try to write more posts as Baby Crumb will allow and will check out your blog more too!

      Reply
  5. Mohammed says

    April 30, 2017 at 2:45 pm

    Hey Deb, I found your blog recently, and I have to tell you how inspiring it is. I find it truly amazing how you and your husband describe simply how to manage your finances. I especially find it amazing how generous you are to share this knowledge with us and also the huge percentage you give to tithe!

    I think you have a truly beautiful family that really inspires me for my own future!

    Thank you

    Reply
    • Deb says

      April 30, 2017 at 9:30 pm

      Glad you have been enjoying the blog, Mohammed, and thanks for the encouraging words!

      Reply
  6. Lisa says

    May 1, 2017 at 1:08 pm

    We’re stuck in a cold cereal rut and need to get back to,eating oatmeal. I love the savory options! I found your blog through Six Figures Under and I’ve been enjoying reading your blog!

    Reply
    • Deb says

      May 1, 2017 at 2:15 pm

      Welcome, Lisa! So glad you’ve been enjoying the blog and hope that it is helpful! We totally understand being stuck in a breakfast rut. In fact, both Little Crumb and I LOOOVE cold cereal, so we could easily get stuck in that rut too. 🙂

      Reply

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