Breakfast on the Go!

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This morning, I must have hit the snooze button at least eight times before crawling out of bed. I looked at the clock and realized I had 20 minutes to wake up the little kids, get them dressed, fed, and off to school. Oops. I’d like to say that this morning was just an isolated incident, but unfortunately, it happens more often than I care to admit. I stay up until 3:00AM or so most nights to work in peace and quiet, but it makes it awfully hard to wake up on time in the morning.

Still, even with the rushing around, I hate to send my kids off to school without something in their stomachs. I mean, breakfast is the most important meal of the day, right? Breakfast is when you break your fast of 8-12 hours. Decades of studies have shown that kids who eat breakfast are more alert and do better in school. Kids who eat cereal regularly, get more vitamins and minerals than those who don’t since cereal is fortified with essential nutrients, and cereal consumers, on average, have lower BMIs.



So, as hectic as our mornings sometimes are, I insist they eat something, even if it’s just a banana or a granola bar hastily consumed in the car, on the way to school. On the crazy-busy days, we usually grab Pop-Tarts, granola bars, a piece of fruit, string cheese, baggies of dry cereal, graham crackers, Go-Gurt, or even cookies. What? Cookies have eggs in them. They’re totally a breakfast food!

So, what’s your go-to breakfast when you’re in a hurry to get out the door in the morning?

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Snap, Crackle, Pop!

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I love cereal. I really do. I've never been much of a breakfast eater though simply because breakfast time comes way too early for me. But I like having a bowl of cereal as a snack in the evening when my sweet tooth tells me I must have something sweet now! I've got to admit - I like "kid cereal". I like Eggo cereal and Corn Pops. I also love Special K with red berries. But now that I've been diagnosed with diverticulitis, I'll be switching to All Bran or Fiber Plus. You know, now that I'm officially "old", I've gotta keep those bowels moving with whole grains filled with the goodness of dietary fiber. Ahem.

My kids love pretty much any kind of cereal I buy. My oldest son has never liked cereal at all (I know, how unAmerican!), but my other five kids love it and eat it almost daily. I think our collective favorite is Rice Krispies. I mean, who doesn't love Snap, Crackle and Pop, right? But the reason we love Rice Krispies isnt because it talks to us, oh no. The reason is because of the deliciousness that comes when you mix the Rice Krispies with marshmallows and butter. Mmmmm! Oh yeah, that's what I'm talkin' 'bout!

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Kellogg's Winner - Week Two

Here is the Kellog's $100 Visa gift card winner for Week Two (What Did You Do This Summer?)


Here are your random integers, generated without replacement: 71




Norma said... My daughter is grown, but I'd love to spend a day with her at the horseraces :)bingomamanorma(at)gmail(dot)comAugust 21, 2010 4:12 AM




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Kellogg's Winner - Week One

The Week One (What's For Breakfast, Mom?) Winner is.......

Here are your random integers, generated without replacement:

284


js22 said...
We eat cereal if we have time. No time, then we grab a granola bar on the way out of the house!

Thanks for the giveaway!
email in blogger profile.

August 16, 2010 2:04 PM

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We All Scream for Sonic's Real Ice Cream!

Want a fun way to end your summer? Have an ice cream social with friends! Sonic gave me a gift card so my family could try out their real ice cream. We invited some friends and made a night of it a few weeks back. I looooove me some Sonic! I'm pretty sure I could live on their strawberry limeades and tots. They've got yummy real ice cream, not the fake stuff that some places serve. Four words - coconut cream pie shake! I know! And don't forget about their root beer floats! Nothing says summer like a good old-fashioned root beer float. And the best part about having an ice cream social at Sonic is - you don't have to clean your house and backyard and there are no sticky ice cream messes to clean up afterwards. Yep, that's me, always thinking.





My kids and their "cousins" (my best friend's kids)


Mmmm root beer floats!


It's a cup of plain vanilla for the little ones. I know, they're exciting.


She ended up wearing more than she ate, I think.

Want to win your very own Sonic ice cream social? Tell me what your favorite ice cream concoction is for a chance to win a $50 MySonic gift card so you can host your own ice cream social with real Sonic ice cream! And I have two second place prizes to give away also! A Sonic lunch box filled with a "Keep it Real" ice cream t-shirt, a $5 MySonic card and some other goodies. I'll choose three random winners on Monday, August 30th.

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What Did You Do This Summer?

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I love having my kids home for summer break. I enjoy the lazy days of sleeping in, no homework, no making school lunches, and no schedules to speak of. In the summer, I don't have to set my alarm; instead I just roll out of bed when my kids' fighting the sun wakes me.

But, as summer winds down and my kids' boredom increases, I get anxious for the routine that school provides. That's a nice way of saying, "Ohmygosh, if I hear my kids fight one more time, I'm gonna lose it!"

The most fun thing my kids and I did this summer was take a trip to the Outer Banks, NC. The twenty-four hour drive there was less than fun, but once we arrived - ahhhh. We had the best time! We spent long hours in the ocean and hanging out together in our rented beach house. In the morning, we collected seashells on the beach. At night, we took walks together in the sand. We curled up in the lounge chairs on the deck and ate dinner in the evening while listening to the sound of the surf.



Despite our awesome vacation, I just know when the kids go back to school and their teachers ask, "What did you do over summer break?" my kids are going to say something like, "We played in the sprinkler in our backyard!" But that's okay because it's not so much where you go or what you do that matters. It's those little moments of fun and laughter with each other that they'll remember.

For a chance to win a $100 Visa gift card, leave me a comment here and let me know what you like to do with your kids as summer winds down.


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Mom’s Breakfast Club was started to help educate moms and families about kids’ cereal and share the scoop on their nutritional benefits and ingredients. To learn more about the program, visit http://www.loveyourcereal.com/.

What's for Breakfast, Mom?

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I get up at 3:00AM, weed the garden, work out, shower, slip on my dress, heels, and pearls, then tie on my stylish, ruffled apron as I head to the kitchen to whip up a batch of eggs benedict and maple-glazed French toast made from freshly baked baguettes. As I greet my six children, one by one, I motion with my gleaming spatula for them to take a seat at my perfectly set table, complete with neatly pressed linens and fresh flowers from my garden.

Yeah right! And then the alarm clock goes off and interrupts that little fantasy! In reality, I don't go to bed until 3:00AM and then I sleep as late as possible until the noise from my fighting kids makes me drag my butt out of bed. One of the little ones will ask me what's for breakfast. I'll make monosyllabic grunts as I gesture in the general direction of the Corn Flakes and the Apple Jacks, while shuffling toward my coffee maker.

Yep, that's pretty much my breakfast routine during the summer. And you know what? I'm ok with that. I know my kids are getting a decent breakfast with vitamins and minerals they need, it's something they can fix all on their own, and I know they're going to eat it because they like it.

For a chance to win a $100 Visa gift card, leave me a comment here and let me know what your breakfast routine is! I'll choose a random winner on Monday, August 16.

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Mom’s Breakfast Club was started to help educate moms and families about kids’ cereal and share the scoop on their nutritional benefits and ingredients. To learn more about the program, visit http://www.loveyourcereal.com/.

77Kids Do Good

On July 17th, I had the chance, courtesy of 77Kids by American Eagle, to join some other fabulous bloggers with my kids and serve lunch to the families staying at a local Ronald McDonald house. 77Kids is a fun new clothing line for kids by American Eagle. As part of their advertising, they chose to empower 77 bloggers in 11 cities across America to do some terrific pay-it-forward acts. Our group chose to serve lunch to the families staying at the Ronald McDonald house in Hyde Park. It’s really amazing what RMH does for families of sick children and they rely heavily on donations to make it affordable for families to stay close to the hospital where their child is receiving treatment.

It was a really fun day! My kids and I have decided that we need to volunteer more often. It sure makes you feel good to do good for someone else!

Here we are, starting to set up lunch.

Savannah working hard

The little ones notsomuch helping, but having fun nonetheless

The kids took time to make thank you cards for all the people who work at the house

Brooklyn thinking that something looks pretty good on the counter

What I would give for this big ole kitchen!

We got to make new friends and enjoy some treats!

Yes, yes, I know I can’t ever put my phone down. I was tweeting about the event!

What a great day! And what a great reminder to get out there and do something nice for someone else. You never know how far your kindness will spread! Thank you 77Kids by American Eagle for this great opportunity!