Friday Faves-Better Breakfast Ideas

     I was reading something the other day that mentioned that September is Better Breakfast Month.  This made me very happy because I love breakfast.  If you look on the sidebar and see that we have a category for Breakfast, go ahead and click on it.  You will find that there are many posts there about breakfast, otherwise known as the most important meal of the day. 
     Today, for Friday Faves, we are going to run with this breakfast topic.  But, I decided I needed to clarify something with my girls.  I asked them, do they mean better tasting breakfast, or better for you.  They answered "Both"!   So, today there will be two categories for Better Breakfasts: Just Delicious and Good For You + Delicious! 

Let's start with Good For You + Delicious:

• Maddy needs to write a post about the seasoned potato wedges that she makes herself for breakfast.  They are just so good.  Sometimes I ask her to make them for me when I need fries.  But, they make a great breakfast as well.
• Skinny Ms posted about 7 breakfasts to make in the crockpot.  The one that caught my eye was the Slow Cooker Banana Pecan French Toast!  I would love to wake up to that.  French toast is one of my all time favorite breakfasts and making it in this healthy way is a plus. 
• Lindsey posted about Banana Pancakes that were a big hit with her family!  
• Alicia and I have posted about some delicious Smoothies that always hit the spot. 
• And, don't forget the Sprouted Wheat Blender Waffles I posted about last year.  They are a great way to use your wheat and when it is sprouted, the waffles are so much lighter. 

     When it comes to healthy breakfasts, I really do like oatmeal during the winter months.  But, I see a lot of recipes lately for overnight oats that you can just grab and eat in the morning.  The idea of cold oatmeal, not cooked, just does not sound appetizing to me.  I like it hot with brown sugar or honey. 

Just Delicious:

• As I mentioned before, I love French Toast.  One of my all time favorites on the blog is the post I wrote about Pumpkin-Gingerbread French Toast with Lemon Sauce.  It is so, so, so good and a perfect holiday breakfast! And, the Lemon Sauce is great on so many things.   
• We have tons of pancake recipes that if you haven't tried them, you are really missing out!   Such as Chunky Apple Pancakes with Creamy Red Hot Syrup. 

• Lemon Pancakes with Blueberry Syrup

• Peach Pancakes with Peach Sauce

These were some of my absolute faves!

• Of course, we can't forget Biscuits and Gravy with Bacon! That is my husband's fave! 
• Hopefully you didn't miss Alicia's most recent post of Belgium Liege Waffles. 

     If you get the chance to sit down and have breakfast with your family a few times this month, I hope our Breakfast Category will give you some fun ideas.  I forgot to mention Root Beer Pancakes! That one is fun and easy!  I have a lot of memories centered around breakfast with my family.  I think it is a shame that in this fast paced world, hardly anyone sits around the table and eats breakfast together anymore.  Most school children are eating at school instead of at home with their families.  I am not sure that those are "Better Breakfasts."  I think that what truly makes a better breakfast is the time around the table with family, eating something delicious yet still healthy, spending time connecting as the day begins and sending our children out for the day with an encouraging, loving word.  I know that it is hard with jobs and busy lives, but maybe even just on a Saturday morning we can keep this tradition alive! 

Here is how I like to cook breakfast!