Family Meals That Cost Less

Breakfast was becoming one of the most expensive meals in our house. With the price of milk and cereal these days, I had to get creative and come up with some family meals for breakfast that cost less but yet still simple and appealing to my kids. Here are a few breakfast tips from a mom who needs simple morning meals that fit in a frugal family budget.

 

Cheap Family Meals Ideas For Breakfast

  • Instant oatmeal, pears and a glass of milk
  • 2 slices of toast, a can of mandarin oranges and a glass of milk
  • Leftover waffles from dinner, I toast these in the toaster, banana and a glass of milk
  • Pancakes (I buy muffin mixes that you add water to and make pancake batter with them) fruit and milk
  • Muffins (if time permits), peaches and milk
  • French toast leftovers (see dinner menu) I toast in the toaster, strawberries and glass of milk

And for those days when nothing is going right, I still break out the bowl and spoon and pour a good ‘ole bowl of cereal with milk.
If you have any cheap and easy breakfast ideas I would love to hear from you. Leave me a comment or shoot me an e-mail.

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September 26th, 2008 | Tags: , , | Category: Cooking Tricks & Tips, Kids Recipes Made easy | 5 comments

Super Cheap Family Meals Kids Love

Creating a super cheap family meals the kids will enjoy is simple.

My kids love hot dogs and hot dogs are cheap.

Add a box of macaroni and cheese and I promise you will have an instant kid approved meal.

But instead of using a boring bun turn the family meal into something fun.

Let the kids help make this $5 family dinner.

 

Pigs in a Blanket

1 pkg. hot dog ($0.69 at wal-mart)

1 can crescent rolls ($0.97 at wal-mart)

2 box of macaroni and cheese ($0.50 each at wal-mart)

1 can carrots ($0.50 at wal-mart)

Pre-heat oven according to crescent roll directions. Unroll crescent rolls and pull apart one at a time to wrap around 1 hot dog for each roll (this is the fun part for kids!). Bake according to directions on can. Cook macaroni and cheese according to directions on box while pigs in the blanket are baking. Serve with carrots. Feeds 4-5.

TIP: Use the left overs for an easy make ahead lunch.

Kids also love this simple and cheap family recipe: Chicken Spaghetti

September 26th, 2008 | Tags: , , | Category: Dinner Recipes, Kids Recipes Made easy | 5 comments
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