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Oatmeal Smoothie
One Serving
• 1 cup apple juice
• 1 frozen banana
• 3 heaping tablespoons of uncooked oatmeal
• 3 tablespoons of maple syrup
• additional frozen fruit if desired
Combine all ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth.
Nutritional Facts Per Serving: (Without Additional Fruit)
Calories 375
Total Fat 2 grams
Saturated Fat 0 grams
Cholesterol 0 milligrams
Sodium 106 milligrams
Total Carbohydrate 90 grams
Dietary Fiber 4 grams
Sugars 43 grams
Protein 3 grams

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One Serving
• 1 cup soy milk (plain or vanilla)
• 1 medium banana – quartered
• 2 tablespoons chocolate syrup
• 3 ice cubes
Add all ingredients to the blender and blend until smooth.
Nutritional Facts Per Serving:
Calories 177
Total Fat 1 grams
Saturated Fat 0 grams
Cholesterol 0 milligrams
Sodium 85 milligrams
Total Carbohydrate 40 grams
Dietary Fiber 3 grams
Sugars 11 grams
Protein 3 grams
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Pre-heat oven to 350 F. Grease a large, flat pan at least 12 inches in diameter and 2 inches deep. Take a cup of ham, broccoli, spinach, pepper, or whatever you want to put in your quick quiche, and a cup of grated cheese of choice. Swiss, emanthaler, even cheddar works well. Spread these ingredients evenly on the bottom of the greased pan.
Next, put 2 cups of milk and 4 eggs in a blender and beat for 1 minute, then add a pinch of salt and a generous teaspoon of black pepper. Then add 1 cup of bisquick and mix til smooth. Pour this mixture over the dry ingredients in your pan, and bake for 45-50 minutes in the 350 F oven. Test center to see if it has set.

This can be served hot or cold. If you are going to serve hot, decide if you want it fluffy or solid. If solid, then let stand for about 20 minutes before slicing, and serve with salad.
This quiche works well hot or cold and a slice on the run at breakfast is better and fewer calories than anything you might get on the road.

It makes a great lunch or dinner with salad.

The ingredients are inexpensive and it is healthy for you, the 4 eggs may seem like a lot, but it is stretching out into 8 or more portions of food. You can use 3 only if you are cholesterol conscious, or 4 eggs with only 2 yolks, and the 4 whites.

Continued from part 1

5. Breakfast sandwiches. In the evening, while you are getting things ready for the next day, grill up a few breakfast sandwiches. Choose whatever you like: turkey slices, ham slices, cheese, tomato, bacon, etc. Cut it into bite size pieces and put it in a container. In the morning, just grab a container; pop it into the microwave for fifteen or twenty seconds and breakfast is served.

6. Quiche. Quiche is a great portable food made of eggs, milk, cheese, whatever ham or veggies you want, and is usually in some sort of crust, so you can slice it and take it away with you, eat it hot or cold, as breakfast, lunch, brunch, or dinner. Our favorite variation is a crustless souffle type quiche with made with a cup of bisquik and a cup of all the other ingredients except the milk, which need two cups.

Quiche Recipe
Pre-heat oven to 350 F. Grease a large, flat pan at least 12 inches in diameter and 2 inches deep. Take a cup of ham, broccoli, spinach, pepper, or whatever you want to put in your quick quiche, and a cup of grated cheese of choice. Swiss, emanthaler, even cheddar works well. Spread these ingredients evenly on the bottom of the greased pan.
Next, put 2 cups of milk and 4 eggs in a blender and beat for 1 minute, then add a pinch of salt and a generous teaspoon of black pepper. Then add 1 cup of bisquick and mix til smooth. Pour this mixture over the dry ingredients in your pan, and bake for 45-50 minutes in the 350 F oven. Test center to see if it has set. Can be served hot or cold. If you are going to serve hot, decide if you want it fluffy or solid. If solid, then let stand for about 20 minutes before slicing, and serve with salad.
This quiche works well hot or cold and a slice on the run at breakfast is better and fewer calories than anything you might get on the road.

These six frugal breakfast ideas are time saving and money-saving too, as well as being healthy for you. They make use of items you buy normally and also whatever you have around the house to create delicious fare for a morning rush. Now you have no more excuses for skipping breakfast, or swinging into the fast food restaurant every morning.

You can have a healthy breakfast without being late for work.

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It is the first meal we eat when we get up in the morning. After a long night of sleep, we can’t do without it if we want to get our bodies going.

No, I’m not talking about coffee. I’m referring to breakfast. Here are six frugal and healthy ideas for breakfast that don’t require a drive-thru window or a mega-muffin with a millon calories.

1. Have a piece of casserole. It takes time to cook eggs and bacon for breakfast. No one wants to ruin their clothes with the mess it can create. On Sunday night, get breakfast done early. Put together a casserole using your favorite ingredients. Fewer eggs are needed in a casserole than when frying or scrambling them for breakfast each morning. Depending on the size of your family, the casserole may last two to three mornings.

2. Yogurt. Yogurt is a healthy and economical breakfast choice. When you are eating on the run, grab a container of yogurt and some dried or fresh fruit. Cutting up fruit on top of the yogurt adds carbohydrates to fuel you for the morning in addition to the calcium and protein in the yogurt itself.

3. Breakfast smoothies. This is even quicker and can be ingested while driving without taking your eyes off the road or both hands off the wheel. Put together some frozen fruit favorites, ice cubes, frozen yogurt, and unsweetened juice in a blender. Pour into Styrofoam cups to keep it cold. Everyone can grab a cup on the way out the door. The nutritional effect is about the same as yogurt, but without the spoon. We have lots of smoothie recipes here at the site to help you get started with some ideas.

4. Pigs in a blanket. This is the homemade version. Whip up a batch of pancakes and freeze them in short stacks of three. A package or two of frozen link sausage is needed to create this quick and economical meal idea. Thaw out a stack of pancakes. Heat up three sausages in the microwave. Wrap a pancake around each sausage. Voila! You’ve got an instant pig in a blanket.

Eat it as you watch the last of your favorite morning show or as you walk to the bus stop. It can be eaten in the car without too much fuss or mess. For a sweeter taste and less mess, add a little maple syrup or honey to the batter when making the pancakes. You can also wrap them in bread and head out.

Continued in 6 Frugal Breakfast Ideas Part 2

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This is a very strong warming tea, supposed to be  good as an aid to digestion. I must admit though I really love ginger, it is a bit too strong on its own, and really needs some sort of sweetener. In fact, a bit of sugar or honey makes it strongly resemble a powerful ginger ale or thick ginger beer. It is caffeine free, and not something you would want to drink with milk in it.

Tropical Fruit Shake
One Serving
• 1/2 mango
• 2 Tablespoon frozen pina coloda mix (non-alcoholic)
• 1/2 banana — frozen
• 4 strawberries — frozen
• 6 ice cubes
• 1 and 1/4 cup cold water
Combine all ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth.
Nutritional Facts Per Serving:
Calories 149
Total Fat 2 grams
Saturated Fat 0 grams
Cholesterol 0 milligrams
Sodium 10 milligrams
Total Carbohydrate 30 grams
Dietary Fiber 1 grams
Sugars 18 grams
Protein 0 grams

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