Summer is over and I am searching for quick and easy meals to start our day off on the right foot. I know I’m not the only one adjusting to the new schedule. I also know I’m not the only one who is forgetting to feed myself breakfast because I’m too busy feeding the kids breakfast and packing their lunchboxes. I am exhausted by my new back to school schedule that starts at 5:00 am. Two hours of work later, my kids wake up and I’m still in the process of waking up. I need a nutritious breakfast (and a little caffeine) to jump start my day. The reality is that I have to eat my own breakfast on-my-feet in the kitchen while I’m doing other things. I created a Mommy Wakeup Breakfast Smoothie as my breakfast solution instead of skipping my breakfast because I don’t have time to sit down and eat it.
- Milk (1 cup)
- Banana (1 fresh)
- Carnation Breakfast Essentials - Classic French Vanilla (1 packet)
- Nescafe Clasico Instant Coffee (1 tsp)
- Nestle Coffee-Mate Liquid Creamer - Cafe Mocha (1 Tbsp)
- Ice (as desired)
- Combine all ingredients in a blender and puree until well blended. Serve immediately to help you wakeup!
My kids need more protein and fruit in their breakfast, so I created a Bluebird Wakeup Breakfast Smoothie for them. My kids are excited about 1st and 2nd grade this year and I want them to arrive at school ready-to-learn by serving them a nutritious breakfast. In 2nd grade my son doesn’t eat lunch until 12:50 pm (yikes!) so that means I really need to feed him a good breakfast so he can be his happy self until his late lunch.
- Milk (1 cup)
- Banana (1 fresh)
- Carnation Breakfast Essentials - Classic French Vanilla (1 packet)
- Frozen Blueberries (1 cup)
- Combine all ingredients in a blender and puree until well blended. Serve immediately to help your kids wakeup!
I want to help you save money with coupons for the ingredients to make these breakfast smoothies. You can Save $0.50 on Nescafe Clasico Instant Coffee at Nestle Meal Solutions (click on the blue ‘Get the Deals’ button). You can Save $1.00 on Carnation Breakfast Essentials when you join the Carnation Breakfast Club. You can Save $0.55 on Nestle Coffee-Mate liquid creamer when you visit Coffee-Mate Special Offers. See prices for Nestle products at Walmart on the Nestle Back To School page plus get fun kid-friendly recipes. I hope these coupons help you save money! You can follow me as I shop for Nestle products at Walmart by visiting my G+ album. This post is sponsored by Collective Bias®, please visit my Disclosure Policy.
What type of breakfast smoothies are you making to help you wake up?
Originally published August 27, 2013.
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Oh my! 5 a.m.?? Yuck! I thought I was exhausted getting up at 6 to start my day now with school back in gear! I love these two delicious looking smoothies you created to get you all going in the morning!