Oatmeal Breakfast

Now, I have repeatedly said how much I love making everything from scratch, but there are exceptions that I make every once in a while (aka: I love pizza, and sometimes do not enjoy making it from scratch, but more on that later), but most of the time I will only eat pre-made food if it is certified organic. I have learned how to find great deals on organic food over the years, and I would like to share one of them with you now:

I bought this at the 99Cents Only store down the street from my house, and from what I have read they have discontinued this kind of oatmeal. Obviously, I got it for a dollar (there is no tax on food items at this particular store), and when I used to buy organic oatmeal (besides the fact that it tasted like cardboard) it was normally in the range of three to four dollars. Not bad if I do say so myself (especially since this oatmeal tastes pretty great)!

You can find deals like this at most discount stores (ex. Big Lots, Ross, T.J. Max, Dollar Stores ect.). Cole used to work at a grocery store, and he said that it was common practice to sell goods such as these to the discount stores if: there is a damaged load of goods (aka: the box looks a bit dented), or if an item doesn't sell within a certain amount of time (remember to always check the expiration date when buying from discount stores!). This is a great way to feed your family good, healthy food on a budget!

Here is what Cole had for breakfast this morning:

Because I bring his breakfast into the bedroom for him (he is not an easy one to wake up, but food normally does the trick), I don't want the oatmeal to get super soggy! What I do is put the dry oatmeal in a bowl with all the fixins' on the side. Here we have the oatmeal (obviously), a mix of fresh berries, organic almond milk (he likes the vanilla flavor), and hot water in the mug. It is a simple, easy breakfast for mornings when we are running to get out the door!

Enjoy your day!

-M

What is your go-to easy breakfast? Do you have any tricks to buying good food on a budget? Let me know in the comments or email me at m.myselfinc@yahoo.com.