Simple Egg and Sausage Burritos

Simple, quick, and freezes great!

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 lb breakfast sausage
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 12 eggs
• ½ cup milk
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon pepper
• shredded cheddar cheese
• 10-12 medium or fajita sized tortillas 

Directions

1. Heat olive over medium heat in large skillet. Cook sausage and break into tiny peaces. Drain then set aside.
2. In large bowl, whisk together eggs, milk, salt and pepper until well combined. 
3. Heat large non-stick frying pan over medium heat and melt butter all over the pan. 
4. Add eggs and scramble until cooked all the way through
5. Lay out tortillas and scoop a heap of meat, eggs, and cheese onto each
6. Fold into burrito (or pocket type shape)
7. To freeze lay on a baking sheet lined with wax paper and place in freezer for at least 30 minutes. Store in plastic freezer bag
8. When ready to eat (or pack in school lunches) simply place in microwave and heat until warm. Eat right away or wrap in foil to keep warm in lunch box!

I froze and went ahead and wrapped some in foil to make it even easier when packing lunch! Also makes a great breakfast on the go :) 

Carrot Zucchini Muffins

These muffins are awesome to freeze then pack in lunches for school! They thaw by lunch time and provide a healthy boost to your child's day!

Ingredients

• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 3 tablespoons melted butter
• ½ cup maple syrup or honey
• 1 large egg, beaten
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup grated zuccini
• 1 cup grated carrot
• ½ cup raisins (I cut mine up into small pieces)

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350
2. Coat muffin pan with nonstick cooking spray
3. Combine flour, cinnamon, salt and baking soda in mixing bowl and whisk until combined (great job for child to do!) then set aside 
4. In large mixing bowl stir together the butter, syrup (or honey), egg and vanilla extract
5. Add flour mixture to wet ingredients and stir until just combined
6. Add zucchini, carrot and raisins and stir gently just until distributed
7. Fill each cup of the muffin pan about 3/4 full
8. Back for 15-20 minutes or until toothpick instead in center comes out clean!

These freeze well and fit perfectly into a lunch box! They are also a healthy snack for toddlers!

Frozen Bananas

My kids enjoy eating bananas each morning for breakfast. Since I only grocery shop once a month I've had to get creative to make them last! Both of my kids love the frozen bananas so much that they prefer them over the fresh ones!

• I buy roughly 20 bananas at the start of each month
• I wait until they are starting to turn brown...like this:

• Then I PEEL each banana and break it in half
• Next I place each half in a Ziploc freezer gallon sized bag (and in this case I do think the brand name is worth it as it tends to cause less freezer burn than other freezer bag brands)
• I am careful to lay each one flat in the bag

•  After all of my bananas are in the bag I carefully lay the bag in the freezer making sure it stays laying flat so the bananas won't stick together after frozen!

• Each morning I grab one half of banana for each child and let it thaw a little before cutting it into pieces for them! They are also EXCELLENT to add to smoothies!
• I recommend if you're going to eat them to do so rather quickly as after a while, when they get fully thawed, they get very mushy!