this easy baked oatmeal can be prepped over the weekend and eaten all week! quick to come together, it’s the perfect use for browning bananas and comes out tasting exactly like chocolate chip banana bread! I literally can’t stop with the baked oatmeal you guys! Every week I say I’m going to make something else…
whole grain baked carrot raisin spice doughnuts
a delicious ginger and cinnamon spice cake blended with carrots and plump raisins for fiber-filled baked doughnuts that are good enough to eat for breakfast or dessert! These easy doughnuts are so incredibly delicious and so ridiculously easy to make! They’re just sweet enough that they could qualify for dessert but not so super sweet…
owen’s breakfast cookies
these easy breakfast cookies combine whole grains with fruit & veggies for a nutritious breakfast or snack option! Someone passed down a version of this recipe to me when I had Owen and in my haze of sleeplessness and new-momdome I can’t for the life of me remember who it was or where it came from! I’ve modified the original recipe I received just slightly to include a little more veggies…
whole grain pumpkin chocolate chip bread
this whole grain pumpkin chocolate chip bread is so easy to pull together and provides a dose of fiber and vitamins A & E with each bite! When I was meal prepping this weekend I wanted to put a different fruit or vegetable in every item I made Owen. One of the things that I…
carrot cake baked oatmeal
this easy baked oatmeal is great to prep on the weekend and eat all week. it’s loaded with carrot cake flavor while also providing whole grains, heart-healthy fats and fiber! When I was going through ideas for what I could meal prep this weekend, baked oatmeal obviously came right to mind. It’s hard to pass…
whole grain spinach & banana muffins
these easy spinach & banana muffins are a great way to sneak veggies in for both kids & adults! they’re simple to make, freeze well and are loaded with nutrition (not to mention they’re great any time of day!) For those of you that read my meal prep post from last week, you know that…
farro, sweet potato & avocado bowl with soft boiled egg
you can easily prep elements of this meal ahead of time making it a cinch to pull together for an easy weekday breakfast or lunch! This was another meal that was born out of scrounging up what I had on-hand and, as with most of my meals that start out that way, it far exceeded…
easy fruit & nut granola
this simple fruit & nut granola is delicious over yogurt, with milk or straight out of the bag. match a batch on the weekend and eat it all week! Okay friends, you asked for it and it’s here! A super easy granola recipe that’s full of whole grains, heart-healthy fats, fiber and protein, comes together…
super green yogurt smoothie bowl
this easy smoothie bowl is packed with a few special ingredients that not only bump up its nutrition but make it thick, creamy & oh-so delicious! This post is sponsored by siggi’s. All opinions contained within are my own. As always, thank you for allowing me to partner with brands I love to bring you wholesome,…
freezer breakfast burritos
these freezer breakfast burritos come together quickly and make for an easy & delicious breakfast on busy weekday mornings! Okay, you guys asked for freezer breakfast burritos and I’m finally giving them to you! I actually love the idea of freezer burritos because it feels like such a special breakfast (especially on a busy weekday…
strawberry walnut oats
this easy breakfast comes together in less than 10 minutes and is packed with flavor, whole grains, heart-healthy fats, protein and fiber! Someone asked me the other day if I had a strawberry oatmeal recipe on the blog and it made me realize that I’ve never blogged these strawberry walnut oats! I couldn’t believe it…
whole grain french toast
this french toast is simple, delicious and great to make ahead and freeze for easy weekday breakfasts! As promised, I’ve pulled together the recipe for this easy whole grain french toast from my IGTV video! As I mentioned in my video, I love this recipe because it’s: Simple Delicious Giving you whole grains & a little protein (plus more if you add fruit & yogurt toppings!) It makes a great weekend…
easy french toast roll ups
these easy french toast roll ups are both kid & adult friendly, can be filled with whatever you want and make an easy weekday breakfast or on-the-go snack. If you missed my IGTV video on this (or just didn’t have time to watch it all!) I wanted to put together a post for you breaking down the recipe because it’s one of my favorite easy breakfast and on-the-go snack options for Owen (I’ve also written…
easy meals week: breakfast
easy meals week is here! this post features 15 quick and nourishing breakfast options (including recipes & favorite products!) all that use less than 10 ingredients or take less than 15 minutes to make! #caitsplateeasymealsweek I’ve been promising you guys that an easy meals week was coming and I’m happy to say it’s finally here!…
17 pancake & waffle recipes to make this weekend
rounding up 17 pancake and waffle recipes to make for brunch this weekend! It’s Friday which means it’s time to start thinking about weekend brunch…and more specifically, pancakes & waffles! Because really, what’s a weekend without a fluffy stack of warm pancakes or waffles, am I right?! I’ve rounded up 17 of my favorites for you to choose…
easy blender muffins – 4 ways!
these easy blender muffins are gluten-free, completely customizable and ridiculously easy to make making them a perfect grab-and-go breakfast or snack! I asked you guys what you’d like to see and by FAR the most requested were easy options and muffins! So I figured why not combine the two and make ridiculously easy muffins?!…
chocolate chip walnut zucchini baked oatmeal
this tasty and easy baked oatmeal dish is the perfect way to sneak veggies in first thing in the morning! I know, I know, I’m totally out of control with the baked oatmeal dishes. But I can’t help it! They’re just the easiest thing to make and have to eat all week! And these have…
whole grain chocolate chip pancakes
fluffy whole grain pancakes get the special treatment when chocolate chips are added making this dessert-worthy breakfast perfect for valentine’s day One of my husband’s favorite things in the world are chocolate chip pancakes so every Valentine’s Day I whip up a batch to serve him as a special breakfast. I swap out the traditional…
peanut butter apple baked oatmeal
this easy baked oatmeal is loaded with fiber & protein making it a perfect make-ahead breakfast! Another baked oatmeal recipe for you to add to your arsenal! There’s just nothing better than baked oatmeal in the morning because it’s literally ready & waiting for you in the fridge in the morning! All you have to do is heat it up, add whatever toppings you want and you’re on…
veggie-loaded yogurt frittata
this veggie frittata gets special treatment when whole milk yogurt is added resulting in a fluffy and insanely creamy dish that’s loaded with fiber & protein. This post is sponsored by siggi’s. All opinions contained within are my own. As always, thank you for allowing me to partner with brands I love to bring you wholesome,…
cinnamon banana oatmeal
this ridiculously easy breakfast comes together in under 10 minutes, is totally customizable and will remind you of all the classic flavors of banana bread. We’re big fans of oatmeal over here in our house so every weekend I make a big batch of it so that we can eat it throughout the week. I try to switch up the flavors each week to keep it interesting, but currently both my husband and Owen are…
whole grain blueberry banana pancakes
these fluffy whole grain pancakes are easy to make and packed with blueberry banana flavor. Is there anything better than a big stack of blueberry pancakes? I’ll tell you – yes, there is. A big stack of whole grain blueberry banana pancakes! I have NO IDEA why it took me so long to make pancakes using…
5 easy make ahead breakfasts
Since I did a post highlighting 5 easy weeknight dinners last week, I wanted to highlight 5 easy make ahead breakfasts this week. As I’ve talked about before, I’m trying hard to plan a little better and make a few things on Sunday that I can eat all week. Having a breakfast option on hand…
cinnamon raisin apple walnut oatmeal
plump juicy raisins join tender apples & crunchy walnuts for a hearty morning dish that comes together in under 10 minutes! This breakfast was born out of my grabbing random things out of the pantry one morning while looking for breakfast. I have to say, I really should do that more often because that’s often how some of my favorite meals come about. There are so many things to love about oatmeal for…