FlyLady's Food For Thought
by Leanne Ely

Dear Friends,

As we FACE our day, we need to remember that we have the opportunity as FlyLady says to start over any time. I am also reminded of the Bible verse that says God's mercies are new every morning! That's a good thing to think about every day when your feet hit the floor.

To make the most of our days and to really start off right, it's important to remember that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. This is when you break your fast from not eating all night. Your blood sugar is low-you need fuel. To start the day fuel-less is akin to taking a car on a long journey hoping the reserve tank will get you there and back-I promise you, it's not gonna happen. Most likely you will end up eating something greasy from a drive-thru because your blood sugar has crashed or waiting till lunch and then eating out of control because you're starving. Let's not even talk about our foul moods due to our blood sugar being in the can. This is not how we're meant to operate and we deserve better.

The wonderful thing about breakfast is that it's a cheap and easy meal. I'm not talking about the artificially colored, overly sugared breakfast cereals. That stuff is so over priced, you'll need to take a second out on your house just to keep up with the expense! Not only that, but the only thing those cereals are good for is getting your kids hyper-there is NO nutritional redemption in that expensive stuff. Let me say this again: YOU are the parent and YOU can control what goes in your child's cereal bowl every day.

I have a great recipe here for Crock pot Oatmeal. I know time in the morning is tough, but if you take 3 minutes the night before, you will wake up to the delicious aroma of breakfast all ready to go!

Crock Cooker Oatmeal

More great recipes to start the day off right:

Pancake/Waffle Mix
Basic Muffin Mix