Bargains on breakfast food

Variety is key to keeping the family coming to the breakfast table. There’s nothing wrong with cereal, toast and juice, but it can be a drag seven days in a row, 52 weeks a year.

With school starting soon in many parts of the country, a nutritious breakfast is more important than ever. Here are some ideas for making breakfast more enjoyable for everyone.

Blend It: Smoothies are a great way to start the morning, and contain key nutritional ingredients like fruit and yogurt.

Wrap It: Don’t forget the versatile flour tortilla for breakfast. If you make scrambled eggs and sausage or bacon, it’s a snap to sprinkle on some cheese and roll up a sandwich for breakfast on the go.

Freeze It: Consider making larger portions of items such as biscuits, waffles and pancakes and freezing the extra in serving-size portions. That way, everybody can have something a little different in the morning by just popping the frozen items into the toaster oven.

Set It: Make sure that you set breakfast dishes on the table the night before. It saves time in the morning, when everyone is in a rush.

This week’s coupon savings:

♦ Save $1 on a Dannon Light n’ Fit Smoothie or Light n’ Fit Carb Control four-pack. Expires Oct. 15.

♦ Go-Lean offers a $1 coupon on any of its Kashi snack bars and a 50-cent coupon on any box of cereal or frozen waffles. Expires Aug. 22.

♦ Save $1 on any two boxes of Cheerios, Honey Nut Cheerios, Berry Burst Cheerios, Frosted Cheerios, MultiGrain Cheerios or Apple Cinnamon Cheerios. Expires Aug. 21.

♦ Pillsbury has a 50-cent coupon on any flavor of Perfect Portions frozen biscuits. Expires Sept. 4.

♦ Save 30 cents on any two Pillsbury refrigerated Grands! biscuits.