Planning out your family’s meals for the week can be a challenge. After all, you want to make foods they like without falling into a mundane routine. You want to introduce new foods to them without venturing too far outside their comfort zones as well. Beyond that, you need to choose dishes that aren’t overly complicated and time consuming to make because the time you’re able to spend in the kitchen is fairly limited.
Trying to stay within all those parameters isn’t always easy. You don’t have to sacrifice flavor, fun, variety, and simplicity to make everyone happy and avoid spending too much time in the kitchen, though. You can add incredible baked treats your family will love to virtually every meal without adding a great deal of time and effort to your meal prep routines. With baking mixes, you can make each meal a new experience.
Breakfast Baked Treats
For many families, breakfast is not only the most important meal of the day but also the most rushed meal of the day. You can make sweet or savoury quick breads the night before for your family to enjoy for breakfast. With quick breads, you don’t have to bloom yeast or give the bread time to proof. All you have to do is mix the ingredients and bake. Muffin and scone mixes can make for fast, yummy, nutritious breakfasts as well to add more variety to your family’s morning meals.
Delectable Baked Goods for Dinner
Dinner is another meal that can certainly benefit from a range of baked goods. Previously mentioned quick breads make great additions to your evening meals. While sweet versions, like banana nut and cinnamon chip are wonderful for breakfast, zucchini, cheddar garlic, and cheesy onion breads are all perfect savoury selections for dinner.
Of course, you don’t necessarily have to stick with quick breads to heighten your dinner repertoire. Mixes for traditional breads are also available. They come in numerous flavours, so you can choose the ones your family loves or branch out and let them try something new. Mixes make homemade bread simple, and if you have a bread machine, it’ll be even easier.
Adding Fresh-Baked Elements to Lunches
Adding fresh-baked elements to lunches is yet another way to break the monotony. You can certainly serve muffins and other quick breads as part of your family’s lunches. Homemade breads are fantastic for sandwiches. There’s no limit to the lunches you can create with leftover homemade baked goods whether you’re letting them stand on their own or incorporating them into new recipes.
Keeping Your Meals Fun and Flavorful
Many people don’t have a lot of extra time to spend in the kitchen. As such, they tend to shy away from making baked goods. Mixes make things faster and simpler, though. With a selection of bread and baking mixes to choose from, you can keep your meals fun and flavorful whether they’re quick breakfasts, impromptu lunches, or leisurely family dinners. Your leftover baked goods make great snacks as well. From sweet quick breads and indulgent desserts to homemade sandwich breads and biscuits, the possibilities are endless.