# Breakfast for Less Than a Dollar

Skipping breakfast to save money? These ideas prove you don't have to!

A good breakfast:

• Boosts energy and focus
• Prevents expensive snacking later
• Takes only 5-10 minutes
• Costs less than coffee shop

Cost: $0.50

• 1/2 cup oats: $0.20
• Banana: $0.20
• Cinnamon: $0.05
• Honey: $0.05

Cook oats with water, top with sliced banana.

Add a sprinkle of cinnamon and drizzle of honey.

Pro tip: Buy oats in bulk to save even more.

Cost: $0.70

• 2 eggs: $0.40
• 2 slices bread: $0.20
• Butter: $0.10

Scramble eggs or fry them. Toast the bread.

Simple, filling, and loaded with protein.

Season with salt and pepper.

Cost: $0.60

• 2 slices bread: $0.20
• Peanut butter: $0.20
• Banana: $0.20

Toast bread, spread peanut butter, add banana slices.

Sweet, satisfying, and keeps you full.

Cost: $0.90

• Plain yogurt: $0.60
• Granola: $0.20
• Fruit (whatever's on sale): $0.10

Layer yogurt, granola, and fruit.

Buy large yogurt containers and portion them out.

Cost: $0.95

• Large tortilla: $0.30
• 2 eggs: $0.40
• Shredded cheese: $0.25

Scramble eggs, add cheese, wrap in tortilla.

Microwave 20 seconds to melt cheese.

Make ahead for the week:

Oatmeal: Cook big batch, portion into containers

Egg cups: Bake eggs in muffin tins

Burritos: Make 5, freeze individually

Grab and go each morning!

Stock these staples:

• Eggs (cheapest protein)
• Oats (bulk is best)
• Bread (freeze extra)
• Peanut butter (lasts forever)
• Bananas (cheap and filling)

With these basics, you'll never skip breakfast again!