College can become very busy, especially if you are like me and schedule all your classes earlier in the morning. However, one of my goals for 2025 is to eat a more hearty breakfast, not just a fruit cup or a cereal bar. So I decided to come up with some breakfast hacks to help get a delicious meal on the table in little to no time. 

• Prep overnight 

One of the easiest ways to speed up the process of making breakfast is to prep the ingredients overnight. Set out all the dishes, utensils, and non-refrigerated ingredients the night before for easy access the next morning. Make sure to measure dry ingredients ahead of time to save time the next morning. This works best if you are making food such as pancakes and waffles. 

• Meal prep for the whole week

When making items such as pancakes and waffles, batter can be frozen for the week ahead. This means that you will have breakfast for the entire week, saving you so much time. You can also make a lot of oatmeal and store that as well in the fridge. 

• Make breakfast smoothies

One of the easiest breakfasts to make are smoothies. You can portion out of ingredients the night before and seal them away in bags. Then the next morning, you can take out whatever fruits you need to and add them to the blender. If you want your smoothie to have a little more protein, you can add a scoop of protein powder. 

• Toast is your best friend

On days where you are really in a crunch and don’t want to use a lot of dishes, toast is your best friend. There are many different food items you can make with toast that are packed with nutrition and protein. These include banana and peanut butter toast and avocado toast. These are also very easy to pack and take on the go.