This is what I feed my son for breakfast and I got it from a health care worker who got it off their company's wellness website. It said something about having everything in it that you need for a balanced breakfast. I also do NOT cook in the morning. Pancakes are dinner food for special occasions at my house. :)
It is basically Muesli. Oatmeal, juice, and yogurt mixed, with fruit added. I will add ground up nuts to it too when I make it. Or ground flax seed or wheat germ.
1 cup plain or vanilla yogurt (whole milk for babies, lowfat for older kids, and I prefer plain and will add my own honey if I need to, it is a lot less sugar that way)
1 cup regular uncooked oatmeal, not instant, (instant has all the good stuff already cooked out, like minute rice)
1/2 cup apple juice or white grape juice
Combine all ingredients. Let stand overnight in airtight container. Mix with fresh or frozen, thawed chopped fruit for breakfast. Keeps well for about a week.
You can play with the measurements to get the consistency you want, it's a forgiving recipe. If it is too thick in the morning, just add more juice. I think I have used up to a cup of juice. The oats absorb all the liquid and don't need cooking. I make it on the thicker side and mix it with a different fruit everday. I keep bags of fruit in the freezer, pop a couple pieces in the microwave, mash or chop it up and mix with the muesli. Chopping before you defrost works well- easier to handle. Fresh would be even better, and I use fresh when it is on hand, but frozen works just fine.