Breakfast question?

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Registered: 10-12-2005
Breakfast question?
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Fri, 02-23-2007 - 8:00am
I was wondering what, if anything, that you cook your kids for breakfast. I am not much of a breakfast eater and neither are the girls. They usually have cereal, waffles, instant oatmeal or something frozen like cinnamon toast or french toast sticks. They also love maltomeal which is the only thing that I cook them. Dalia will often have a yogurt and a piece of fruit. One the weekends, I sometimes make pancakes or french toast. My dh has eggs almost every single day or regular oatmeal on the days that he doesn't have eggs. He gets upset because I don't get up and make the girls a "real breakfast". I say that they are old enough to get their own breakfast most days. I remember having cereal every single day when I was a kid so I don't see what the big deal is.
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Registered: 07-26-1999
Fri, 02-23-2007 - 9:05am
I leave the house most morning before Jordyn even gets up for school. If I get up early enough I will make muffins for her, but that happens about once a week at most, usually every other week or special occassions. She makes herself cereal, frozen waffles, toaster strudels, or sometimes Cream of Wheat. On the weekends if we are traveling for competitions I always make eggs, french toast or pancakes at least one morning, but usually both mornings I will make us breakfast. That's basically what we did as kids, we got cereal on the weekdays and my dad would always make breakfast for us on the weekends and we'd have a big family breakfast.
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Fri, 02-23-2007 - 9:41am

We aren't big breakfast eaters here either!


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Fri, 02-23-2007 - 9:42am

I don't cook breakfast for my girls during the week either. I keep cereal, microwaveable biscuits and bacon, frozen waffles, granola bars, etc. If time permits sometimes their Dad drives them through McDonald's before school. They also serve breakfast at school. On weekends I will cook pancakes, biscuits & gravy, eggs, grilled cheese, whatever one of them asks for if we don't have plans to be out of the house too early. If we are out too early then it's something out for us.

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Fri, 02-23-2007 - 9:57am

I wouldn't say that I cook breakfast, I don't have the time to do any major preparation or cleanup before work, and Kayleigh leaves the house at 7:25.

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Registered: 03-27-2003
Fri, 02-23-2007 - 10:08am

I think my kids would skip breakfast if I let them but I feel they NEED it, expecially since their most important classes are in the first half of the day. Breakfast is the only meal I really let them eat stuff I otherwise wouldn't buy, but I make concessions just to get them to eat something! Both are involved in after school sports and other activities so they have looong days. I buy big boxes of hot pockets, biscuit and sausage sandwiches, and cases of slimfast. The slimfast was dad's idea because he's big into working out and he wanted the extra protein boost in the morning. So they drink that instead of milk or juice WITH their breakfast. Best part is all of this is portable so if they're running late they can 'nuke and run'. I also save the big breakfasts for the weekend!

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Registered: 03-26-2003
Fri, 02-23-2007 - 10:13am
I wish Kristen would eat breakfast. Since the day she was born almost she hates to eat breakfast as soon as she wakes up. She likes to eat about 60-90 min. after getting up. I'm thankful that her school these last two years has an early nutrition break around 10:30 so she eats her breakfast then. Today she has a yogurt, cheese and croissant with juice. She hates to have the same thing every day and rarely eats cereal although we have tons. LOL I would gladly cook her something but she really only likes toast or eggs for breakfast. If she asks for it (with enough notice) I will cook her something but otherwise she eats at school. I just got tired of fighting it every morning.

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Registered: 05-15-2005
Fri, 02-23-2007 - 10:21am
you know - when my kids were little - I was obsessed with making a warm breakfast

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Registered: 01-28-2004
Fri, 02-23-2007 - 10:50am
for breakfast jackie has gotten into the habit of eating out.....the only lux she has.providing she gets up in time to go. So she eats bfast at chick fil a. Or a sausage and cheese kolochie... the boxed cereal if we have any is usually for snacks..... she eats them in a zip lock baggie as a snack anytime of the day....when she is not moving fast in the morning or sometimes she just asks i make pancakes (micky mouse or hearts) If we are home with a bunch of people we eat a big breakfast, eggs and toast with bacon. maybe cinnamon rolls if she asks but thats it.
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Registered: 11-04-2004
Fri, 02-23-2007 - 11:00am
I am the same way as Kristen.






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Registered: 10-12-2005
Fri, 02-23-2007 - 11:46am
So, I am not a terrible mom because I don't fix them eggs every other day. I am glad to hear that our situation is pretty much standard. Thanks.
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