S/O Savory breakfast foods for weekday mornings
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I agree that American breakfast foods tend to be sugary and sweet and that the savory foods tend to be eggs and bacon. My kids usually have fruit and yogurt and cereal in various combinations. Other things like bagels and cream cheese are still carb heavy. I tried doing muffin tin frittatas on weekends but the kids only ate a few before they went bad. Maybe I should try freezing them...
Any suggestions for improving breakfasts? Should we just completely erase expectations and treat it like any other meal and have leftovers from dinner the night before? I guess part of the problem is that I'll spend 30-60 minutes making dinner, but there's no way I can do that for breakfast. I see and agree with these posts about how other countries have healthier breakfasts, but I don't really know where to start. |
Anonymous
| My kids has scrambled eggs, toast, and fruit every morning. Takes 5 minutes. |
Anonymous
| Oatmeal with everything but the bagel seasoning, pb, or any other savory mixin. |
Anonymous
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Some savory breakfasts my kids like:
-avocado toast with a fried egg on top -garbanzo beans warmed with a drizzle of olive oil, cumin, lemon, and salt -whole wheat pita with Greek yogurt, fresh mint, tomato |
Anonymous
| I don't think there's anything wrong with eggs and whole wheat toast with nut butter. That's what my kids (and myself) have most days. |
Anonymous
| The boomers on this thread will hate this answer but avocado toast of course! Ricotta toast, smoked salmon, etc. Mostly you want to get in lots of protein at breakfast- if you do that it wont matter if you have a sweet component |
Anonymous
| I have eggs over salad greens. If there’s anything tasty left over from dinner I’ll put that in as well. |
Anonymous
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Avocado toast with fried egg, sometimes add sauteed greens if i have some that are wilting (kale, spinach, whatever).
Quiche with a simply dressed side salad. Most often this is arugula + cherry tomato + lemon + olive oil + salt Savory oatmeal. This is basically me treating oatmeal like rice porridge, mixing in savory leftovers if appropriate. |
Anonymous
| On weekends when I have more time, you can make a chickpea flour cromlet (cross between omelette and pancake). Add in savory fillings: https://www.bonappetit.com/recipe/cromlet-with-wilted-greens-and-fennel-and-olive-salad |
Anonymous
too much smoked food is not good for you, and I *love* smoked food. Replace the smoked salmon with a fried egg. |
Anonymous
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Omelette with veggies.
stir fry the vegetables on Sunday and keep in fridge. You can make an omelette in 5min. |
Anonymous
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Cottage cheese and fruit with nuts
Why do you need more options, my kids eat 2 different things for breakfast, an egg sandwich with canadian bacon or oatmeal with nuts. Why do they need so many options? Also bacon and eggs is healthy and a 1/2 bagel with cream cheese and some fruit is not unhealthy. |
Anonymous
Your children need carbs. Do not feed them like middle old ladies trying to outrun a thyroid problem. Bagel and cream cheese is fine. Avocado toast is fine. Scrambled eggs is fine. I personally like breakfast burritos more than breakfast sandwiches, and you can wrap just about anything in a tortilla. Either way, it takes 5 minutes to make scrambled eggs and toast. If it is taking you longer than at most half an hour to make breakfast, you are doing it wrong. |
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Beans on toast
huevos rancheros breakfast tacos toast with cheese or other savory topping (ham, salami, etc) savory scones or muffins corned beef hash |
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My kid has an egg on a mini bagel with tomatoes or fruit most days for breakfast. If she’s not eating that it’s WG oatmeal with fruit or avocado on WG toast. None of these take more than 10 mins.
Realistically 5-7 mins is about how long they take. |