S/O Savory breakfast foods for weekday mornings

[Anonymous]

OP here - thanks, these are all good suggestions. Things seem to fall into common categories: eggs, oatmeal + stuff, yogurt or cottage cheese + stuff, and toast + stuff.

We do eggs sometimes, but the kids get sick of them after a few days. I like the idea of a breakfast burrito because it might be different enough from scrambled eggs or an omelet. Do you just add salsa and cheese?

DS used to have peanut butter toast in the morning since he couldn't have it for lunch, and now that I think about it, I don't know why he stopped. For the PP who put beans on toast - what kind of beans? Do you mash them? Salt and pepper? We do avocado toast sometimes if we have ripe avocados, but it's another thing where after a day or two, they don't want it anymore.

I think if I rotate these general categories, I might be able to prevent the "I'm sick of X" situation. Monday is eggs day. Tuesday is oatmeal day, etc. But getting back to the thread about what other countries like Japan eat for breakfast, does anyone do something more unusual like cheese and olives or the bean salad that a PP mentioned? Obviously charcoal roasted fish is not an option, but maybe carrots and hummus or baking some sweet potatoes on the weekend... I just remembered I used to do a roasted veggie + peanut sauce wrap when I was younger. I could probably prep that on weekends...

Thanks all - bouncing the ideas around has been helpful! I welcome any more suggestions!

[Anonymous]

I like mini breakfast burritos - scrambled eggs, chicken sausage and salsa.

[Anonymous]

One of my kids really doesn't like breakfast foods but he'll eat lots of other things. So his breakfast might be leftover pasta, or a hot dog or something else more dinner-like.

Breakfast got a lot easier once he realized that he was able to eat a broad range of things and not just cereal/yogurt etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here - thanks, these are all good suggestions. Things seem to fall into common categories: eggs, oatmeal + stuff, yogurt or cottage cheese + stuff, and toast + stuff.

We do eggs sometimes, but the kids get sick of them after a few days. I like the idea of a breakfast burrito because it might be different enough from scrambled eggs or an omelet. Do you just add salsa and cheese?

DS used to have peanut butter toast in the morning since he couldn't have it for lunch, and now that I think about it, I don't know why he stopped. For the PP who put beans on toast - what kind of beans? Do you mash them? Salt and pepper? We do avocado toast sometimes if we have ripe avocados, but it's another thing where after a day or two, they don't want it anymore.

I think if I rotate these general categories, I might be able to prevent the "I'm sick of X" situation. Monday is eggs day. Tuesday is oatmeal day, etc. But getting back to the thread about what other countries like Japan eat for breakfast, does anyone do something more unusual like cheese and olives or the bean salad that a PP mentioned? Obviously charcoal roasted fish is not an option, but maybe carrots and hummus or baking some sweet potatoes on the weekend... I just remembered I used to do a roasted veggie + peanut sauce wrap when I was younger. I could probably prep that on weekends...

Thanks all - bouncing the ideas around has been helpful! I welcome any more suggestions!

My basic breakfast burrito has eggs and cheese and salsa. I also like adding: shredded frozen hashbrowns, leftover roasted veggies, breakfast meats of various kinds, black beans, sour cream/Greek yogurt, avocado, etc.

As for the "I'm sick of X" situation, you could also just stop indulging that. My kids basically have 3 breakfast options (eggs and toast, cereal and breakfast sausage, bagel and cream cheese). If they don't want a savory thing, they are welcome to all the Honey Nut Cheerios they can manage. Somehow they have gotten into the mindset that it needs to be different and exciting. It does not. It is a lot easier when it's not, actually.

And beans on toast is a specific dish: https://www.christinascucina.com/beans-on-toast-the-proper-british-way-recipe-by-a-brit/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: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

All the boomers I know, and I know a lot, love avocado and they love toast too. You need to open your mind a bit and try to stop stereotyping people.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here - thanks, these are all good suggestions. Things seem to fall into common categories: eggs, oatmeal + stuff, yogurt or cottage cheese + stuff, and toast + stuff.

We do eggs sometimes, but the kids get sick of them after a few days. I like the idea of a breakfast burrito because it might be different enough from scrambled eggs or an omelet. Do you just add salsa and cheese?

DS used to have peanut butter toast in the morning since he couldn't have it for lunch, and now that I think about it, I don't know why he stopped. For the PP who put beans on toast - what kind of beans? Do you mash them? Salt and pepper? We do avocado toast sometimes if we have ripe avocados, but it's another thing where after a day or two, they don't want it anymore.

I think if I rotate these general categories, I might be able to prevent the "I'm sick of X" situation. Monday is eggs day. Tuesday is oatmeal day, etc. But getting back to the thread about what other countries like Japan eat for breakfast, does anyone do something more unusual like cheese and olives or the bean salad that a PP mentioned? Obviously charcoal roasted fish is not an option, but maybe carrots and hummus or baking some sweet potatoes on the weekend... I just remembered I used to do a roasted veggie + peanut sauce wrap when I was younger. I could probably prep that on weekends...

Thanks all - bouncing the ideas around has been helpful! I welcome any more suggestions!

My basic breakfast burrito has eggs and cheese and salsa. I also like adding: shredded frozen hashbrowns, leftover roasted veggies, breakfast meats of various kinds, black beans, sour cream/Greek yogurt, avocado, etc.

As for the "I'm sick of X" situation, you could also just stop indulging that. My kids basically have 3 breakfast options (eggs and toast, cereal and breakfast sausage, bagel and cream cheese). If they don't want a savory thing, they are welcome to all the Honey Nut Cheerios they can manage. Somehow they have gotten into the mindset that it needs to be different and exciting. It does not. It is a lot easier when it's not, actually.

And beans on toast is a specific dish: https://www.christinascucina.com/beans-on-toast-the-proper-british-way-recipe-by-a-brit/

The hashbrown + burrito idea is great and I think my kids will like that. It's funny you mention Honey Nut Cheerios because that is the default cereal they never get sick of. I normally don't fight them on breakfast other than making sure they have fruit too. But then I hear about how bad American breakfast is and how bad cereal is and then I feel guilty. When I try to introduce healthier options, it never sticks for more than a week. Then we're back to cheerios. I know it's not the end of the world, and goodness knows I ate much worse growing up. I should probably just be glad they're not running out the door with a chocolate pop tart and call it a win.

[Anonymous]

I mix together a couple of tablespoons of unsweetened greek yogurt, a lot of cut up fruit (strawberries, blueberries, mango, banana) and then I sprinkle Trader Joe's almond granola on top for sweetness and crunch, and stir it all up.

[Anonymous]

You can make almond butter granola during the week it's super easy and protein filled; then can add some greek yogurt, berries, etc. with it in a bowl.

[Anonymous]

The cereal I grew up on is just empty sugar calories. I never started my kids on cheerios and now mid elementary school, it's just never in our house.

DC used to like the more processed sugary yogurts, but over time has come to prefer plain full fat greek yogurt with cut up fruit/berries and a drizzle of honey.

Scrambled eggs with cheddar cheese is a hit from time to time.

When we are running late, the occasional nutrigrain bar in the car, which is basically a cookie.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: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

too much smoked food is not good for you, and I *love* smoked food.

Replace the smoked salmon with a fried egg.

We make our own gravlax salmon in the fridge, with no smoke. Do you think we should eat this sparingly or not at all?

[Anonymous]

During the week when kid has "second breakfast" at school, we do tomato/cucumber salad, cheese, and nuts, or sliced fruit with a couple of tablespoons of peanut butter for dipping. On weekends, she does oatmeal with peanut butter or tahini or a "protein" waffle with peanut butter. If we do an indulgent weekend breakfast, it's usually homemade bagels or bread with lox or avocado.

[Anonymous]

-one of my very easy go-to items is a refried bean and cheese quesadilla (spread beans and cheese on a tortilla and microwave for 30 seconds) - can dress with avocado/guacamole/salsa/sour cream if those are available
-Make ahead and freeze English muffin/egg/cheese/additional protein if you eat meat
-Something from my childhood I remember were bisquick, sausage and cheese balls. I remember these froze well. I bet there is a modernized and somewhat healthier version out there
-what about a grazing board? Cheese, nuts, crackers, fruit, veg, charcuterie

[Anonymous]

rice, egg and kimchi
Tuna sandwich
Leftover sushi or gimbap
Hard boiled eggs
cucumber-tomato Greek salad
Egg, sweet potato, black bean taco with salsa, cheese

[Anonymous]

Grits with a little bit of cheese on top

[Anonymous]

https://www.thedailymeal.com/travel/what-people-eat-breakfast-around-world-slideshow