Do your teens eat breakfast?

[Anonymous]

Both my teens (13 and 15) eat breakfast every morning-- they get up 25 minutes before they have to leave. I make my oldest (an athlete) a protein shake (bananas, strawberries, greek yogurt, protein powder and apple juice and he has that with a muffin. (sometimes takes it in the car with him) and my 13 yo has muffins and a glass of Fairlife milk which has more protein and less sugar. So- they both get a quick breakfast but I try to pack it with as much protein as possible. We are out the door by 7:05am.

[Anonymous]

My 15yo athlete eats yogurt with 20 grams of protein plus peanut butter toast. It can be wolfed down fast. If time is the critical factor, Chobani makes a high protein yogurt in drinkable form. Or you could try Orgain, a nutrient drink.

[Anonymous]

Mine don’t. It’s fine.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:yes, of course

Glad you're perfect! Too bad we can't come into your house and see it for ourselves...

[Anonymous]

I have a freshman and a senior. They go through phases. Right now, they are both eating breakfast. My 9th grader was up before me eating today because she said she woke up “starving.” My senior is eating a lot in the morning too.

On any given day, they could go back to not eating anything because they would say they don’t get hungry in the mornings. They eat when they are hungry now. That might be at 6am or at 11pm.

As a teen, I never ate breakfast in HS.

[Anonymous]

Mine eats breakfast every morning, usually 2 eggs, and skips lunch, maybe a protein shake or bar. He eats Dinner #1 at 3 and Dinner #2 around 7 depending on activities.

[Anonymous]

Sometimes yes, sometimes no. It depends on how they’re feeling.

I try not to micromanage my teenagers’ eating habits. They’ll learn on their own if skipping breakfast does or doesn’t work for them.

[Anonymous]

No, my teen does not like to eat when he first gets up. So nothing before school. But he does eat 4x per day.

This year (as a senior) he has a free period between his first and second class and sometimes grabs breakfast then. Has lunch somewhere off campus and second lunch when he gets home from school. Dinner around 9 after sports practice. He also takes a bunch of protein bars with him at school for snacks.

[Anonymous]

Kid is a rower, and still growing taller, while trying to gain. He needs a minimum of 5,000 calories per day. Breakfast is a full meal, aiming for 750-1500 calories. Always includes a full glass of whole milk. We rotate:

Tall stack of high protein pancakes that include a huge scoop of ground almonds in the batter, plus bacon and maple syrup. Huge bowl of fruit.

Steak and potatoes. This takes about 30 minutes, but he loves savory.

Fruit/Greek yogurt smoothie with peanut butter and protein powder if in a hurry.

Sesame bagels. One with peanut butter and banana. One with cream cheese and olives.

Two English muffin egg sandwiches with cheese and spinach. Sausage if I’ve got it.

Thick slices of avocado/tomato toast with soft boiled eggs.

Stuffed turkey sandwich loaded with meat and veggies. This one travels well in the car, too.

These kids burn so much when they are working out. My kids is strong but lean and really trying to gain. I work from home so I have the time. I also make a smaller serving of his breakfast for myself so I can heat it/eat it mid day without having to waste time or dirty up the kitchen again. Gotta get some mileage on the kitchen labor. And I’m an all day breakfast sort of gal.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Athletes need to eat breakfast. They need calories. They need protein. Healthy fats. Fruit. etc. They need to hydrate as well. If my kids are playing sports and don't want to eat breakfast then that's a sign to me that they are not serious about being an athlete and I won't be serious when it comes to paying for anything for it. It's some times an argument. Sometimes I let them win but it's rare. Athletes eat breakfast at our house.

My god

[Anonymous]

Yes, they’re always hungry (boys).

[Anonymous]

Protein shake or Chobani protein yogurt drink as they walk to the stop. My other ears nothing or a handful of grapes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Mine don’t. It’s fine.

+1. I haven’t eaten breakfast since middle school either. And if I do (like a weekend brunch or vacation or something) then I don’t eat lunch. I don’t get how people eat 3x a day.

[Anonymous]

My 13yo wakes up at 7:05 and we have to leave the house at 735. He eats eggs and a smoothie, yogurt parfait, etc every morning. He's usually pretty hungry. Same for my tween.

[Anonymous]

Mine does. I wfh so make breakfast for both of us.