S/O Belvita breakfast cookies

[Anonymous]

so do you consider these a cookie and therefore a dessert or would you give them to your kids as a breakfast now and again?

We have them and DD prob gets them on the way to daycare twice a week

[Anonymous]

You're the parent, you decide what your parameters are.

[Anonymous]

I made chocolate chip oatmeal cookies for breakfast today. Everyone is happy. Give them the belvitas

[Anonymous]

Never heard of these. What makes a cookie a replacement for an important meal? Are they full of protein and fiber or full of sugar and other ingredients that I can't pronounce?

[Anonymous]

Golden oat biscuits: whole grain blend (rolled oats, rye flakes), enriched flour [wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate (vitamin b1), riboflavin (vitamin b2), folic acid], high oleic canola oil, sugar, evaporated cane sugar, whole grain wheat flour, malt syrup (from corn and barley), invert sugar, baking soda, salt, soy lecithin, disodium pyrophosphate, datem, ferric orthophosphate (iron), niacinamide, pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin b6), riboflavin (vitamin b2), thiamin mononitrate (vitamin b1).

4 g protein, 3 g fiber, 11 g sugar, 220 mg sodium per 230 calories.

I'd go with the homemade chocolate chip oatmeal cookies for breakfast, myself.

[Anonymous]

I don't think a cookie that has very little fiber and protein is good for a meal. If he gets to daycare and has something more substantial? Go for it. But if you really look at the ingredients/nutrition profile it's not that amazing for one cookie--it's 3 g fiber for a pack, not one cookie. Kids are so constipated these days they are on daily doses of miralax, but people continue to give them processed foods. I don't claim to be perfect, we give our kids treats and all of that, I just don't think a processed cookie is a good substitute for a healthy breakfast (neither is a frozen waffle, IMO, but that's another thread).


It's actually not hard to make a batch of homemade muffins or even cookies with real ingredients like oats, eggs, apples, raisins, butter/coconut oil, etc. Make a huge batch one Sunday a month and freeze and just take out to defrost. Mini muffins in particular defrost quickly.

[Anonymous]

That's a lot of sugar and not much protein. Sounds like it's an ok treat for a snack during a long car ride or something, but not breakfast. There are worse things kids eat though for breakfast.

You decide. But compare it to other breakfast options.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't think a cookie that has very little fiber and protein is good for a meal. If he gets to daycare and has something more substantial? Go for it. But if you really look at the ingredients/nutrition profile it's not that amazing for one cookie--it's 3 g fiber for a pack, not one cookie. Kids are so constipated these days they are on daily doses of miralax, but people continue to give them processed foods. I don't claim to be perfect, we give our kids treats and all of that, I just don't think a processed cookie is a good substitute for a healthy breakfast (neither is a frozen waffle, IMO, but that's another thread).


It's actually not hard to make a batch of homemade muffins or even cookies with real ingredients like oats, eggs, apples, raisins, butter/coconut oil, etc. Make a huge batch one Sunday a month and freeze and just take out to defrost. Mini muffins in particular defrost quickly.

My kids love mini muffins. I actually make a batch from bran flakes, applesauce, dates, raisins, and prunes. Doesn't sound yummy when I list out the main ingredients but they're really tasty. My kids refer to them as poop muffins. They know that when they're stomach hurts they should eat one or two muffins. It gets the job done. They also know not to eat one before school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't think a cookie that has very little fiber and protein is good for a meal. If he gets to daycare and has something more substantial? Go for it. But if you really look at the ingredients/nutrition profile it's not that amazing for one cookie--it's 3 g fiber for a pack, not one cookie. Kids are so constipated these days they are on daily doses of miralax, but people continue to give them processed foods. I don't claim to be perfect, we give our kids treats and all of that, I just don't think a processed cookie is a good substitute for a healthy breakfast (neither is a frozen waffle, IMO, but that's another thread).


It's actually not hard to make a batch of homemade muffins or even cookies with real ingredients like oats, eggs, apples, raisins, butter/coconut oil, etc. Make a huge batch one Sunday a month and freeze and just take out to defrost. Mini muffins in particular defrost quickly.

My kids love mini muffins. I actually make a batch from bran flakes, applesauce, dates, raisins, and prunes. Doesn't sound yummy when I list out the main ingredients but they're really tasty. My kids refer to them as poop muffins. They know that when they're stomach hurts they should eat one or two muffins. It gets the job done. They also know not to eat one before school.

lol at poop muffins! Will you post the recipe???

[Anonymous]

I would give these as snack.

[Anonymous]

I have one for breakfast myself from time to time! a few weeks ago, my (toddler) DD saw me eating one and demanded some; so I broke her off a piece. alas, now she frequently wants a "coo-ee" for breakfast. I let her have one every now and then.

[Anonymous]

I would like the recipe for poop muffins too!!!

[Anonymous]

OP here, I would like a recipe for any easy healthy muffin please.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Golden oat biscuits: whole grain blend (rolled oats, rye flakes), enriched flour [wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate (vitamin b1), riboflavin (vitamin b2), folic acid], high oleic canola oil, sugar, evaporated cane sugar, whole grain wheat flour, malt syrup (from corn and barley), invert sugar, baking soda, salt, soy lecithin, disodium pyrophosphate, datem, ferric orthophosphate (iron), niacinamide, pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin b6), riboflavin (vitamin b2), thiamin mononitrate (vitamin b1).

4 g protein, 3 g fiber, 11 g sugar, 220 mg sodium per 230 calories.

I'd go with the homemade chocolate chip oatmeal cookies for breakfast, myself.

These are the nutrition facts for all FOUR cookies in the package. (Yes, we call them cookies and offer as snack/dessert.) Our toddler eats one at a time. Homemade is probably still better, but this is a lower-sugar choice than plenty of other kid foods.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would like the recipe for poop muffins too!!!

I'm on vacation this week. I'll post it when I get home next week.