When did your child start skipping breakfast?

[Anonymous]

OK for your child not to have breakfast? I am tired of fighting. Before DD, 8 year old would at least have spoon of peanut butter; now nothing. I wouldn't care or that is go overboard if I wasn't afraid it would affect her school work. How much does breakfast impact brainpower at school. Anyone know?

[Anonymous]

Research has been clear about the importance of breakfast. One of my kids is a non-eater so I've learned to be more flexible about how he gets his nutrition. I've come to the realization that nutrition doesn't need to be chewed so we start use a lot of different protein drinks. We started him on Boost (high protein) which is really quite tasty but somewhat expensive (eg more than $1 a bottle). We then tried a variety of other protein drinks and, now that he's older and understand that his body needs nutrition whether he's hungry or not, are currently quaffing a protein drink we get at Costco. HTH.

[Anonymous]

i think kids and adults need breakfast. Get creative from a turkey roll up to a protein smoothie. Breakfast doesn't need to be eggs and cereal. Get the kids input.

[Anonymous]

Do they have snack at school? My 8 year old last year had snack first thing at school. Otherwise, I have picky eaters, and I am very flexible on what they eat and even allow a couple of chocolate chip cookies, cinnamon rolls, brownies. I know it's bad, but I want them to eat something. If I only offer healthy food like eggs, oatmeal, fruit, they won't eat it. It seems to me that what they eat isn't much worse than my breakfasts growing up - captain crunch with milk made from carnation powdered milk.

[Anonymous]

skipping breakfast is not an option in our house. No kid should be able to go without food from wakeup until lunch time without some issues.

[Anonymous]

^^ I should have added that I have teens all the way down to a preschooler. None of them are allowed to skip breakfast.

[Anonymous]

My mom would pack me a BLT or a slice of quiche to take with me. I went through a stage where I didn't want breakfast food. Tell her she has to eat something, even if it is last night's leftovers.

[Anonymous]

My 2nd grader stopped eating breakfast this year for the most part. He has lunch at 10:30. I notice on the weekends he's not hungry until after 10. I get queasy if I eat early so I don't push. I do usually have fruit in the car just in case and he will very occasionally eat that. He knows if he's hungry. He's on his growth curve. School is fine. I don't push at all.

[Anonymous]

18:42 again. He would eat junk, but I don't offer that. Also, I pick my kids up with a snack on hand at end of day.

[Anonymous]

Kefir or another protein drink is a good alternative.

[Anonymous]

Smoothies! Yogurt, fruit, a bit of OJ or coconut water, and they can put in whatever stuff they like. You get some protein and fiber, and they're light on a non-morning tummy (like mine!).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Smoothies! Yogurt, fruit, a bit of OJ or coconut water, and they can put in whatever stuff they like. You get some protein and fiber, and they're light on a non-morning tummy (like mine!).

+1. My kids won't eat before 10am. But they will happily drink a smoothie. I keep a variety of fruits and vegetables around and they can throw whatever they want into the blender. This week spinach, banana, and strawberry seems to be the favorite. I add in some full fat plain yogurt, skim milk, honey, vanilla, and protein powder. I think about 4oz and it keeps me full until around 2.

[Anonymous]

My 10-year old son has milk and a big bowl of steel cut oatmeal every morning with 3 types of fresh cut berries and nuts.

Little brother- 7-years old- has tiny bowl of steel cut plain, cut berries on side and either a frozen waffle or 1/2 bagel.

They both have milk with it.

Weekends are bacon and pancakes or homemade waffles.

They are always starving in the morning.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My 10-year old son has milk and a big bowl of steel cut oatmeal every morning with 3 types of fresh cut berries and nuts.

Little brother- 7-years old- has tiny bowl of steel cut plain, cut berries on side and either a frozen waffle or 1/2 bagel.

They both have milk with it.

Weekends are bacon and pancakes or homemade waffles.

They are always starving in the morning.

I should add--my younger one barely eats lunch. He hates sandwiches and most lunch foods so I am glad he has a big breakfast.

[Anonymous]

Struggled with middle schooler over this. Most I could do was to have Instant Breakfast canned shakes in the frig. DS would grab one on his way out the door. Not ideal, but that's what worked. Also he was getting more interested in nutritional shakes in general, and I wanted to keep on eye on what he was choosing.