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[quote=Anonymous]We have granola and Cheerios cereal with whole-fat yogurt or whole-fat milk and that's it on the cereal front. More often it's scrambled eggs or an omelet with cheese (surprisingly fast to make), hardboiled eggs if I've been organized enough to make them ahead of time, or whole grain toast with butter or peanut butter. Bananas are usually in stock, too.

No juice, and definitely no Pop-Tarts.

I think the downside of any super-sugary breakfast is that it may put something in their stomachs, but they are going to have a sugar crash by mid-morning, when they're in school. It's better to emphasize proteins and fats for breakfast, and whole grains or whole fruit if you're going to do carbs, not highly processed cereals or juice that will cause their blood sugar to spike and drop.

I agree with the PP about eating whatever for breakfast, and not just breakfast foods. However, I'm not a big fan of breakfast or breakfast foods myself, so however much I may enjoy leftover chili, curry, whatever, for lunch, I'm usually not ready to face anything spicy or heavy in the morning.

If your kid would eat eggs or whole-fat yogurt, a banana, or even a couple of whole-fat cheese sticks -- something fairly plain but not super-sugary to set her up for a crash later -- I'd give that a go.[/quote]

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