Anonymous
Post 03/20/2019 16:11     Subject: Healthy breakfast ideas?
Anonymous wrote:Dh is convinced that our 9yo dd is overweight because she eats unhealthy things for breakfast. While I don’t completely agree, I am committed to finding healthier options and incorporating them into our routine. I’d love advice for healthy breakfast foods - I know there’s no “rule” that you need to eat certain things for breakfast but my kids won’t go for things like leftover dinner food.

Currently they have something from the following -

Eggs (scrambled, sunny side up, hard boiled)
Toast with nut butter or cinnamon toast (multigrain bread)
Cereal - Cheerios or Rice Krispies with 2% milk
Oatmeal
Sunbutter and jam sandwiches on multigrain slim sandwich rounds
Occasionally bread with Jason’s chocolate hazelnut butter.
On weekends we make some sort of baked treat one day and have a simpler breakfast the other

9yo detests all fruit except raspberries, blueberries and applesauce. She also doesn’t like most yogurts and won’t drink smoothies. She has a very sensitive sense of smell.

For snacks I give veggies, healthy muffins that I make, occasionally crackers or snap pea crisps, popcorn, cheese, olives, etc. My other kids eat a lot of fruit for snacks, but again, she’ll only eat a select few.

Since I’ve told dh I will serve healthier breakfasts (he doesn’t think any cereal is healthy), I’m looking for new ideas!


I think you could swap out the nut butter and chocolate for other things. That said, my kids eat mini pancakes and maple syrup for breakfast every day, so I should not talk.
Anonymous
Post 03/20/2019 15:40     Subject: Re:Healthy breakfast ideas?
I think your breakfasts sound great, as long as some of the less healthy things are really occasional.

I also think that if your husband isn't there to make breakfast he should mind his own business!

Anonymous
Post 03/20/2019 14:17     Subject: Healthy breakfast ideas?
Anonymous wrote:OP, what are the portions like? Look at the serving size for a bowl of Rice Krispies, for instance. It's actually quite small.

Consider really limiting serving size and then "filling in" with fruit, veg, and protein.



I use kid bowls so the servings aren’t that big. Maybe 3/4 cup cereal at the most. She’s actually my smallest breakfast eater, the other kids usually want multiple things.

This morning I gave her 2 eggs scrambled, a chicken apple sausage and a small serving of raspberries. She was satisfied with that. Siblings wanted more sausages.
Anonymous
Post 03/20/2019 13:58     Subject: Healthy breakfast ideas?
You can add smoothie. Put frozen fruits and add some yogurt. You can even blend them all and refrigerate them in mason jars. Shake it up before drinking. You can even make it more thick as a dessert like smoothie.
Anonymous
Post 03/20/2019 13:53     Subject: Healthy breakfast ideas?
OP, what are the portions like? Look at the serving size for a bowl of Rice Krispies, for instance. It's actually quite small.

Consider really limiting serving size and then "filling in" with fruit, veg, and protein.
Anonymous
Post 03/20/2019 13:53     Subject: Healthy breakfast ideas?
For the baked egg dishes I make it on Sunday and reheat through the week.

The last thing DS does before leaving the house for school is eat breakfast as he isn't hungry when he wakes up. He wakes up at 7 and breakfast is around 7:50. We leave at 8:05.

Anonymous
Post 03/20/2019 12:57     Subject: Re:Healthy breakfast ideas?
Your breakfast menu overall seems pretty healthy to me. You could cut out the cinnamon toast, hazelnut chocolate spread, and Rice Crispies because those are less healthy options, but the other foods you're feeding at breakfast seem healthy to me and I doubt that is the driving factor as to why your DC is overweight. We include a fruit or vegetable in almost every meal and snack - maybe you could try that even if your options are limited? But I'd also look at the entire days' worth of meals and snacks and consider quantity your DC is eating and how often snacks happen. If your DC is drinking calories (juice, Gatorade, chocolate milk, etc.) that might be a relatively easy place to cut back. I think what's most important though is to focus on healthy eating and talking to your kids about why it's important to eat healthy and exercise, and letting them know that healthy, active people come in different shapes and sizes.
Anonymous
Post 03/20/2019 09:12     Subject: Healthy breakfast ideas?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Hold up. DH is convinced DD is overweight? What is his OPINION based upon? What does your pediatrician say?

Eating healthier is one thing, fat shaming or body shaming a healthy weight / BMI kid is another thing entirely.


She is overweight according to her BMI (which our pediatrician told us not to worry about considering it’s not reliable for kids), but she is heavy and has a belly. Dh is convinced she is overweight in large part because of her diet. I don’t agree (I think it’s a combo of pre-puberty weight gain, genetics and diet, plus not being super active although she’s far from sedentary). There is NO fat shaming or even discussion of weight in our house, we just try to be healthy overall.


I'm not convinced about the body shaming, even if it's behind her back. This is a slippery slope. The pediatrician said not to worry. Also, some skinny kids have bellies. Sometimes, it's constipation, sometimes it is pre-pubescence as you mention.
Anonymous
Post 03/20/2019 08:56     Subject: Healthy breakfast ideas?
Anonymous wrote:Hold up. DH is convinced DD is overweight? What is his OPINION based upon? What does your pediatrician say?

Eating healthier is one thing, fat shaming or body shaming a healthy weight / BMI kid is another thing entirely.


She is overweight according to her BMI (which our pediatrician told us not to worry about considering it’s not reliable for kids), but she is heavy and has a belly. Dh is convinced she is overweight in large part because of her diet. I don’t agree (I think it’s a combo of pre-puberty weight gain, genetics and diet, plus not being super active although she’s far from sedentary). There is NO fat shaming or even discussion of weight in our house, we just try to be healthy overall.
Anonymous
Post 03/20/2019 08:50     Subject: Healthy breakfast ideas?
Hold up. DH is convinced DD is overweight? What is his OPINION based upon? What does your pediatrician say?

Eating healthier is one thing, fat shaming or body shaming a healthy weight / BMI kid is another thing entirely.
Anonymous
Post 03/20/2019 08:48     Subject: Re:Healthy breakfast ideas?
My 6yo is currently addicted to black beans. I rotate between those and eggs for breakfast. She has them with a bit of shredded cheese on top and fruit on the side, with almond milk. I figure its protein and fiber so its filling. 20 seconds in the microwave is a win for me.
Anonymous
Post 03/20/2019 08:39     Subject: Healthy breakfast ideas?
Anonymous wrote:Those of you feeding heavy breakfast to your kids, I'm curious what time they wake up and how long they take to finish it? I'm having a hard time with my kids finishing their cereal and milk.

And how old are your kids?


I'm in your boat. DS is a slow eater who usually isn't hungry first thing in the morning (but has low blood sugar and will be hangry before he's hungry).
Anonymous
Post 03/19/2019 22:49     Subject: Healthy breakfast ideas?
My kids are 8 and 4 and we give them oatmeal loaded with fruit and nuts most mornings. Scrambled eggs with toast and yogurt and granola are other options. Kids usually wake up around 7 am and take about 15 min to finish eating.
Anonymous
Post 03/19/2019 22:42     Subject: Healthy breakfast ideas?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Is putting your husband in charge of breakfast a new enough idea ... ?


I like this idea!


That was what I was thinking