Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hard boiled egg, sliced apple, a couple of small slices of sharp cheddar will cover your bases for protein/fiber/calcium.

Can you mix up some avocado toast for you and the kids on wholegrain bread? It's one of our family favorites and we eat the same thing, so issue there.

Thanks - I'm digging the idea for hard boiled eggs, need to get into making them on weekends (how long do they last in the fridge). Kids are fine with what they eat already, just want options for myself.

You can buy egglands best ones at the store.

A few bites of cottage cheese out of the container and then a banana in the car. Boom.

Plain greek yogurt with some nuts thrown on top.
Once the weather gets hot, I like overnight oats in small mason jars.
Low fat mozz cheese sticks, nuts, clementine.
Trail mix and banana.
Leftover dinner.

I make egg muffins (scrambled eggs with mix ins like cheese or spinach baked in muffin cups), and throw them in the freezer, which defrost in the microwave, add a banana.

PB on whole wheat cinnamon raisin toast. Somehow in my mind this goes with an apple.

Greek yogurt with frozen berries.

Is your objection to eating what the kids eat that you just don’t like it? Or are you looking for something specific nutritionally like more protein or less carbs or vice versa?

hummus on toast with a clementine

Sometimes I make a sandwich for myself when packing the kid's lunch & eat it for breakfast.

I like a toasted piece of sourdough with half an avocado smashed on top, a little sea salt and pepper, and a drizzle of olive oil. Or a smoothie with frozen berries, banana, oat milk, and almond butter. Sometimes I bring the frozen steel cut oats from TJs to work and microwave it in a mug, mix in a ‘just one serving’ TJs omega trail mix, and add a little honey.

Amy’s frozen bean burritos, breakfast burritos etc.

Hopefully your kids are eating a heathy breakfast- in which case, you should eat what you are already preparing them- or at least incorporate some portion of what you are making them.

If that isn’t an option, scrambled eggs, toast (with various spreads), yogurt, oatmeal- all take just a couple minutes. Honestly, breakfast is the easiest meal of all. Even steel cut oat are stupid easy. Those take more time that rolled old fashioned oats, but just put the oats and water on low when you wake up. By the time time you are dressed and ready for breakfast they are done.

I eat Fage, blueberries and pb2 powder every morning from 8:42 until 8:45 when we run out the door. Fast and lots of protein to keep me full.

I also make muffins using simple mills banana almond mix (Whole Foods/safeway), 4 scoops of vanilla whey powder and blueberries.

I’m on a smoothie kick. Strawberry, banana, yogurt, almond butter, and honey.

Pastry (homemade or store bought) with fruit
Oatmeal packets
Avocado or cinnamon-butter toast
Korean pancake (quick heat up on stove)
Banana s'mores (does take some time for marshmallow to toast)
Egg on toast
Yogurt
Cereal
Precooked bacon

Anonymous wrote:Here’s my favorite smoothie:
Banana, coffee, skim milk, PB or Justin’s chocolate hazelnut butter; squirt of chocolate, caramel or hazelnut syrup. You could add a Greek vanilla yogurt too.

Will your kids eat muffins? My kids have sensory issues but like my homemade muffins. You can cut sugar by 1/3 to 1/2 and swap AP flour for 1/3 AP flour, 1/3 almond flour, and 1/3 whole wheat pastry flour for more nutrition. It’s one of the ways I sneak protein into my kids day. I add chopped fruit—strawberry chocolate chip muffins are so good. The trick is to reheat in the microwave for 20-30 seconds on power level 3 to warm up before eating. We make them on Sunday’s to have for the week.

Thanks, kinda genius to combine the coffee in the smoothie

Yes, sometimes I make homemade banana or apple muffins on the weekends, but not that often. Usually, don't find time on weekends so will do store bought mini muffins. If I have the homemade kind, I also will eat them and freeze the leftovers. I'm not too worried about what my kids eat though and one is a very difficult eater (also with sensory issues).

Finding time to bake on weekends is tough though depending on what's going on and getting through other errands/activities/cleaning/yardwork, etc. When daycare years are done for my youngest, I will be able to go back to using a house cleaner periodically and that will be a huge help.

Here’s my favorite smoothie:
Banana, coffee, skim milk, PB or Justin’s chocolate hazelnut butter; squirt of chocolate, caramel or hazelnut syrup. You could add a Greek vanilla yogurt too.

Will your kids eat muffins? My kids have sensory issues but like my homemade muffins. You can cut sugar by 1/3 to 1/2 and swap AP flour for 1/3 AP flour, 1/3 almond flour, and 1/3 whole wheat pastry flour for more nutrition. It’s one of the ways I sneak protein into my kids day. I add chopped fruit—strawberry chocolate chip muffins are so good. The trick is to reheat in the microwave for 20-30 seconds on power level 3 to warm up before eating. We make them on Sunday’s to have for the week.

Mornings are a mad rush for me too with two young children. I never have time to eat.
This may not be exactly what you asked for, but I found that eating a hearty brunch-like meal (most days leftovers from dinner) around 10:30, and then an early dinner with the kids (say around 5:30) ensures I don't feel the need to eat that early anyway, if that makes sense. I work from home so I can fix myself something at the time if needed, but most of the time it's repurposed leftovers so if you have to take it with you it could just be packed into a container the previous day and warmed in the office microwave.