Anonymous wrote:I haven't read all the replies but am I the first to say the Federal Free breakfast program. SILVER COVID LINING PEOPLE.

Not a silver lining, at all. It is a sub par breakfast at best and just gives the school one more thing to do that parents should be doing. Encourages lazy parenting; another way for parents to not really parent and rely on free "services" to do the job parents should be doing.

If they struggle to eat it, is it because they don't like those foods or because they're not hungry? Or they just eat slowly? My 7 year old has always been a big breakfast eater (at 3 he would regularly put away 2 eggs, a bowl of oatmeal, and an apple every day at breakfast) and my 4 year old has only recently been able to eat much breakfast. She eats verrrry slowly in the mornings. She will usually consent to a small muffin (corn, strawberrry, blueberry -- I make them once a month and freeze them), a handful of nuts, and applesauce. If she is hungrier she might do a bowl of oatmeal.

Anonymous wrote:My kids eat oatmeal, low sugar cereal, whole grain pancakes or waffles with fruit compote, sometimes bagels. Sometimes we’ll add turkey sausage or vegetarian sausage for my veg kid. Always a small cup of milk. They don’t like heavy breakfasts.

+1. Then the eat the free breakfast at school.

Anonymous wrote:I haven't read all the replies but am I the first to say the Federal Free breakfast program. SILVER COVID LINING PEOPLE.

My kid eats a full breakfast at home and eats the few breakfast at school. He’s done this for years as breakfast has always been free at our school. The school breakfast is often more sugary than home breakfast, so be careful if that’s all you are relying upon.

Some of the things my 10 yo son has for breakfast includes:

Yogurt with fruit and granola
Avocado toast with a piece of fruit
Scrambled egg on sour dough toast with a piece of fruit
Cream cheese or peanut butter on a bagel
Oatmeal with fruit and granola

He has a glass of semi skimmed organic milk with all of these as well.

I haven't read all the replies but am I the first to say the Federal Free breakfast program. SILVER COVID LINING PEOPLE.

Anonymous wrote:My go-tos are a protein (bacon, cheese, yogurt, or Stonyfield smoothie bottle), some fruit (pear, grapes, or berries), and a carb (toast, waffle, or pancake). One of each category every morning plus their vitamins.
They really struggle to eat it. My kids just don't like breakfast especially at 0 dark 30.

Any new/novel ideas?

My two year eats like this daily.

Carb, protein, and fruit.

So pancakes/french toast/waffles/toast/oatmeal/muffins/cereal with sausage or yogurt or a cheese stick and some fruit.
Breakfast burrito or bagel sandwich with fruit on the side.

Kind of the same way we approach all meals. We make and save/freeze a lot of the things ahead of time so it's just a matter of heating up/toasting in the mornings.

Agree, you might be overwhelming them with too much food. 2 out of 3 would be good!

This week, my kids have had:

1. yogurt smoothie and sausage
2. boiled eggs and banana
3. donut and strawberries (don't judge me, it was Kid 1's birthday)
4. pancakes

My kids eat oatmeal, low sugar cereal, whole grain pancakes or waffles with fruit compote, sometimes bagels. Sometimes we’ll add turkey sausage or vegetarian sausage for my veg kid. Always a small cup of milk. They don’t like heavy breakfasts.

I do similar to you and my friends think I do so much for breakfast. I have 3 kids.

Typical breakfast would be:

Scrambled eggs, sausage, waffles, fruit
Bagel with cream cheese and fruit
Tator tots and bacon
Muffins and boiled eggs
Oatmeal and fruit
Cereal, fruit
I buy a lot of pastries

I personally really love breakfast. I enjoy sitting with my kids and sending them off to school.

Mine eat breakfasts on the larger side as they don’t tend to eat a ton at school lunch. 8 and 6.
-cereal, small amount scrambled egg, fruit
-Apple oatmeal with nuts, smoothie and fruit
-yogurt with berries and granola, bacon, fruit
-soft boiled eggs with toast, bacon, fruit
-French toast, hard boiled egg, fruit

Yogurt pouch + couple Belvita biscuits
Oatmeal cup + apple
Protein waffle with Nutella
Greek yogurt cup with granola/dried fruit

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hey milk peeps…start a new conversation? That’s way past the original question.

Plus y’all are digging in a bit further than is healthy.

Are you the DCUM police?

No. I’m just weary of ahole self righteous debates.

You're focusing on the wrong posters sweetheart.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hey milk peeps…start a new conversation? That’s way past the original question.

Plus y’all are digging in a bit further than is healthy.

Are you the DCUM police?

No. I’m just weary of ahole self righteous debates.