I'm in need of some suggestions so I thought I would turn to all of you for tips. Here in The Netherlands the kids eat sandwiches for breakfast & lunch. I never wanted to subject my daughter to two meals of sandwiches a day, so I stuck to the toddler breakfast oatmeal mixed with fresh fruit. But now my daughter is no longer a toddler, she's 4 going on 5 yrs old and she is getting tired of oatmeal for breakfast. The problem is she refuses to eat cereal & milk and we don't have time for bacon & eggs before school.Lot's of things have popped in mind, pancakes are easy but not nutritious... fruit is yummy but not filling enough... toast is basically a sandwich. And keep in mind we're Americans living in The Netherlands, a lot of the convenient American breakfast food like Pop-Tarts aren't readily available here (and not exactly healthy either).
I'm curious what do you feed your kids before school?
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:) Danica
Does she like savory at all? I've been doing savory oatmeal and it's my favorite! Oatmeal with cheese and some kind of breakfast meat. (I start plain steel cut oatmeal using chicken broth instead of water when I first wake up and let it bubble while I get ready then add in some cheese and precooked meat if I have it at the end.) I also do breakfast sandwiches or burritos (but that's probably the same amount of time as bacon and eggs <-- although I have made breakfast burritos in advance reheated the morning of.) - probably all more adult options lol.
ReplyDeleteWe do boiled eggs, I make muffins or scones ahead of time, I also so breakfast burritos. Sometimes the kids also just have some yogurt, granola, and fruit.
ReplyDeleteWe rotate between sandwiches, oatmeal, French toast and cheesy scrambled eggs. I find that French toast and scrambled eggs don't take any longer than oatmeal. And I usually offer fruit as a side. I kind of hate cooking because I do it SO MUCH. Three meals plus snacks gets exhausting, but I always make a quick proper breakfast :) Whole grain French toast if my favorite because it's pretty healthy and the protein from the egg is filling. I sprinkle it with powdered sugar, cinimon or just offer it plain :)
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ReplyDeleteMary @ Back to the Basics
I've added a pancake with a bowl of fruit to the rotation and it seems to be workng out well!
ReplyDelete:) Danica