What's for breakfast for LO's?

NicoNiko

I feel like we are in a breakfast rut.  (We are also in a lunch and dinner rut, but I'm thinking about breakfast now.)  My kids have a rotation of :

cereal (Cheerios, Mini-Wheats and Kix are favorites)

oatmeal

pancakes

waffles

eggs (sometimes on weekends)

These items are generally served with fruit (and lots of it--you should see my fruit bill!) and sometimes with sausage.

The only "obvious" breakfast item I am missing is french toast--I love it, but rarely think to make it.  They already have yogurt for an afternoon snack almost every day, so I don't want to do yogurt. 

What else can I try? 

umdbride

sometimes we do whole wheat toast with a little cream cheese or peanut butter - not very exciting but different than above

how about quiche?  you could put broccoli, ham, or other stuff in it to mix it up. i guess it's a little more bruch/lunch like though.

WinesNotWhines

We have very little variety for breakfast, but everyone in my house seems ok with that. Our standards are bananas, waffles, and cheerios. Sometimes I make banana bread or muffins and we eat those. Occasionally (like once a month) we'll do a big breakfast on the weekend with pancakes, eggs, and bacon, but that's like a special occasion in our house. I guess I'm trying to say that I don't necessarily think it's a problem to eat the same few things for breakfast. I actually think it's pretty common.

But if you're getting bored, you could try making banana/pumpkin/zucchini bread or muffins. My kid LOVES that kind of thing. I typically bake something on the weekend and then we eat it during the week.

tomandcourt

Generally:

cereal (Kashi) with milk

cereal bar

waffles (J loves the mini waffles, he calls them "little tiny waffles"), usually with peanut butter and honey or apple butter

pancakes and muffins (on weekends usually)

I recently made these energy bites (subbing out chocolate chips for raisins) and I've been giving him those too because I think he needs more protein in the morning.

I'm also planning to try hard-boiled eggs. 

RomeRomance06

Yogurt for DD, oatmeal for me. Every morning. We are definitely in a "rut" but I don't mind. Weekends, like WnW, are special occasions, so I'll make waffles with scrambled eggs, bacon... that kind of thing. But weekdays are the same. DD loves yogurt, and never complains. She eats plain whole milk with fruit mixed in. I switch up lunch and dinners almost every day though, so I feel like that's enough meal planning for me. I don't want to have to come up with a new breakfast every day too.

vtkgirl77

Wow, I'm coming to your house for breakfast. You have quite a selection.

For DD, she usually asks for these bran muffins.

https://allrecipes.com/recipe/classic-bran-muffins/detail.aspx  

About once a month, I make a big batch by doubling the recipe which makes about 28 muffins. Then I put them in a zip lock bag in the freezer. Each morning, I pop one in the microwave for 30 seconds and it's ready. If you decide to do this, make sure to use the foil cupcake liners and spray them first so that they pop off easily. The paper ones stick to the muffin more. 

Also, to make it healthier, I use applesauce instead of oil. Also, I prefer craisans to raisins in mine. 

NicoNiko

Thanks ladies--these are all good ideas.  I posted this because somehow we were out of waffles and oatmeal, I didn't feel like making pancakes or eggs, and DD didn't want cereal.  I felt at a total loss.  I suppose I could have just done yogurt and fruit and made sure they had something else for a snack. 

But I do love the ideas for quiche, muffins, energy bites and adding different condiments like peanut butter, cream cheese and honey. 

MrsPhilDunphy

Yeah, all three of us totally phone in breakfast. C has either a waffle or peanut butter toast everyday with either some kind of fruit or yogurt.

Hey Jellisy

To add to what is already there, we sometimes have grilled cheese or cheese and spinach quesdillas for breakfast on weekdays.  Especially toasted whole wheat english muffins with a slice of cheese.  Yum.  DD also loves half of a PB&J for breakfast.  So does her mom.  I sometimes make it with cream cheese instead of peanut butter, but I really prefer peanut butter.  We also make muffins for weekday morning breakfasts.  Like VTKendra, I freeze them but usually I take them out the night before so they are defrosted in the morning.  DD like her's with cream cheese "frosting" on it.  When we are running late and DD needs to eat breakfast in the car, I always make her trail mix of cheerios, walnuts, almonds, raisins and craisins.  This is a big time favorite.   I always make extra pancakes or waffles on the weekend to serve during the week.  I keep homemade whole wheat waffles (with sprinkles) in the freezer for fast breakfasts as well.      

Useonfire

9 times out of 10, DS wants pancakes for breakfast, which is fine with me.  He usually eats his pancakes with a handful of nuts and/or a cup of yogurt.  Otherwise, he'll eat eggs, bacon, french toast, waffles, anything really. 

VARedhead

During the week, DD eats waffles (frozen) or oatmeal every day. Then she goes to school and eats cereal (it's second breakfast, I guess).

I would like to say that on the weekends, she gets something more substantial, but to be honest, it's usually the same. Because she eats earlier than DH and I, often she will eat her waffles/oatmeal at 8:00, then we'll go out to breakfast or cook a big breakfast for ourselves, which ends up being her morning snack (around 10). Usually it's pancakes or eggs of some sort.

I think in the summer I'll start yogurt in rotation for her, too. Right now, if she gets it, it's usually part of dinner.

bh2720

Warner eats frozen waffles at least 3 out of 5 week day mornings. He loves them. This has been going on for about 6 months. Before that, he wanted oatmeal (fixed the exact same way) every single morning.

Because I like breakfast a lot, on the weekend, I mix things up and will make a slightly fancier french toast or some yummy cheesy scrambled eggs or a fried egg sandwich. But on the weekdays, especially preschool mornings, I try to keep things easy.

One fun thing I do that he loves is to make a "banana man" out of his waffles. After I toast the waffles, I just make a little face on it using the bananas. I cut the tip of the banana (about a 1.5" piece) and put it in the middle and use two regular round slices for the eyes, raisins as the centers of the eyes, and then I cut a couple slices in half and arrange them as the mouth. And finally, I sprinkle raisins around the top as the hair. He thinks this is the best thing ever in the whole world and eats every bit of it :-) (and I feel like super mom...and those feelings are few and far between these days!)

NicoNiko

Love, love, love "banana man."  Totally going to try that!!!  Thanks!