Chicken Dippers for breakfast AIBU

I love a savoury breakfast! Often have avocado, feta, red onion and tomatoes on toast
Or left over curry/chinese

Once a decade maybe, not any more often.

They’re better than cereals and toast with jam. Depends on how ultra processed they are but if made with chicken breast and a few breadcrumbs they are probably quite good. Why are you so convinced they are bad? You clearly have them in the house so presumably would serve them for dinner so why not breakfast? Just because the Kelloggs ads tell you that cereal is the ideal breakfast doesn’t make it true.

What sort of time do you eat that? I don't think I could face that at 6am before work or even 8am on my days off!

Pick the battle- my daughter had strawberries, carrots, tomatoes, cucumber and peppers with a few mini marshmallows and some sprinkles on top.
Mon- Fri is ‘normal brekkie’ weekend is her pick.

I think people are not saying that chicken dippers are ok but cornflakes are just as rubbish. They are UPF too.

You can supplement UPF with as much vitamins as you like, it doesn't mean you will absorb much. You need natural foods for that. And maybe it has been reduced but it's still a bowl of sugary rubbish.

And tbf, you can give chicken dippers with a glass of milk and some fruit - doesn't make them any less rubbish.

If he'd have done home made chicken goujons from strips of chicken breast coated in crushed cornflakes would that have been OK with you OP?

But seriously, both cornflakes and bought nuggets are a bit crappy so no good if you want good nutrition.

My breakfasts are usually a choice between;

Salmon/Tuna/Prawns
Rice/GF Pasta/Rice Noodles
Hardboiled egg
Veg
Salad
Feta/olives/melon/onion/cucumber/hummus

Haven't keeled over so far. Sometimes DP chucks some strawberries in a compartment with yoghurt as an extra.

Add in a couple of buckets of black coffee and I'm good until dinner. Wouldn't see a problem with having chicken instead.

They’re no worse than cornflakes and the protein content will help keep them full for longer than a bowl of cereals. I like his thinking!

@sunsetsandboardwalks i know! Which is exactly what I said in my first post. Foods are not healthy or unhealthy. They provide different nutrients but I want to make the point that nutritional content is just one of many factors we take into account when making food choices. Enjoyment and resources are well up there as well!

I've been reading a few blogs recently about UPFs and cereals and shredded wheat, apparently aldis own isn't UPF and also a cereal from the brand BEAR that's quite new is also pretty good.
Not in any way a nutritional expert personally but my DC would eat cereal for every meal given the opportunity so I'm trying to make sure the ones I give aren't the ones ladled with pure sugar.
(Just if anyone is looking for some alternatives to frosties and my personal favourite, coco pops.)

I'm wondering how many shift workers have thread this thread and thought about the times they've eaten a lamb chop dinner at 7am 😂

I was going to say the same thing.

A.very successful marketing ploy to sell cheap processed grains to the masses.

Along with snacks being needed for your metabolism.

I don't eat breakfast often but it's scrambled eggs with butter; feta with olives and salad or Greek yoghurt and berries when I do.

We wouldn't eat chicken dippers (never bought them) but anything I'd serve for lunch, I'd have at breakfast too so, on that basis, they're fine.

It's more that OP is claiming cornflakes to be massively superior when in reality, they're really not.

Cornflakes are just fine for breakfast, but so are chicken dippers, really. It's just food.

Cornflakes have a LOT more nutrients and a LOT less fat.

children need 30-40% of their calories to come from fat.

Dont see an issue, not the most balanced but neither are cereal.

what is a good breakfast? Eggs, yogurt, cheese, fruit?

If you are happy to feed them dippers for tea, then they are fine for breakfast too.

In winter I sometimes have soup for breakfast. Healthy and warm. Kippers, smoked haddock, sausage and bacon are all eaten at breakfast, so what's weird about chicken?

How about scrambled eggs and avocado on toast? That's got lots of good fats and protein in. Granted, most young children probably won't eat it but my DC like eggs and my eldest DD loved (still loves) avocado, so I guess mine are a bit different lol.

I remember once giving DD cold cocktail sausages in a bowel as we were really late for an appointment and had no milk for her Weetabix!

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She grew up just fine, one of them dropped dead from having unusual breakfast foods so I'd have to say it's probably not a big deal.

are two of the greatest typos ever and I am dying over here 😂😂😂

My partner had last night's (now cold) beef stir fry for breakfast 🤣 I think chicken dippers are ok as long as it's not everyday!

Mind you, I'd choose Quorn dippers (nuggets?) all day long, though they're processed too.

The nutritional value may be utterly shite but the phemonal taste of buttery, chocolatey pastries is fully worth it.

Have you seen the pistachio creme that's quite popular for puddings at the moment? I made croissants (with the premade pastry) stuffed with that and topped with crushed pistachio and almonds a few weeks ago.

Worth every last calorie.

Ooft, nice one. Chicken dippers with hash browns. Breakfast of fatties champions!

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Those that are demonising cereal. Again please think beyond nutritional content as to why people choose this to eat for breakfast. It’s quick, cheap, has a long shelf life, is easily transported, can be had dry or with milk, doesnt require cooking, is commonly liked, provide a range of nutrients, are accessible in supermarkets and small shops. Mumsnet really has no clue about nutrition or food choices sometimes.

I couldn't stomach it personally. In fact the thought of it is making me queasy.
Plus aren't they ultra processed?

Tell him to give them a chicken breast next time.