thinking I should do a cooked breakfast most days for my sons

Naw you ain't weak you silly billy. We all know you're a big softie really

I have cooked breakfast nearly every day, but I make it myself. If I have something like toast or cereal, I am hungry again before I get to work, but omelettes, bacon etc fill me up much better.

I would tread carefully before falling into the trap of cooking for them every day, but its up to you. Maybe they could all do once a week and you could do the rest?

For cost and health reasons, its probably best not to have bacon, sausage etc more than once or twice a week, but there's lots of other choices like:

omelettes with cheese, mushrooms, tomatoes etc
omelette, potato cake or waffle and baked beans
huevos rancheros (eggs baked in a tomato sauce with sausage, chorizo, peppers etc)
eggs benedict or variations with spinach, mushrooms, smoked salmon
cheese on toast
cheese and ham sandwich soaked in beaten egg and fried
pancakes with fruit and Greek Yogurt
I also make oat pancakes which is (per person) 35 g oats, 165 g yogurt (any kind) soaked overnight. Then next day beat in 2 eggs, tsp baking powder and tsp cinamon. Serve with fruit and Greek Yogurt.

I love breakfast. If I'm not cooking it, I might have the occasional McDonalds and mourn the loss of the Big Breakfast big time.

Oh and to balance it out I did the same for dd when she was doing her sats.

I think it's a really lovely idea to make them a cooked breakfast on exam day. I'm going to steal that idea when mine get to that age.

I'm also going to try to make mine (primary school age) two fried eggs every morning for breakfast. I think it's probably better for them than breakfast cereal and fills them up more than porridge.

I would. DS1 is in the middle of his gcses. He has got his own breakfast since he was 5/6. But he has been working really hard so since exams have started I have had a cuppa and breakfast ready for him in the morning. Oh and made his pack up for him again. I am happy to do it and it works both ways - he does things for me when I am ultra busy.

I tend to do a cooked breakfast on a Saturday or Sunday for 9yo DD and I - fresh orange juice in a pitcher and everything It makes me feel very Bree Van de Kamp for a short while, until I have to tackle the dishes!

I wouldn't be comfortable health wise doing a full cooked breakfast every morning. There can be a lot of grease and fat in the foods. However, if they're young boys with healthy appetites, they'll be running it off in no time Would they eat continental breakfast items, OP? Fresh fruit, yoghurt, croissants, etc? Maybe even some pancakes, porridge or scrambled egg and toast for variety?

Totally understand the need OP - do it if you have the time and inclination!

I think it's lovely if you're able to sit down with any members of your family for breakfast, whatever the food is.

God the madness of having tiny children. Long gone now. Replaced by trips to a and e with many variations on Teen Fell Over/off bike/out of tree arsing about/showing off/forgot they were heavier than last time they were in that park

I think it would be nice. I wouldn't do bacon every day, more for the salt content as you can trim the fat if that bothers you, but I always think that eggs are a good filling breakfast.

Poached eggs, beans and toast. Or porridge - my boys love it with a spoonful of Nutella to stir through.

I just assumed it would be the same for daughters!

I have sons and daughters though so twas probably a no brainer for me...

That being said, dd currently eats like a sparrow so it would be wasted on her at the moment!

I can remember when pfb was a baby giving my mum detailed instructions on how best to boil veg. To her credit she didn't tell me to eff off.

Thanks for understanding my question OP. I just had an feeling that it was a boy thing - I didn't think my question was odd. My mother didn't start making cooked breakfast every day when I approached university but I have a feeling she might have done if I'd been a boy.

its the caring thing. I dunno, You can almost see them grow atm - one said ' basically I am tired and hungry all the time'

Ahh. yes there is something about teenage boys. They are so big and adult like, but still your babies, and feeding them is one of the ways they will accept affection.

Go for it, he'll be off to uni soon and you'll look wistfully at the frying pan...

(and just for the record, my girls aren't teenage yet, so I don't know how they will tug my heart strings at that age)

I understand what you mean OP, I think there is something in the 'mother love' that some mothers have for their sons. I have three brothers and my mum still clucks around them wanting to feed them all the time. I don't mind - until she starts wanting ME to cluck around them too...

I was independent from a young age and don't let her do anything for me. Apparently, my first phrase was, "Leave me, Mummy, I can do it!".

My mum made me & my sister a cooked breakfast every morning of our exams, it was lovely.

(Was back in the early 90s, and now she's nagging at me to do the same for my boys).

DD asked me to get her a box of mini chocolate chip weetabix for breakfast during her exams......doesn't sound very healthy!

We have cooked breakfast every day!

I have scrambled egg on toast.

Dd is a dancer at full time dance school & needs a good breakfast. Her breakfast of choice is either porridge or boiled eggor beans ontoast with the occasional sausage oatcake for a treat.