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

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JackandDiane · 06/06/2016 08:40

I have three - one doing a levels in the next couple of weeks, all huge sporty and growing,
i did bacon rolls today as pre exam thing and they all said they would happily eat a proper breakfast every day
I get up early - its no skin off my nose, maybe a bit more prep etc
Do any of you do cooked breakfasts every day? I think I should put more effort in

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DonkeyOaty · 06/06/2016 08:58

Hahaha at small café Paggy

WellErrr · 06/06/2016 08:58

This thread is making me sad and my son is only 3. It goes so fast though, seems like no time since I was 38 weeks pregnant building his cot.

Can't imagine what I'll be like when mine are teenagers. Or when they leave and marry people who will almost certainly not be good enough for them and I'm only half joking

And now I REALLY want a bacon sandwich.

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JackandDiane · 06/06/2016 08:57

i think it was a good question about Daughters actually Smile
( forgot what a good thread CAN be like on mumsnet - thank you everyone for being so insightful)

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DuvetDayEveryday · 06/06/2016 08:56

I lived with a boyfriend and his parents briefly in my teens (long story). His mother brought us a full English in bed every single morning. Happy days.

LaserShark · 06/06/2016 08:55

I like making a big family breakfast. At weekends I often do Jamie's superfood pancakes with yoghurt, fruit and honey or I make cinnamon rolls with berries. Birthday breakfasts are a big thing in this house as is Christmas breakfast as well. I would definitely do something nutritious and hearty for exam season.

Pagwatch · 06/06/2016 08:54

oh God, if you want to do it, go for it.

I completely get the wistful thing - being aware that they are about to head off.
Mine all just had/have different routines and I ended up feeling like I was catering a small cafe. Grin

Do it.

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JackandDiane · 06/06/2016 08:54

i think walter has hit the nail on the head - maybe I am feeling more like that. Specially when in the holidays you aren't really needed so much tiny violin

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Princecharlesfirstwife · 06/06/2016 08:53

i have girls and a boy. My ds would eat a cooked breakfast everyday if i made it for him. He went to uni last year however and now eats coco pops for breakfast because i refused to ever buy them at home. My dds have much smaller appetites (probably because they are both a foot smaller than their brother). dd1 is doing GCSEs and has porridge for breakfast every day. She makes it herself though.

And that is my useful contribution to this thread.

DonkeyOaty · 06/06/2016 08:53

Awwww at tired and hungry all the time

And yes it's about nurturing 'em innit. Of COURSE they can feed themselves but it's okay to wanna coddle them a bit

Waltermittythesequel · 06/06/2016 08:52

Would you feel the same way about daughters?

Hmm

What an odd question!

BIWI · 06/06/2016 08:50

Absolutely really!

WellErrr · 06/06/2016 08:50

And ThenLater bacon and eggs is more filling and less fattening than a bowl of Alpen

Really!??
Food is such a fucking minefield these days. I'm having Wotsits.

Stoneagemum · 06/06/2016 08:49

I do scrambled eggs, bacon, beans or tomatoes & slice of toast or bagel each morning for me and my teens. Well I don't have the toast/bagel as I need less food then they do.

It's quick and easy and I know they've had a decent breakfast. If I left them to make there own it would be total carnage in the kitchen or poor choices.

BIWI · 06/06/2016 08:49

I know what you mean about the wistfulness, Jack. (And I can't believe your little boys are doing their grown-up exams! Grin)

DonkeyOaty · 06/06/2016 08:49

My sprogs would love bacon rolls every morning not just through exams

Too much bacon though, every day?

Baked eggs are nomnomnom as an alternative. One ramekin per egg. Spoonful of creme fraiche/philadelphia, crack an egg over, top with a sprinkle of grated cheese, bake at 180 for 15 mins (I use a deep roasting tray and half fill with water for a baine marie)

Waltermittythesequel · 06/06/2016 08:49

It sounds like you want to do it and so I think it would be lovely for them and you.

It can't be easy knowing they're almost grown and gone.

If cooking breakfast makes you feel like you get to 'mother' them a bit longer then what's the harm? And I'm sure they'll be very appreciative. Smile

WellErrr · 06/06/2016 08:48

Mine are still under 4, and tbh although I am very much in favour of independent children, by the time they are a level age I will be clinging to them by my fingernails.

So yeah, on second thoughts make the breakfast.

ilovesooty · 06/06/2016 08:48

X posted - apparently not.

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JackandDiane · 06/06/2016 08:47

i wonder, I thank the lord regularly I don't have them! Shock

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ilovesooty · 06/06/2016 08:47

Would you feel the same way about daughters?

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JackandDiane · 06/06/2016 08:46

tbh not worried about the health thing - no concerns there at all.
its just feeding boys - something VERY ODD about it - don't you think BIWI?

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LaurieFairyCake · 06/06/2016 08:46

Pretty much all diets recommend a cooked breakfast every day. Eggs are fantastic for sustaining energy and making you feel less hungry.

Some of the meats are obviously better than others though, the nitrates in bacon are linked to cancer for example. I bloody love bacon.

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JackandDiane · 06/06/2016 08:46

could be an omelette, pancakes, anything

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BIWI · 06/06/2016 08:45

I think as long as it's not seen as something you'd end up doing every day, but only because it's exam time! After exams, if they like this kind of breakfast, then you provide it and they cook it.

And ThenLater bacon and eggs is more filling and less fattening than a bowl of Alpen. Protein and fat is much better for you than carbs.