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

My eldest, also doing A2s, is enjoying a cooked breakfast every morning on these revision days.

This morning he had scrambled eggs, bacon and black pudding. He did it though as I rarely venture towards the cooker. His dad, however, will lovingly cook them whatever they choose be it waffles, pancakes, full English or omelettes.

His diabetes will have little to do with the fact that he is eating sausages, eggs and bacon every morning, though.

Hash browns, baked beans, fried bread...maybe!

I agree that supermarket bacon every single day is probably not a wise choice in terms of being highly processed. But there is nothing wrong with a breakfast of bacon, eggs, sausage and mushrooms a couple of times a week, plus ringing the changes with fat and protein-based foods the rest of the time. Fantastic fuel for growing kids.

Agree with Ms Hoolie. I think the official guidance is that processed meats, which includes bacon, should be limited to once or twice a week. The more you eat, the higher your risk of bowel cancer. Same for red meat.

Where do you buy turkey bacon in the UK, I've looked everywhere?

Turkey bacon is very nice, and less unhealthy. But some people are almost talking as though pork bacon is fatally toxic. It isn't- it should just be eaten in limited quantities.

No, you are not BU.

You should not eat bacon every day, hate to say it but linked to cancer (I say this from experience, recovering from BC and my oncologist said bacon needs strict rationing (or rasher-oning;)
My son now refuses to eat it! (I am more of an 'everything in moderation' kinda person, but my 12 year old goes mad if he sees me reach for a rasher now! (Can't really blame him)
I bloody love bacon :(

Cooked breakfasts don't have to be 'unhealthy'... grilled rasher of unsmoked bacon/tomato, poached egg instead of fried, baked beans, a couple of slices of wholemeal toast.... not bad at all.
Just avoid frying.

NB: Slow release carbs are better in the morning for concentration and to ward off hunger snacking mid morning though, so include baked beans and wholemeal bread... )

Well... my dear old dad had bacon n eggs every morning and lived until he was 92!

I know a lovely man who has a proper cooked breakfast every morning. Sadly he is two stone overweight and is diabetic. I'd love to eat the same thing too but would treat it as a special breakfast, just for holidays.

DonkeyOaty gives good alternatives. Bacon is really unhealthy, however nice. A cooked breakfast is ok if you want to do it but bacon? I would make a bacon cooked breakkie ONCE to celebrate end of exams

I wouldn't go full on fry up every day!

I do protein filled breakfasts for kids every day (they are 4,7 & 9) so they often have eggs (scrambled, boiled, fried) or if I've had time the night before to cook off some sausages then they have them cold with boiled egg and some sandwich thins! They also love an egg and cheese wrap or ham and cheese toastie!

If we are in a rush they LOVE peanut butter...(I buy the natural almond one-full of protein) so they have peanut butter with a little jam in a crossiant!

Often if they are still hungry they then have fruit or maybe natural yoghurt with a bit of honey..or cereal!

It works well! It lasts them until snack at school about 10.30 and then lunch!

Good to hear! All children should set off with a hearty breakfast. Lucky boys. You and they will reap the benefits in terms of long good health and mental energy throughout the day.

I do the same. Whether it's proper porridge or something else hot. All prepared by me. I'm also glad to do it. Must say I'm baffled by the Kellogg's campaign to get parents with their own children to fund/support other people's children who don't get breakfast! Great Britain? More like a developing country by those standards!

If I did my DP a cooked breakfast in the morning for a couple of weeks because he was doing exams or had a busy time at work,I just KNOW he would expect it all the time from then on after and that's not going to happen.

I would, just balance things out a bit with fat/salt content.

Google Christmas wife saver. It's this Canadian breakfast dish which you put together the night before and then just bung in the oven in the morning.

Oeufs en cocote with some veg and smoked salmon.

Lots of fun ideas on pinterest that make for a healthy balanced start to the day, especially for healthy, active growing lads.

I can't be bothered to feed my kids in the morning - send them to breakfast club. Wonder if I can find a supper club..hmmmm?

Yes Jannier, processed meat like bacon sausages and Salami have been found to cause cancer. It's not even a link to it, it's a definite cause. I rarely eat processed meat any more.

Why do you think they have to add the vitamins and iron, jannier?

Cereal also has shed loads of sugar along with the miniscule amount of vitamins stated on the side of the box to hoodwink you into thinking it's healthy

I worry about the health implications every day. Processed meats are not only full of salt about 25% of daily total in one slice of bacon but are a high cancer risk. Cereal has not only the milk but all the added vitamins and iron.
For me it would be occasional but I know why they would love it as someone who would happily eat chocolate for every meal.

Yes, cooked breakfast whenever they would eat it, not too much repetitive processed food but still some bacon, good quality sausages and ham every so often, and plenty of eggs, mushrooms, tomatoes etc. One big sporty boy liked it, the other has health issues and needed it. Only because I worked hours that made it possible though. Very good thing to do over exams in particular.

Off topic but can you only make waffles if you have a waffle maker or is there a magic method I've missed?? Must cook more eggs for breakfast.... Except ds aged 5 hates eggs but loves all processed meats. Doh. Me and dd will eat the eggs tho.

Love an Olympic breakfast but we never stop at LC any more.
I loved making a full English for my DSs at that stage and even now it's a comfort thing

Olympic breakfast still exists !

www.littlechef.co.uk/breakfast-menu/

I bet all these posters panicking about the salt and fat in bacon don't bat an eyelid at a bowl of sugar-laden breakfast cereal and a big glass of orange juice...

OP, it sounds like a lovely idea. And it's inspired me to be a bit more creative with ds's breakfasts, so thank you

I think most health professionals would not recommend eating processed meat every day, e.g. sausages and bacon. If they want a cooked breakfast maybe consider baked beans, mushrooms, porridge, toast, eggs, etc...as an alternative? Or maybe vary it a bit.

My DH does breakfasts and we have four children, two growing boys (8 and nearly 10). He does a mix of all those, including pancakes on a Saturday as a treat and/or bacon and eggs. Most mornings we are all in a rush though so it's porridge/cereals.

We usually just have cereal, toast & fruit on weekdays & have a cooked breakfast at weekends, but inspired by this thread I made my 3 boys omelettes this morning. They loved it!

They are planning to make their own omelettes tomorrow morning...