To think that nobody cooks breakfast every day?

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It's kind of in my "ain't nobody got time for that" category but equally I wish I had the energy to cook breakfast every day

My kids are rubbish with continental breakfast (not big fans of cereal, toast, etc. Unless it's just chocolate covered cereal bars) but will wolf down eggs, bacon, sausage, beans and hash browns if given the opportunity.

AIBU to refuse to get up early and cook them the food they actually like? If you do make the effort do you think it benefits you and your family?
Weekend treat or daily fare?

Tia

I cook breakfast everyday and have always done so.
Dcs have had porridge made in a pan since they are been weaned. I’ve had eggs/omelette/scrambled eggs.
Now that dcs are older, one is doing his own porridge in the morning, the other scrambled eggs.

Plenty of time to ‘cook’ breakfast imo. It doesn’t take much more time than pouring milk and cereals from a box and is 100x more nutritious.

Dippy eggs are boiled eggs with runny yolks
Always best with marmite covered soldiers

**Meant to say you can heat them in the microwave in about a minute

I know a lot of SAHP who cook breakfast from scratch for their kids — idli / congee with eggs or meat, omlettes, poached eggs on toast. A couple even go by the Indian tradition of having your main meal at the start of the day and so the child will eat roti / rice / dahl / curries for breakfast and subsequent meals will be really, really light.

Having a cooked breakfast every day is so unhealthy. Even once a week would be pushing it

Surely it depends what the food that has been cooked is. Eggs are one of the healthiest foods you can eat, and many people have them with tomatoes, mushrooms, spinach etc. What is healthier than that?

It's not like sugary, carby abominations like cereal or toast are healthy breakfast of the year contenders is it? Plus high protein breakfasts are actually going to keep you full until lunchtime. I don't eat cereal because if I do, I am hungry again by the time I get to work.

The egg in a mug trick takes 30 seconds in the microwave. Just crack the egg into a mug (don't split the yoke) and nuke it for 30 odd seconds. You end up with perfect circle dippy eggs Very little mess either. You just need to wash up the mug and the plate you eat off. Likewise, scrambled eggs in the microwave take hardly any time either. They're usually done before the toast.

Cereal is a crap breakfast - especially for DC. It isn't enough to fill them up until lunchtime.

Proper porridge would be much better - or some kind of egg or other protein.

I don't have small DC to have to cook for now - but my breakfasts are either porridge made with water (in the microwave) or eggs - scrambled in microwave or poached. Takes me not that long to do and keeps me full for a few hours.

You can make things like egg breakfast muffins in bulk and eat cold or warm lightly. egg muffins

@sendintheArdwolves

me too! and i don't feel hungry between breakfast and lunch.
As our older family members used to say 'go to work on an egg'

OP - toast and scrambled eggs takes 3 minutes quick, filling, healthy and tasty!

Nobody has mentioned kippers! Really quick to do in the microwave and delicious. Added bonus - stinks the house out!

You can scramble eggs in a bowl in the microwave. Takes seconds they can be eaten from the bowl.

Dippy egg = soft boiled egg.

Dunno why the exp 'dippy egg' makes my teeth itch.

Eggs only take minutes to cook and are filling and healthy. Don't do bacon and sausage everyday - way too much processed meat!

I cook breakfast everyday - but I'm on maternity leave. My breakfasts are:

Poached eggs on toast
Poached eggs on salmon
Baked oats - all sorts of options here, current favourite is mince pie oats
Quorn sausages, asparagus & tomatoes cooked in a ramekin and topped with poached eggs (this one is my favourite)

I'm still aiming to cook when I go back to work but we'll see!

I 'fry up' type as you describe wouldn't be great for them everyday but something simple like eggs on toast would be a great start - massive batch of scrambled eggs would be easy and quick.

@DavetheCat2001
Yes my teeth too

Is it just me that hates the expression 'dippy eggs'?

It's a terrible expression - I hate it!

The silly state for a time pushed the idea eggs were bad. Ijn fact it is cereal and loads of carbs which is bad for you at breakfast whereas the traditional English breakfast of eggs, oniions, tomato etc is good for you and keeps you much fuller than junk carbs.

We have varied over the years in what is done but I never found it took much time to cook something for the children. They loved boiled eggs, omlet, fried eggs in olive oil . Good fats and protein are very good for you. Also as young teenagers my sons made their own.

I have my shower the night before so I have plenty time in the morning. If we did cereal my son would eat 3 weetabix and toast and jam and still be asking for snacks. If he gets porridge or toast and low sugar beans that lasts him until lunch time. I always do the dishes in the morning as leaving them to night always takes ages to scrub

YY Dave it sounds prissy and infantilising when used by anyone over the age of about 10 and what on earth is wrong with the term 'boiled eggs' ?

You can make breakfast egg poppers ahead of time and store them in the fridge or freezer to heat up in the microwave, your DC might like them.

lifemadesweeter.com/breakfast-egg-muffins/

The problem I have with these delicious breakfasts is that they basically mean that we can't have any of that for lunch which leaves me stuck for lunch..

I don't think scrambled eggs take any effort or any cleaning up afterwards. Pyrex bowl, microwave, served in cereal bowl if it makes it easier, slice of bread and butter.

I also used to dry fry a couple of wraps with grated cheese and a bit of sliced tomato in the middle then cut into quarters for a really quick, easy quesadilla. Mine loved that for breakfast.

I also used to grill low fat sausages the night before and microwave them in a bap the next day or serve with baked beans from a Microwave pot with bread and butter.

Loads of quick easy options that leave no more mess than a bowl of cereal.

It's a bit like 'picky bits'....

My American friend was most disappointed when he realised that no, we generally don't cook Full English breakfasts every day, and that no, I wasn't planning on doing that during his stay here.

I cook some form of eggs and /or porridge everyday before work and school. Not a full fry up but we do have a cooked breakfast daily.

The problem I have with these delicious breakfasts is that they basically mean that we can't have any of that for lunch which leaves me stuck for lunch

Why? People have made loads of different suggestions involving eggs, quorn, beans, salmon, vegetables, cereal etc. So even if you feel you have to have something different for every meal, which is really not necessary, there's still loads of choice.

But if you want eggs for breakfast and eggs for lunch, then why ever not? No law against it. Or you could have soup for either meal, so still more choices.