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Breakfast? Weekend vs weekday?what do you do?

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Breakfastoptions · 08/12/2019 12:26

posting here for traffic mostly
Had a conversation with a friend regarding breakfast routines as such, turns out we do the opposite of each other
I do...
Weekdays- I make the dc (7 and 4) cooked breakfast (poached eggs and bacon, omelette, French toast etc)
Weekends- they get cereal, fruit etc, (sometimes pancakes on a Sunday)

Friend does
Weekdays- Cereal, fruit yoghurt etc
Weekends- cooked breakfast, pancakes etc

What way do you do it? Or do you do it differently again?

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EnglishGirlApproximately · 08/12/2019 12:31

Weekdays are pretty much always porridge because it’s easy, filling and we all love it. Tend to mix up toppings to stop it getting boring.
Weekends I appear to have got myself into the routine of making fresh American style pancakes with a vast selection of toppings. I’m trying to push towards toast but I’ve realised the bar too high to go back now Hmm

wheresmymojo · 08/12/2019 12:32

The same as your friend - time is tight on weekdays to get everyone up, dressed and to the nursery on time and us both to work.

At the weekends we have time to cook breakfast.

JeezyPeeps · 08/12/2019 12:35

I have way too much to do during the week to have time to cook breakfasts for everyone.

Cooked breakfasts are for weekends and holidays.

needsomehelptoday · 08/12/2019 12:35

DS is 3, breakfasts are things like toast with fruit, porridge wit my fruit or occasionally cereal with fruit. Doesn't matter what day of the week it is.
When he's older and perhaps starts having lie ins then it will maybe be more brunch type things like french toast etc.

TammyKat · 08/12/2019 12:36

Weekdays it’s always cereal as it’s quick. Weekends I will usually do a cooked breakfast

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Breakfastoptions · 08/12/2019 12:38

You see I’m the opposite I am getting up early for work so I think I just add on 20mins to give time for cooking and then at the weekends I don’t have to get up early as the dc can make cereal by themselves...and I can relax mostly or chop some fruit at best! 🤣

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KellyHall · 08/12/2019 12:39

It depends on time commitments. We have different breakfasts most days: banana pancakes, overnight oats, cornflakes, toast, crumpets. Sometimes we all wake up late and my dd has a croissant in her pushchair on the way somewhere!

FairyBatman · 08/12/2019 12:41

Weekdays and Saturday one of porridge weetabix or cheerios.

My day off in the week we make something we can cook together, french toast, omelette etc.

Sunday cooked breakfast, often poached egg on toast. Today it was the works.

BentNeckLady · 08/12/2019 12:41

Week days the kids usually have cereal/crumpets/toast. Dh and I have porridge
If anything. Weekend much of the same with an occasional bacon sandwich or boiled egg thrown in.

Thankfully my kids are old enough to make their own breakfast.

TheWernethWife · 08/12/2019 21:10

Cereal or toast weekdays, croissants and jam on Saturday and then full English on Sunday. We eat that around 10.30 and maybe have a yogurt later.

misspiggy19 · 08/12/2019 21:16

Same as your friend

Sirzy · 08/12/2019 21:19

Ds has sausage hash brown and egg every morning at the moment.

He has an eating disorder (arfid) and this is the only meal he will eat most says (only food orally some days) so I always find the time to do it

scubadive · 08/12/2019 21:26

@EnglishGirlApproximately can you share your porridge topping ideas?

PooWillyBumBum · 08/12/2019 21:29

More like your friend. Smoothies, overnight oats (have actually just finished prepping three days worth!) or porridge in week. Weekends might be veggie sausage sandwiches, pancakes or mushrooms on toast.

Vulpine · 08/12/2019 21:37

I pretty much only do cooked breakfasts for kids at weekends and no breakfast for me during the week

Treaclepie19 · 08/12/2019 21:38

Same as your friend.

40somethingJBJ · 08/12/2019 21:41

Weekdays, ds has cereal and orange juice before school, and I’ll have something like porridge or toast and a banana late morning. Weekends when he’s here, I do a cooked breakfast - something like pancakes and bacon, scrambled egg on toast or sausage cobs. Neither of us are really hungry first thing, but I insist he has something to go to school on.

BackforGood · 08/12/2019 21:41

Cereal in the week on the days they weren't in Breakfast Club until they morphed into teens and a cooked breakfast for more of an early lunch, when lie in had happened at the weekend.

Janicejaniceahmfallin · 08/12/2019 21:56

@scubadive, a big favourite in our house is raisins and grated apple with a spoonful of apple sauce, single cream and cinnamon. I also do quite a lot of cooked fruit (anything cheap & seasonal) which the kids love on porridge with a dollop of yoghurt and some chopped nuts (Tesco does bags, so v quick & easy). Cooked pears with a bit of chocolate sauce. Frozen blackcurrants or cherries with a blob of jam and flaked almonds. And I really love chopped banana with tinned pitted prunes and thick cream, but I’m on my own with that one Grin

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Breakfastoptions · 08/12/2019 21:57

Wow...I thought it would be 50/50 but it seems cereal on the weekdays is more popular than I thought! Thanks everyone

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Oysterbabe · 08/12/2019 21:58

I do the same as your friend. Always bacon and eggs on the weekend, especially after my run on Sunday. No time in the week so the kids get cereal and I have nothing.

puppymouse · 08/12/2019 22:02

DD always has either cereal or toast. Regardless of day. And she has that in our bed Blush

On Saturdays DH goes to the bakery and brings us each back a cake or doughnut. On Sundays I make DD her usual and DH some toast and coffee. Again in bed...

Not sure where this inability to get up for breakfast stems from. I don't tend to eat anything until later.

MarthasGinYard · 08/12/2019 22:05

Bacon etc everyday Shock

Blimey

It's cereal and fruit here In the week, pancakes on a Sat and out for breakfast on a Sunday,

WalkAwaySugarbear · 08/12/2019 22:05

I don't eat first thing so no breakfast on a weekday but will have something mid morning at work. The kids will have cereal, porridge or pastries before school. DH loves cereal so will have it for any meal. At weekends I'm partial to an egg and bacon barm, so often something cooked at about 10-11ish.

Lulualla · 08/12/2019 22:10

Breakfast is a big deal in my house. I always do eggs (poached or scrambled) with toast, fruit kebabs, chopped nuts nd yoghurt then cook pancakes, waffles or kippers "to order". Breakfast usually takes around an hour and a half. But it's our chill out time and we're all up around 5.30/6 so plenty time before school and at the weekends.