DH thinks rice crispies are a suitable breakfast

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That's it really, DH would happily send children (3&6) off to school/childminder on one bowl of rice crispies and a bit of fruit in the morning. I feel very strongly about filling kids tummies properly before school, and while i have no problem with a bowl of rice crispies now and then, that they are ultimately just puffs of air, and the children need something more nutritionally dense.

We argued about it properly this morning, and now he's in a huff about me undermining him. I just want to guage what others think - is a bowl of rice crispies and a bit of fruit enough to keep a child's energy levels up all morning?

I get it OP, and I'll be unreasonable with you.
My children tend to have porridge or weetabix, it will be loaded with all of or a combination of banana/grated apple or pear, raisins, sunflower seeds. Usually honey or something too. THEY STILL WANT A PIECE OF FRUIT AFTER AND ABOUT AN HOUR LATER COMPLAIN THEY ARE HUNGRY?! Think I'm going to start giving them a piece of toast with it. I don't know where they put it!

We do absolutely buy cereal and they love it, but I wouldn't give it to them on a busy day where they're out all day as it wouldn't be enough fuel for them. We do other things sometimes too, toast, crossiants, crumpets, pancakes etc... but rarely. Some children are okay on a bowl of coco pops and that's it. Which totally blows my mind. A bowl of cereal and a piece of fruit wouldn't be a substantial enough breakfast for being out all day here.

Hospital food really is NOT the epitome of a healthy diet though!

Ive been told countless times by GPs and hospitals to make sure I eat them when taking antibiotics

Personally I dont use the low sugar ones, my OH does because thats what his diabetic nurse advises.

pretty much what I had everyday before school when I was a kid, my DS had them for supper last night 😂

You started the argument by telling him what you usually gave them for breakfast.

What was the purpose in pointing that out?

Absolutely fine. Mi daughter had rice crispies this morning, a mix of of white ones and chocolate ones. I had crispies or corn flakes for breakfast during my childhood and here I am, a strapping 5 foot 10 woman. Calling something like that starvation is laughable.

This is the nutritional value of those Rice Krispies. I wouldn’t say it was terrible. Plus they’re getting vitamin a and c, iron and potassium

there are much worse things they can be given.

Rice Krispies and fruit will provide a quick burst of energy, being essentially sugar.

If they're having skimmed or semi-skimmed milk with their Rice Krispies and are only eating a little bit of fruit (ie not a whole apple or whole banana) then I think they would benefit from a little more fat in the meal, to provide some more long-lasting sustenance.

I would suggest giving them full-cream milk or perhaps adding some cream to the milk. Instead of Rice Krispies, try bite-size Shredded Wheat or Weetabix.

A more filling breakfast would be scrambled eggs or beans on toast or fish fingers etc - but many people can't stomach a cooked meal in the morning (myself included!).

I was so surprised when I leaned what a serving should be. It’s so small lol.
I dont eat cereal often because when I do I probably eat 4 times what I should lol but then I do feel ridiculously full after 😂

YABU they're fine.

Are there better things? Yes. It's it worth a huge argument? Definitely not.

When my daughter was a bit younger, 4/5, she often didn’t want much for breakfast and if she ate a (small) bowl of rice crispies I took it as a win!

Now she is getting on for 7 and suddenly wants to eat everything in the world for breakfast 😂

I think you should report your DH to SS for neglect, Imagine your poor kids felt a bit hungry after a Perfectly normal breakfast!!! In all seriousness, no wonder there are so many overweight kids with the amount some folk are feeding them in the morning (and other times) honestly your kid is not going to suffer from being slightly hungry for 2hrs before snack time

Rice crispies wouldn’t be my first choice but some kids won’t eat much . At that age my two were still having porridge and banana as they got older it became harder to persuade them and they moved onto cheerio’s .. then weetabix .. now as teens finally back to porridge . I would not expect any breakfast to keep a child going all morning though and I’d expect them to want a snack by about 10.30/11 .. most kids have something at first break at school .

I think you are wrong to not factor in something later in the morning . Your husband is wrong to not give a child more food when they say they are hungry .

I keep the worst sugary horrible breakfasts as school holiday treats

So what is the perfect breakfast?

I‘m sorry I just re-read the post and realised it’s rice crispiest so about 1/2 the sugar of sugar puffs. However, it’s still an ultra-processed food and it’s best to avoid giving children too many rice-based products.

Rice based cereal and snacks may be harmful in excess

Out of interest, what would you give for breakfast instead of cereal?

I'm a grown adult and I had a bowl of chocolate kraves for breakfast, so did my kids it was lovely and chocolatey, great way to start a day

No, it's already full of sugar - that's why it tastes so sweet!

It's rice crispies not heroin

😂

It’s maybe not as healthy as porridge or a whole grain cereal like weetabix or shreddies but it’s fortified with vitamins, low in fat and sugar, they’re getting protein calcium and vit D from the milk and potassium etc from the bananas. It’s fine.

i know, you’d think it was wouldn’t you 😂

What grown adult would eat Rice Crispies for breakfast?? I try not to give my kids crappy foods that I wouldn't eat myself.

Probably one of the many that would eat them themselves? You can't seriously be unaware that not all grown adults are ultra healthy and would be bothered by Rice Crispies?

Well fair point. I do remember being served bouncy potato’s lol.

So as you've said you come down later, leaving your DH to do the breakfasts, I'd say it's his decision. You don't like his choice?

Get up and do it yourself. 🙄