My son is 5 years old and in reception. He refuses to eat any sort of breakfast in the mornings.
For example today he had a piece of plain, dry bread , a handful of blueberries and an apple.
He’s very fussy with food in general, doesn’t eat sandwiches, cheese, yogurts, milk, eggs…so the usual ‘breakfast’ foods aren’t an option.
He went through a phase of eating dry cereal, then he’d have a chocolate crepe every morning before school (not ideal, but I knew he was eating something). He will occasionally eat a toasted currant teacake (no butter on it, just dry). I sometimes manage to get a cereal bar or half a pan au chocolat down him on the way to school if he’s eaten nothing at home, feels like a losing battle at times.
If it’s a school holiday or weekend he’ll graze throughout the morning until lunchtime, usually on fruit, crackers, cereal bars, biscuits 😳but obviously that’s not an option at school.
He’s the tallest in his class and although slim, he’s not underweight, so his growth isn’t an issue. It’s more about eating before school. We were sent home a letter the other day about the importance of eating breakfast and how it helps the children concentrate on their work.