To find the idea of a sausage roll for breakfast strange?

[Notgreggs]

Am not sure if it's just me tbh, so happy to be told AIBU!

I was out for lunch with my sister and she was telling me that her daughter (who has SATs) is being given a special breakfast at school every day and their choice for the breakfast was either a sausage roll or for vegetarians a cheese roll (ie. Cheese in pastry). I think there was a vegan option too.

Maybe it's just me but I can't imagine having a sausage roll /cheese roll for breakfast. But then I guess a cooked breakfast is sausage and bacon etc and I guess you get things like danish pastries for breakfast.... I guess I just wasn't expecting it! It's nice of the school to do that for them though, apparently my niece was looking forward to it (she was just a bit confused by the choice of food too I think which is why my sister was telling me the story)

I suppose it gets a bit of protein into them in a single-serving way that can be eaten out of the hand without needing a plate, knife and fork etc?

Mine would love that!

My niece was pretty confused by the idea of it for breakfast but she liked the idea of breakfast with her friends

I’d find that a bit odd. We always just did toast and waffles for our year six kids. If they’re not used to eating much at breakfast I’d worry that a full tummy would be distracting. Saying that, if it was greggs, I’d happily eat a sausage roll for breakfast.

Had many a sausage roll breakfast in my youth.

It's an easy thing to produce

It's nice of the school, also practical as it makes sure they're in on time and fed, while not requiring a lot of food preparation/cleaning after - important as the kitchen is in use throughout the day. It would be a right fanny-on trogging around with cereals, bowls etc, or even hundreds of slices of toast, and they can hardly cater for a full English for everyone.

I hate the idea of chocolate and sweet pastries at breakfast. So to me a sausage or cheese roll would be fine. I guess it's better than just offering toast and cereal. And they haven't the manpower/facilities to cook bacon/sausages etc then put them inside bread rolls?

I think it's nice if they enjoy it. It's meant to be special so they know they're not gonna be allowed Gregg's on a daily basis at 8am usually.

It's unusual but no weirder than a croissant or pain au chocolate which seems like dessert for breakfast, to me.

In fact when DH gets pastries for breakfast sometimes I have a sausage roll - more protein!

Oh yes I can see things like cereal would be a real faff! I'd just never thought of a sausage roll for breakfast .

Protein, fat and carbs, all in one easy to eat item - perfect for avoiding energy crashes mid SAT.

It's a great idea.

I think a hot pasty is best.

Pastries for breakfast, yes. Sausages for breakfast, yes. Sausages in pastry for breakfast - feels all wrong. My teens would love it though.

I know. And rationally it surely isn't any different, perhaps better, than sausages, or pastries, but it seems weird! I might have to experiment and try it . I am not sure I could eat one every day for a week though (although do sats take the whole week? Mine aren't that age yet!)

Sounds great. Add some beans even better.

Everyone is allowed treat sometimes surely? Is a sticky cinamon roll and a coffee any better for you? I don't know, but this is my ultimate treat breakfast! All of the time no, a treat, yes.

I had a sausage roll for breakfast once, I moved to the north and there was a miscommunication regarding bread products. Was tasty though.

Are you sure she means a pastry sausage roll and not sausage in a bread roll? My granddaughter's school is also providing breakfast for the children doing SATs and it includes a sausage sandwich.
But in any case even if it is a pasty wrapped sausage roll I don't suppose it's any different from sausage and bacon, toast danish pastries etc

My children loved it. Why not.

Yes definitely pastry sausage roll, the alternative was a pastry cheese roll.

I agree, I don't know why it seemed so strange when a sausage in a bread roll would seem normal and isn't very different

Sausage in a roll (or a bacon or egg in a roll) is a pretty standard breakfast item.

I suppose you could look at the pastry as being similar to a buttered roll in nutritional terms - it’s flour and some fat (rubbed in, in the pastry, and spread on in the buttered roll) - and sausage rolls (in pastry) are easier to prepare and serve than a roll and sausage.

It’s not a perfect breakfast, but maybe it’s better than nothing or than sugary cereals.

I find the idea of reserving certain foods for certain meals at particular times of the day weird.

Eat whatever you want, whenever you like.

In Ireland there’s sausage rolls on every hot counter at breakfast time. It’s the epitome of breakfast food

Sounds great to me - and now I want a hot, flaky sausage roll 😍

Grim. I certainly wouldn't let my children eat a sausage roll for breakfast. And not during an important week like sats. They need quality food not UFP ground up pigs balls and fat.