What do your dancers eat for breakfast?

[montenana]

DD does a lot of ballet, 5 hours per week.
Since starting secondary school she has refused to eat breakfast. I've tried cajoling, making anything she wants but since september she has got worse, not better.

on Saturday mornings she does 3 hours of ballet. This weekend she ate a bit of toast beforehand and only because I refused to take her until she'd eaten.

I don't believe she is trying to lose weight, she is naturally skinny and eats a lot for dinner (as many roast potatoes as she can get her hands on etc...) she just doesn't want breakfast.

I watched her class at the weekend - she has lost muscle, the other girls at her level are like athletes. Unless she builds her muscle back fast she's going out the back door at her level.

She won't eat eggs (outgrown egg allergy but can't stomach them).
She won't eat porridge or cereal.

She will have a hot chocolate and often gets a croissant when she gets to school but that is a terrible breakfast imo but better than nothing?!

Any suggestions?
TIA

[speakout]

I gave up trying to get my kids to eat breakfast from the age or 9 onwards.
I remember at 12 feeling physically sick if I tried to eat breakfast or even thought about it. I had no issues about weight or anorexia, just was queasy in the mornings- still am to an extent.

My DD dances too- 15 hours a week or so, for morning dance classes she will take a banana or a pain au chocolat in her bag.

Does your DD get any break at all during the 3 hours? It's a long time to be dancing straight- usually students will get 10 minutes to coll down, change shoes, have a drink etc. Could she eat something then?

I would also focus on what she is eating outside of breakfast time. My DD likes to eat in the evening, and will often have something substantial before she goes to bed- toast with cheese or second helpings of leftovers from dinner..