Can you freeze porridge?! And others ways to improve toddler breakfasts

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My DP does DS (15 months)'s breakfasts so I get a lie-in (lovely man). But the price of this is that DS only gets things his dad can prepare really quickly. Defrosting or warming things in the microwave is fine, making toast okay but that's about it. As a result, DS tends to get MiniWheats one day and yoghurt and fruit another. Oh and milk to drink. We'd like to vary his breakfasts more and ideally include more protein.

DS does love porridge (which he usually has with grated apple and/or dried fruit), but even the 3 mins it takes to make from scratch is more than DP can be doing with. So I was wondering whether I could make a big batch and then freeze lumps. When I make it for DS I tend to make it with all milk. But I worry about freezing and then defrosting milk. When I've frozen whole cartons of milk they've sometimes gone off, and other people have said this too. But is it okay in things, rather than on it's own? I don't feel confident about freezing things with milk in. I suppose I could make the porridge with water and then DP could serve it with cream.

And any other proteinous suggestions? (We're veggie). I'm always intending to hardboil him an egg the evening before, or save him a Quorn sausage but it hardly ever seems to happen. I think something I can batch prepare and then freeze is what I'm really looking for. Any suggestions very gratefully received.

Yes you can make up and freeze porridge with the milk and fruity bits all in. At least we did and it was yummy. Hard boiled eggs keep in the fridge too.
You are good though. My dd's get Weetabix with a few shreddies every week day and Porridge at the weekends or during holidays.
I am sure someone will be along with more protein ideas. We aren't veggie so I am not much good there.

Just looked at Annabel Karmel and eggs and dairy seem to be best forms of protein above nuts and seeds. Can he have peanut butter yet? If so what about that on toast some mornings??

Baked beans on toast occasionally??

the great thing about feeding tinies is they have no preconception of which foods are 'breakfast' foods, so you can give them anything and they don't mind - I was thinking of risotto, which freezes brilliantly and you can stoke with cheese, or even fish if you Do Fish.
Or just last night's leftover dinner...

is he up to making him scrambled eggs properly? you can do this in a microwave but they are a bit grim. How about a continental style breakfast with bread, cheese and quorn ham and few grapes or something like that, it would be quick.

Pancakes are good - make batter with eggs, wholemeal flour, milk and mashed banana then you could cook them all and freeze them. DP could just zap one in the microwave as needed.
What about a plate with cheese and stuff, like a continental breakfast without all the meat?
Or beans on toast? Or a smoothie - you could make that before bed and DP just has to shake it up in the morning. One day he might even be able to blend it himself

second mrs badger... what about rice pudding?

i think defrosted frozen porridge would be eeeew

oh yes pancakes - we eat a lot of pancakes here. they freeze and also keep well in the fridge for a day or so. see also muffins.

my ds has ready brek rather than porridge sometimes. i heat 4oz of milk for 40sec in microwave. it now has no salt or sugar in it.
hope this helps

Soft boiled egg and soldiers, egg, (veggie) sausage and beans, marmite on toast, jam on toast, crumpets, english muffins, pikelets, cheese on toast, scrambled egg on toast, fried egg on toast, loads of things and none take that long to do.

You can make up the porridge the night before then leave in the fridge and cook in the morning. Saves time in our house.

Thanks for suggestions! Think I will try freezing porridge, with the apple in it already.

Alas, Jodie, all those things sound lovely but I really can't see DP doing them in the morning. He's really pushed for time and also a bit groggy, so even if something doesn't actually take very long, the mental effort of, say, frying an egg would put him off.

Pancakes sounds like a good idea though. ANd rice pudding sounds lovely - I fancy that myself. And cheese should be low bother enough for him. I entirely agree that they can eat anything, but DP says it's too weird to give him leftover dinner (I would). I think he has given him cheese before becaues he reckons that's contintental. Personally I think that's weird and wouldn't fancy it myself! Especially not the extra strong cheddar we tend to keep in!