thinking I should do a cooked breakfast most days for my sons

[JackandDiane]

I have three - one doing a levels in the next couple of weeks, all huge sporty and growing,
i did bacon rolls today as pre exam thing and they all said they would happily eat a proper breakfast every day
I get up early - its no skin off my nose, maybe a bit more prep etc
Do any of you do cooked breakfasts every day? I think I should put more effort in

warning, a woman I knew when ours were toddlers/primary, would always make her lot a fry up,
years later they are All obese.
of course that could be related to other food stuffs, she meant well though

As it happens I am no slimmer of the year either, but my DC are

Also slow cooker breakfast casserole recipes abound...

one example here

I was wondering about doing more with breakfast (It's toast or cereal here)

Two growing sporty boys, my oldest is growing at the rate of half an inch a month, and has been for a year, and is too thin so it might fatten him up a bit doing eggs and beans and bacon!

Or pancakes

obesity not a worry here, everyone is either slim or even skinny

I do during exam weeks!! Or when dc are especially tired. or as a treat. Not a regular thing.

My boys still say that having cooked breakfast on exam days was brilliant. I did it as a treat for them but also to make sure they had a breakfast that would fill them for the exam duration. DH and the non examined child were always particularly thrilled.

*My dad always wanted to make me a cooked breakfast when I was a teenager but I was a horrible, hormonal, self-conscious ball of angry angst and used to scornfully refuse and sip my black coffee disdainfully instead. I was an idiot. I express profuse gratitude when he cooks for me nowadays and let him make a big fuss of my children. Feeding people is one of the main ways he expresses love. I wish I'd appreciated it as a young 'un. I hope when my boys are teenagers they let me make breakfast for them sometimes too...aargh, this thread is making me nostalgic for my children's childhoods even though they are still so small8

you and your dad sound happy together and its just beautiful.

I wish we saw more happy posts about people being allowed to be a grandparent.

I totally get you. I have teen daughters. One if which weekly boards at school and doing A levels. She can and happily cooks for us sometimes but I have recently felt the need to pamper her more. As she's on exam leave and only going on for her exams Ibe been doing a proper breakfast on exam days. Mind you I'm not working at all at the moment so have all the time in the world between hospital/Dr appointments.
I vary it. Fruit and yogurts and pastries one day. Bacon butty the next. Full cooked another day - mostly on the health grill or oven baked. Some days it's beans or egg on toast.
What I have started doing though is laying the table and sitting with the family and having a chat about our days ahead. It's lovely. I feel very much lie a 50''s housewife to be honest but I'm happy they're happy so I don't see the issue.

Pamper your boys whilst you can. They sound like they can fully manage to cook themselves. You're not going to ruin them with a few weeks of pampering.

In terms of a cooked breakfast for sons vs daughters.

I have 7yo twins. Ds2 loves 'full English' (as he calls it). Treat on a Sat sometimes. He's incredibly skinny but eats loads. Dd doesn't like sausages or eggs, bacon roll at a push. She only likes yoghurt or smoothie. Ds1 tries to like a cooked breakfast, but doesn't like eggs much either. I think it depends on your metabolism. I love a cooked breakfast, fast metabolism.

Cooked breakfast doesn't have to be unhealthy or obesity inducing. Grilled lean bacon, low fat sausages, baked beans, poached eggs, mushrooms, wholemeal toast, tomatoes.

I know several people losing a lot of weight on Slimming World while having all that several times a week. It filled them up and allowed them to just have things like home made soup and fruit for lunch. White toast or cereal is junk food in comparision.

Nah, cereals and/or toast is fine. cooked breakfast treat for the weekend, surely ?

A hot cooked breakfast is different to an unhealthy breakfast.

agree - cherishing ones kids by doing little things for them is one of the joys of motherhood
He does things for me too - largely that involve him being 6 foot 4 smoke alarm related

I keep saying the boys are all super slim and fit. Fatness is not an issue

This thread is making me want to make a cooked breakfast each day. I probably wouldn't eat 6 biscuits with my coffee if I had a proper breakfast!

It's great when they can reach high stuff. And pat Mama's head on the way.

Not the same as hungry, strapping teenagers, but DS is in Y2 and just before and during SATs I made him french toast for breakfast every day. I don't know if I was doing the right thing but I felt happier sending him off with a full stomach. Particularly as I don't think he eats much on school dinner days.

I would do it if I were you. But I'd get them to do the washing up (no dishwasher here).

I do one most days. My DC just love bacon bagels or egg and soldiers. Never occurred to me that bacon each day is too much.
It's no faff. really. A full english would be, but cooking a single thing is hardly more effort than buttering toast.

You sound like a lovely thoughtful mother
As long as they don't think it's a "woman's work" to cook for them and you are happy to do it (which you clearly are) I think it sounds like a great idea!
Exam period is such a stressful time and finding time for a good meal is hard. Can I come to your house for breakfast too please?

I wouldn't want or want to feed my DC processed meat every breakfast.

Something like poached egg, omelette & toast or pancakes I could get use to everyday.

On days when they have exams filling them up at breakfast is a good idea they need that before an exam, my Parents use to do it to us when taking a levels. Dads pancake were my favourite.
My older brother was very in to sport and he eggs nearly every day when we were at school, he still does at 35.

I think breakfast in a busy household is easier to manage if people prepare their own. It's not difficult.

I think the complete opposite, having five people trying to make their own breakfast is a nightmare.

I'm with Boisbois I lay the table and get breakfast out like a good little 50s housewife before calling DC down to eat on school days. but only because it's far less faff than them pulling everything out of the cupboards and leaving a bombsight behind.

I think breakfast in a busy household is easier to manage if people prepare their own. It's not difficult.

Some people have walk-in wardrobes that are bigger than my kitchen.

Plus we only have one cooker. I'm not sure everyone crowding around it, waiting for space in the pan to chuck their bacon in, is going to work somehow.

Mine have bacon, sausage or egg sarnies most mornings. Doesn't take much preparation and even dh can manage ito prepare it!

I make my son breakfast in bed most mornings and it is either boiled or poached eggs on toast or a ham and cheese toastie. Dd does not like breakfast in bed or she would have it too. Last night they both fancied hot dogs at 9 pm instead of their usual supper so I made them one each and was happy to do it

I also cook separate meals depending on what they fancy most nights

We love relaxed breakfasts in our house.
Dh works long hours so a cooked breakfast (cooked by dh) together every weekend morning is really nice and gives us all a chance to sit together and chat.
We do special breakfasts for occasions and I'll definitely be doing it for exam mornings.
My eldest is starting secondary school this September and I think a cooked breakfast will be a nice start to the day.
I can't do it every day but a couple of times a week will be good.