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

Thanks Wind!

Smoked fish is good for brains

What a lovely thread! I recently said to DH that when my two are teens (in a couple of years) I want them to feel that they can always bring friends back and the fridge will always be full and they will always feel warm and loved and well-fed here. This from an earlier poster summed it up nicely:

"I think we should coddle them all while we can, life is short and I want mine to think of home as a place of unconditional love, safety, chats and belly laughs, dry towels and a full fridge."

DH is not so sure though. He was chucked out at 16 so is constantly accusing me of "mollycoddling" the DCs. Pfft.

And eggs for breakfast is definitely the way forward, in any format.

I grew up having a cooked breakfast every day of my childhood apart from Sundays. My mother made one every morning, and she worked, at a time when it was very unusual for wives, let alone mothers, to work.

I don't work at all, and cooked breakfast was always the one meal my children loved when they were small fussy eaters, and is still one of our favourite meals now they are all teens. We have it very occasionally, but in the evening, as a holiday treat maybe, not for breakfast.

Would I get up early to cook one for them every morning? Not on your nelly! Too expensive, apart from anything else. But I do take issue with the idea that you will be fat or unhealthy if you eat a cooked breakfast every day. My siblings and I are all slim (ish, in my case) and well. My parents are in their 80s and reasonably well.

I haven't read the whole thread because 8 pages and I need to go on the school run as of 5 minutes ago but, is this on the back of the report on bbc news this morning on the cancer risks? Cooked breakfast everyday imo is OTT, we have it every other week as it's too much. Love and food/feeding is something you'd hope people would be moving away from, it's how we get overeating and other related issues.

waffles yes
great one

i think love and food are inextricably linked.
Surely peopele loved and fed for hundreds of years without an obesity crisis!

Seafood- -what do you consider a healthy breakfast?

Cooked breakfast everyday imo is OTT, we have it every other week as it's too much.

There is an assumption that a cooked breakfast has to be unhealthy. I try to do something different most days. Recently we have had

Eggs Benedict ( not amazingly healthy but ok as part of a balanced diet)
Poached eggs with a chunky guacamole
Yogurt, fruit, honey and granola ( I make my own granola we shop bought ones can be packed with sugar
Kippers
Muffins
Scrambled eggs and salmon
Mushrooms and gets on toast
Cherry tomatoes on toast
Overnight oatmeal
Pancakes, oranges and cardamom and yogurt

Eating a decent cooked breakfast for a lot of people is probably the best way to keep their weight down and better/healthier food consumption for the rest of the day because it fills them up and reduces the chance of them eating sugary rubbish mid-morning because they are starving hungry and can't leave a desk to get proper food.

If people want to worry about what DCs are eating, hang around any supermarket near a secondary school before school or lunchtime and see the mountains of sugary carby junk that some kids are buying and eating. It's that which is causing the obesity crisis amongst teens, not those who are given a bacon sandwich by their DM at home in the morning.

I agree Barbara.

Completely agree Barbara.

We have a routine for cooked breakfasts that started when my DH had to go low carb due to a stomach issue :-

Mon - sausage muffin ( brown toast for DH)
Tues - scrambled eggs
Weds - sausage muffin
Thurs - eggs scrambled or otherwise
Fri - kedgeree ( made in bulk and frozen )

Cooked breakfast everyday imo is OTT, we have it every other week as it's too much. Love and food/feeding is something you'd hope people would be moving away from, it's how we get overeating and other related issues.

Mine had roasted cherry tomatoes, a poached egg and left over roast chicken with half an english muffin this morning. I'd like to know how that's more likely to lead to food issues than a bowl of cocopops?

My DH makes a cooked breakfast every day and the DC choose whether they want it or not. It is one of: omelette, bacon roll, poached egg on toast, boiled egg with dippy soldiers sausagemeat patties and mushrooms.

There's a big difference between a cooked breakfast and a big greasy fry up IMO.

DS1 (15) has it every day, DD (13) most days and DS2 (10) if he likes it (so not usually if it's eggs except for boiled)

DH loathes the concept of cereal!

redhat we often have left over dinner for breakfast too. Roast chicken wraps are popular :)

Get them to cook their breakfast, show them where the foods are kept.

I sometimes do my own version of the McDonalds breakfast wrap with a wholemeal wrap, omelette and then whatever we have out of potato waffles (which can be done in the toaster if only doing one or two if you missed the thread), bacon, sausages, mushrooms.

Sometimes I'll cook enough sausages and mushrooms for 2/3 days as these take the longest and then just microwave.

my idea of a cooked breakfast is the same as what comes up if you google it - sausages, eggs, bacon, hash browns etc and for me that's too much stuff for everyday.

I just can't wrap my head around the cooked part I guess, I hate breakfast so eat it begrudgingly, a cooked one for me is like having a main meal for breakfast. I have no idea on the healthiness aspect of alternatives, I have porridge if dh is making it or toast as I get hungry too quickly if I have nothing.

OP... I think it's a lovely thing to do. There is nothing like spoiling unspoilt children.

One of my (now young adult) DCs came home at the weekend. I drew her a both with some new lovely foambath of mine. Trouble is I called out "don't miss all the bubbles, hurry!" which we both laughed about! I reverted to when she was about 5!

Clarrty that's a mean attitude of yours... of course they're old enough to pour their own cereal! But when you feel like ... sort of... your work is done.. it's an absolute pleasure to lavish love on a very appreciative grown up child.

Aero - why?

My parents never cooked bacon and eggs for me when I was doing my exams- I had to get myself cereal or toast :(

-grumbles-

Can I send you a couple more bottomless pits disguised as teenage boys?

Aero my sweet Read the thread!

all the let them cook it themselves reminds me of my mum who is always trying to make my sons go ridiculous journeys by tortuous public transport. Like with massive kit bags etc.
She fails to see that i like spending time with them in the car and tbh it is part of my job spec, as we see it!