Breakfast advice needed.

[falcon]

We're looking after a friend's 3 year old ds soon for 5 days, and I need some advice.

Normally he eats kitkats and tea, or crisps for breakfast, now I'm not comfortable with feeding the little guy this,not to mention the last thing we need is a sugar loaded hyper kid bouncing around, so what can I give him instead?

Neither of us eat breakfast, in fact the thought of breakfast makes me ill, so he can't have what we usually have, which is the plan for lunch and dinner.(Optimistic aren't I)

He isn't a really fussy eater, but does eat rather a lot. I've told my friend I'm not comfortable with it but she says she doesn't know what he'll eat instead for breakfast.

Any ideas on what to give him would be much appreciated.

I forgot to ask. What should he have to drink with his breakfast? Coke is certainly out.

Hot chocolate, or banana smoothie - stick a straw and a cocktail umbrella in it, he'd probably drink water

I've just thought of something else I need to work out but I'll start a separate thread for that.

I'm really nervous about this. I've cared for children before, babysat, cared for children in nurseries and have studied childcare, but I've never had a child in my home for 5 days.

falcon - where is the separate thread - I'm intrigued?!

You'll be ok - he is likely to be far better behaved for you than he would be for his own parents

Ps My children sometimes have cocopops for breakfast (they don't have behavioural problems and remain very healthy with good teeth ) you are allowed to relax a little sometimes!

Dear Lord, I thought I was a slack parent, but crisps and Kit Kats for breakfast, EEK.

Breakfast is the one get out of jail free card meal that we have for our fussy eater. More than happy to eat Weetabix, Rice Krispies or toast with peanut butter or jam. These take seconds to "prepare".

I shudder to think of how that poor child manages to get through a day of school after being filled with saturated fat and sugar.

Sorry I may well be overreacting here, just genuinely horrified that anyone would think this a sensible option for breakfast. Agree Multipack cereals and perhaps a nice big carton of fruit smoothie for a glass each day.

Oh and btw I think there is a world of difference between a bowl of cocopops for an occasional treat, which does after all still have milk and probably isn't that much worse than rice crispies, and junk food for breakfast.

NB you needn't eat the same things as he is having for breakfast, but it is nice if you all sit down at the table together

The sleep thread is the second thread petitfilou. I'll bump it.

Beans/cheese/poached egg/banana on toast/muffins/crumpets?
Or Weetabix with milk heated up with a tiny bit of sugar? My DS loves that.