Tisha - posted on 10/06/2010 ( 67 moms have responded )
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So, I like to make sure that my kids get a good, hot breakfast in the mornings. (They go to school at 7:15am and don't get lunch until 11:50am). I usually make some kind of eggs with some kind of meat and fruit. If I am running really late it's usually instant grits or oatmeal. I save the sweets like cinnamon rolls or pancakes for the weekend. Well, I have a friend that always gives me a hard time for cooking breakfast for my kids. She says that I am spoiling my kids or that I'm trying too hard to be Super Mom. She is a pop tarts or dry cereal kind of mom. I'm not saying that I don't ever go that route when in a hurry but it's not the norm at my house. I was just wondering how many of you cook breakfast for your kids? It seems that we have gotten to comfortable with the convenience foods and forgot about the good ole days when Mom cooked everyday. (Not that mine ever did! We usually went without breakfast or had a honey bun).
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Amanda - posted on 10/06/2010
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Good on you!!! Just because the rest of us have got lazy and ignorant about how bad processed foods are, doesn't mean it's the rule! In an intelligent world, it would be YOU pressuring your friend to feed her kids a little better. Ah, nobody take offence here, but seriously, white bread toast, rice bubbles and even weetbix are actually junk. No fibre, very little nutrient left.
If a body needs carbs in the morning, porridge or muesli is good. If a body needs protein in the morning, what you're cooking is fantastic! I only learnt about healthy eating recently, and now cook porridge on the stove whenever my kids ask for it. I cook up eggs or meat for myself every morning so it's easy to cook some for them too.
Why NOT get your kids into a healthy habit while they're young - they'll cook it themselves when they're old enough! :) Maybe your friend needs to learn what "spoiling" really means. It's the opposite of "nourishing".
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No way, it's toast, cereal, yoghurt, porridge and fruit on offer in my house. Not all of us are lazy or ignorant that don't cook breakfast, I live in nth Qld, Australia and honestly a hot brekky is the last thing you want. Often you only want cold meat and salad for dinner as well as opposed to a hot meal. Just because it's not hot dosen't mean it's not healthy. My daughter and I do just fine.
Jodi - posted on 10/06/2010
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Who says toast has to be white bread? White bread is banned from my house.....as are sugary cereals. Low GI in our house....whether cereals, toast or cooked breakfasts.
Jodi - posted on 10/07/2010
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Quoting Loureen
"You do all know there are some very healthy varieties of cereal that are not suger laden and that healthy cereals makes up the largest part of the food pyramid right , not protein ?
I dont feel its about conveniance i think people are more aware of what is healthy and in what proportions , protein such as meat and eggs only make a very small amount of our daily diet for example a healthy portion of protein for an ADULT should be no bigger than your hand ."
Thank you for mentioning that Loureen. Reading through these posts I was thinking exactly the same thing.
Cooked breakfasts full of sausages, eggs, ham, etc, every day are actually NOT all that healthy for you. Assuming that people don't cook breakfast because of the convenience is just not the case. Assuming that a breakfast that has not been cooked is also not giving sufficient energy to our children is also incorrect. Low GI carbohydrates are slow burning carbs, perfect for energetic little bodies.
And just for the record, it is recommended that you really shouldn't eat more than around 7 eggs per week (for an adult). Eggs contain cholesterol. This on its own isn't alarming, and shouldn't stop anyone eating eggs, one egg a day is highly unlikely to increase your blood cholesterol. However, more than this, and it *could* affect your cholesterol levels, depending on the individual. Meat also contains cholesterol, so an egg plus meat for breakfast, and then more meat for dinner could take you over you protein AND your saturated fat (and cholesterol) limits. Which isn't a problem if it is occasional, but could become an issue if it is every day.
I guess my point is that cooked breakfasts can be unhealthy too, so cooking breakfast for your children doesn't necessarily mean you are doing better for your kids than someone who isn't.
Johnny - posted on 10/09/2010
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Well, my daughter is not in school yet, and when I'm at work 3 days a week her grandpa looks after her. So when I'm home, I usually cook a hot meal, whole wheat pancakes, an omelet, french toast, for 1 or two days (usually the weekends) and the other days she just gets yoghurt, fresh fruit, healthy cereals, toast or oatmeal. I actually think that sometimes, it is actually the uncooked meals that are the healthier ones. Although, she needs more fats in her diet, so a good omelet now and again helps out. When she's at Grandpa's he cooks her a hot breakfast one day, one day of his homemade grain porridge and one day of healthy cereal. We aren't a junk food, processed foods family. Neither my husband or I were raised with that, and it's just not what we do. Once a month, for a treat for me, I cook packaged mac & cheese because I like it and she does too, but that's it. Hopefully when she starts full-time daycare, we'll be able to continue to feed her a wholesome breakfast every morning. Although, if the traffic on my commute gets much worse, it's going to be pop tarts for this family too, lol.