Hellobee Boards Topic: If your child is in daycare/preschool/school, do they sit down and eat breakfast at home?

Hellobee Boards Topic: If your child is in daycare/preschool/school, do they sit down and eat breakfast at home? https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 10 Jul 2026 23:57:33 +0000 sooz on "If your child is in daycare/preschool/school, do they sit down and eat breakfast at home?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-child-is-in-daycarepreschoolschool-do-they-sit-down-and-eat-breakfast-at-home/page/2#post-2023956 Wed, 14 Jan 2015 17:01:02 +0000 sooz 2023956@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Full breakfast at home. My son goes to preschool at 8:30 (twice per week), but typically he wakes up at 6:30-7, so he has time for a full breakfast. Typically some type of carb (waffles/pancakes/french toast/bagels), protein, and a fruit with milk. dagret on "If your child is in daycare/preschool/school, do they sit down and eat breakfast at home?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-child-is-in-daycarepreschoolschool-do-they-sit-down-and-eat-breakfast-at-home#post-2023892 Wed, 14 Jan 2015 16:25:32 +0000 dagret 2023892@https://boards.hellobee.com/ full breakfast - scrambled eggs and fruit, or oatmeal with fruit, or waffles and fruit. Scrambled eggs only take 1 minute in the microwave. He gets up, we change him and feed him breakfast. My husband starts eating his breakfast with him while I get ready, and then I eat my breakfast with him while DH finishes getting ready. It works pretty well...for now - LO #2 arrives in 6 weeks, eek! swurlygurl on "If your child is in daycare/preschool/school, do they sit down and eat breakfast at home?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-child-is-in-daycarepreschoolschool-do-they-sit-down-and-eat-breakfast-at-home#post-2023872 Wed, 14 Jan 2015 16:14:18 +0000 swurlygurl 2023872@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Full breakfast: yogurt, fruit, scrambled eggs. She used to not eat until she got to daycare, but she started demanding food the minute she opened her eyes... haha We finally have it settled so DH wakes her up at 6:15 and takes her downstairs and makes/gives her breakfast. I'm downstairs with K by 6:30 so DH can leave for work and L eats while I feed K. L and K are done eating by 7 and I get both girls ready and out the door by 7:30 edelweiss on "If your child is in daycare/preschool/school, do they sit down and eat breakfast at home?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-child-is-in-daycarepreschoolschool-do-they-sit-down-and-eat-breakfast-at-home#post-2023836 Wed, 14 Jan 2015 15:49:32 +0000 edelweiss 2023836@https://boards.hellobee.com/ i voted full breakfast but i should have done quick breakfast. we used to do cereal/waffle plus fruit. now we just do a bowl of oatmeal, no fruit. he gets another breakfast at daycare. but we only have 1 right now, and it's daycare so we don't *have* to be there at a specific time, like at school. kayakgirl73 on "If your child is in daycare/preschool/school, do they sit down and eat breakfast at home?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-child-is-in-daycarepreschoolschool-do-they-sit-down-and-eat-breakfast-at-home#post-2023812 Wed, 14 Jan 2015 15:29:58 +0000 kayakgirl73 2023812@https://boards.hellobee.com/ My Lo who is two gets breakfast at daycare. We drop off between 6:45 and 7:00 am and we wake her right before we leave. littlebug on "If your child is in daycare/preschool/school, do they sit down and eat breakfast at home?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-child-is-in-daycarepreschoolschool-do-they-sit-down-and-eat-breakfast-at-home#post-2023806 Wed, 14 Jan 2015 15:27:07 +0000 littlebug 2023806@https://boards.hellobee.com/ D gets a small breakfast at home (usually a bowl of cereal, oatmeal, or a waffle with peanut butter). Then he also eats breakfast at daycare (typically something similar). It's not the healthiest start to the day, but I certainly don't have time to be making him a full breakfast at home. wheres_c on "If your child is in daycare/preschool/school, do they sit down and eat breakfast at home?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-child-is-in-daycarepreschoolschool-do-they-sit-down-and-eat-breakfast-at-home#post-2023779 Wed, 14 Jan 2015 15:14:25 +0000 wheres_c 2023779@https://boards.hellobee.com/ It depends. If I don't have a 8am meeting, I'll feed him breakfast here before I take him. If I have an early morning meeting I drop him off with a banana, cereal or yogurt and he eats it there. Sometimes we skip it all together. oops! daniellemybelle on "If your child is in daycare/preschool/school, do they sit down and eat breakfast at home?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-child-is-in-daycarepreschoolschool-do-they-sit-down-and-eat-breakfast-at-home#post-2023757 Wed, 14 Jan 2015 15:06:07 +0000 daniellemybelle 2023757@https://boards.hellobee.com/ LO eats a full breakfast in her highchair before daycare 2 days per week. They don't feed them breakfast there and she is better behaved with a full belly. Lately on days that my mom watches her, I have been giving her a pouch and then my mom makes her breakfast. That has been working out really nicely! I like not having to clean up! :) Anagram on "If your child is in daycare/preschool/school, do they sit down and eat breakfast at home?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-child-is-in-daycarepreschoolschool-do-they-sit-down-and-eat-breakfast-at-home#post-2023695 Wed, 14 Jan 2015 14:34:39 +0000 Anagram 2023695@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We give her milk at home, but we pack her breakfast to eat at daycare. We have a thermos-style bento, so it's still hot. We only pack hot foods like oatmeal, eggs, sausage, pancakes, etc. KT326 on "If your child is in daycare/preschool/school, do they sit down and eat breakfast at home?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-child-is-in-daycarepreschoolschool-do-they-sit-down-and-eat-breakfast-at-home#post-2023642 Wed, 14 Jan 2015 13:59:59 +0000 KT326 2023642@https://boards.hellobee.com/ 90% of the time DS eats at daycare. If he is up extra early he might have a bowl of cereal or a piece of toast before we leave. MamaCate on "If your child is in daycare/preschool/school, do they sit down and eat breakfast at home?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-child-is-in-daycarepreschoolschool-do-they-sit-down-and-eat-breakfast-at-home#post-2023622 Wed, 14 Jan 2015 13:51:19 +0000 MamaCate 2023622@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I voted full breakfast but that means toast with peanut butter, eggs and toast, oatmeal or cereal. We sit down and eat together. They have snack at school but not until 9:30 or so I think. 2PeasinaPod on "If your child is in daycare/preschool/school, do they sit down and eat breakfast at home?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-child-is-in-daycarepreschoolschool-do-they-sit-down-and-eat-breakfast-at-home#post-2023616 Wed, 14 Jan 2015 13:50:06 +0000 2PeasinaPod 2023616@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Partially in transit and finishes when he gets there as well. Amelieisme on "If your child is in daycare/preschool/school, do they sit down and eat breakfast at home?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-child-is-in-daycarepreschoolschool-do-they-sit-down-and-eat-breakfast-at-home#post-2023610 Wed, 14 Jan 2015 13:48:50 +0000 Amelieisme 2023610@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We do scrambled eggs pretty much every morning and a banana or fruit. Sometimes some other stuff, but that's the staple. They sit and eat at home. If we are rushed, we pack it up and they feed it to them at daycare. They can have cereal at daycare (which the daycare provides) but I like for them to have some protein! mrs. tictactoe on "If your child is in daycare/preschool/school, do they sit down and eat breakfast at home?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-child-is-in-daycarepreschoolschool-do-they-sit-down-and-eat-breakfast-at-home#post-2023601 Wed, 14 Jan 2015 13:43:06 +0000 mrs. tictactoe 2023601@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Partially in transit and he finishes when he gets there. Mrs. Garland on "If your child is in daycare/preschool/school, do they sit down and eat breakfast at home?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-child-is-in-daycarepreschoolschool-do-they-sit-down-and-eat-breakfast-at-home#post-2023588 Wed, 14 Jan 2015 13:36:39 +0000 Mrs. Garland 2023588@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We do a full breakfast at home. We get him up around 6:00 (he's usually awake because he can hear us moving around anyways), and give an easy, but full, breakfast - usually scrambled eggs, toast or waffle with peanut butter, fruit, cheese, that sort of thing. It takes him about 30 minutes to eat, then we get him dressed and we're out the door by 6:50! catlady on "If your child is in daycare/preschool/school, do they sit down and eat breakfast at home?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-child-is-in-daycarepreschoolschool-do-they-sit-down-and-eat-breakfast-at-home#post-2023587 Wed, 14 Jan 2015 13:36:33 +0000 catlady 2023587@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I don't know if ours counts as a full breakfast or a quick one, but we give her oatmeal and fruit most mornings. Either DH or I will sit and eat with her while the other gets ready. She gets up between 6:30 and 7:30 and we are all usually out the door by 8:20. Torchwood on "If your child is in daycare/preschool/school, do they sit down and eat breakfast at home?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-child-is-in-daycarepreschoolschool-do-they-sit-down-and-eat-breakfast-at-home#post-2023583 Wed, 14 Jan 2015 13:35:46 +0000 Torchwood 2023583@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I namnied for a little girl that was in preschool a couple days a week. I'm not sure what to call her breakfasts though. She usually are a quick granola baror some yogurt, and that's it. But that's all she ate for a normal day's breakfast (I would have cooked but she rarely was interested) so not sure if you'd list that as full or quick. I had at least an hour from the time she got up to when she had to be there, and it was a less than 5 minute drive. I also have no idea when they had snacks. I had to bring them for the class like once a month? But don't know when they ate them, and since parents brought them they varied a lot. Rubies on "If your child is in daycare/preschool/school, do they sit down and eat breakfast at home?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-child-is-in-daycarepreschoolschool-do-they-sit-down-and-eat-breakfast-at-home#post-2023578 Wed, 14 Jan 2015 13:34:07 +0000 Rubies 2023578@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We do quick breakfasts. H gets up 30 minutes before R so I give H her breakfast in the kitchen. DH does breakfast with R - he'll make her a smoothie and a waffle and she'll sit in her bedroom at her table) and eat while DH gets dressed for work. It only works this way because H and I get up and leave before DH and R. Mama Bird on "If your child is in daycare/preschool/school, do they sit down and eat breakfast at home?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-child-is-in-daycarepreschoolschool-do-they-sit-down-and-eat-breakfast-at-home#post-2023570 Wed, 14 Jan 2015 13:30:09 +0000 Mama Bird 2023570@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We try to stay away from breakfast at home because we need to get out the door fast, but if DS gets up early he gets a light breakfast. He eats a big breakfast at day care. JoJoGirl on "If your child is in daycare/preschool/school, do they sit down and eat breakfast at home?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-child-is-in-daycarepreschoolschool-do-they-sit-down-and-eat-breakfast-at-home#post-2023529 Wed, 14 Jan 2015 12:58:36 +0000 JoJoGirl 2023529@https://boards.hellobee.com/ LO eats a small breakfast at home after she wakes up, then eats again at school. Smurfette on "If your child is in daycare/preschool/school, do they sit down and eat breakfast at home?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-child-is-in-daycarepreschoolschool-do-they-sit-down-and-eat-breakfast-at-home#post-2023522 Wed, 14 Jan 2015 12:56:37 +0000 Smurfette 2023522@https://boards.hellobee.com/ When I take her she eats there since I drop her off so early. When DH is home and takes her, he feeds her breakfast at home. yoursilverlining on "If your child is in daycare/preschool/school, do they sit down and eat breakfast at home?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-child-is-in-daycarepreschoolschool-do-they-sit-down-and-eat-breakfast-at-home#post-2023505 Wed, 14 Jan 2015 12:49:37 +0000 yoursilverlining 2023505@https://boards.hellobee.com/ DH gets LO up and fed while I shower and get dressed. Sometimes he makes her eggs/bacon, but most of the time she has cereal (or a cereal bar), milk and fresh fruit. Sometimes I make almond butter banana bread or some other homemade bread which is higher in calories and protein, which lasts a few days. She also has a snack when she gets to school – cup of milk and a bowl of cereal, or whatever else they are serving for breakfast. .twist. on "If your child is in daycare/preschool/school, do they sit down and eat breakfast at home?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-child-is-in-daycarepreschoolschool-do-they-sit-down-and-eat-breakfast-at-home#post-2023499 Wed, 14 Jan 2015 12:45:23 +0000 .twist. 2023499@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We make breakfast and bring it to the daycare and he eats it there. autumnlove on "If your child is in daycare/preschool/school, do they sit down and eat breakfast at home?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-child-is-in-daycarepreschoolschool-do-they-sit-down-and-eat-breakfast-at-home#post-2023497 Wed, 14 Jan 2015 12:44:16 +0000 autumnlove 2023497@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Yes, full or quick breakfast at home. sarac on "If your child is in daycare/preschool/school, do they sit down and eat breakfast at home?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-child-is-in-daycarepreschoolschool-do-they-sit-down-and-eat-breakfast-at-home#post-2023487 Wed, 14 Jan 2015 12:38:27 +0000 sarac 2023487@https://boards.hellobee.com/ If that were me, we'd be drinking fruit and yogurt smoothies every morning on the go. mamimami on "If your child is in daycare/preschool/school, do they sit down and eat breakfast at home?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-child-is-in-daycarepreschoolschool-do-they-sit-down-and-eat-breakfast-at-home#post-2023484 Wed, 14 Jan 2015 12:37:35 +0000 mamimami 2023484@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Granola bars are my friend! We have to leave between 630 and 645 and I already get up at 5 as it is!! IF we are running ahead, I will offer a quesadilla. You know, it IS hot food ;) They get a pretty significant "snack" in the morning at preschool. Andrea on "If your child is in daycare/preschool/school, do they sit down and eat breakfast at home?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-child-is-in-daycarepreschoolschool-do-they-sit-down-and-eat-breakfast-at-home#post-2023478 Wed, 14 Jan 2015 12:34:56 +0000 Andrea 2023478@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @mrbee: they are both up by 7. I do pretty simple breakfasts like scrambled eggs, cereal, fruit, etc so it doesn't take long to prepare. They are done eating by around 7:40 I think? Then there's time to finish up homework and play before we get dressed. We're only a minute away from school so there's usually a lot of time to get everything done! looch on "If your child is in daycare/preschool/school, do they sit down and eat breakfast at home?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-child-is-in-daycarepreschoolschool-do-they-sit-down-and-eat-breakfast-at-home#post-2023475 Wed, 14 Jan 2015 12:34:00 +0000 looch 2023475@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @mrbee: Driving on the highway, someone in the backseat feeding the child lunch, kid is choking....they were able to get the food out, but who needs that anxiety while you're in the middle of 4 lanes of traffic going 70 miles an hour? yellowbird on "If your child is in daycare/preschool/school, do they sit down and eat breakfast at home?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-child-is-in-daycarepreschoolschool-do-they-sit-down-and-eat-breakfast-at-home#post-2023474 Wed, 14 Jan 2015 12:33:51 +0000 yellowbird 2023474@https://boards.hellobee.com/ She has a granola bar in transit and has a full breakfast when she gets there cascademom on "If your child is in daycare/preschool/school, do they sit down and eat breakfast at home?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-child-is-in-daycarepreschoolschool-do-they-sit-down-and-eat-breakfast-at-home#post-2023470 Wed, 14 Jan 2015 12:31:51 +0000 cascademom 2023470@https://boards.hellobee.com/ They have breakfast there. When he wakes up, I give him some milk and crackers. Lately, it's been an extra donut hole because he's still adjusting to the new environment and a lot of change in the past couple of weeks.