https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 31 May 2026 00:54:49 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/school-day-breakfast#post-2849478 Fri, 05 Oct 2018 13:41:22 +0000 Anagram 2849478@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My kids don't get a whole lot of variety in the morning. Breakfast is all my husband's domain because I leave at 6:45 am. He gives them oatmeal with a side of fruit, cereal with a side of fruit, those veggie De-light zuchinni muffins with a side of eggs, or eggs with fruit and mini bagel. Occasionally silver dollar pancakes, but never alone...only with eggs and fruit also. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/school-day-breakfast#post-2849418 Fri, 05 Oct 2018 10:02:25 +0000 looch 2849418@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I like to make sure my son has a filling breakfast because he doesn't always eat his lunch.</p> <p>So, we do frozen waffles or pancakes, oatmeal with banana (I freeze them when they get really brown so we always have them on hand), cereal with milk or toast with cream cheese. I can't cook eggs in the morning, but if my son ate them, I would make egg cups in biscuit dough. Freeze and warm in the toaster oven. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/school-day-breakfast#post-2849412 Fri, 05 Oct 2018 09:20:18 +0000 mediagirl 2849412@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We use our toaster oven a lot on school mornings.<br /> Frozen homemade muffins, frozen waffles, frozen pancakes.</p> <p>Plus fresh fruit or applesauce. Always a fruit with a starch. She takes forever to eat cereal so that is a once or twice a week thing. </p> <p>I have found that cutting up fruit on the weekends makes getting it on the table in the morning much easier. Even peeling a clementine takes time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/school-day-breakfast#post-2849397 Fri, 05 Oct 2018 08:43:04 +0000 Mommy Finger 2849397@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We do a lot of cereal bars and granola bars. Sometimes we don't even have time for oatmeal and really that doesn't take that long. I usually batch cook a ton of french toast and pancakes. I use the kodiak pancake mix and make with whole milk and eggs so that they have a lot of protein. I just pop them in the microwave for less than a minute and we're ready to go. </p> <p>My kids aren't big breakfast eaters so we don't go big. Plus, DS1 usually supplements at before school care and DS2 gets a morning snack at daycare. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/school-day-breakfast#post-2849384 Fri, 05 Oct 2018 07:29:47 +0000 lindseykaye 2849384@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs D: If you have one - we pop the frozen pancakes in a toaster oven at a lower setting so they warm vs. crisp. Might help any burning. Any part that actually gets toasted my LO won't eat so I commiserate. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/school-day-breakfast#post-2849335 Thu, 04 Oct 2018 20:03:40 +0000 Mrs D 2849335@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks everyone for all the input so far! Such great recommendations! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/school-day-breakfast#post-2849329 Thu, 04 Oct 2018 19:52:35 +0000 SweetiePie 2849329@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My 4yo likes the following:</p> <p>- PB&amp;J (he can’t have it for lunch anymore so if he asks for breakfast I oblige)<br /> - frozen waffles or pancakes<br /> - frozen turkey sausage (fully cooked so it’s just in microwave for a minute)<br /> - turkey bacon (also in microwave for 2 mins or so)<br /> - yogurt<br /> - cheese and fruit </p> <p>Of all the above, the most common is probably waffle, yogurt or cheese, and fruit. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/school-day-breakfast#post-2849327 Thu, 04 Oct 2018 19:41:44 +0000 jhd 2849327@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have been doing microwave bacon and a toaster waffle. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/school-day-breakfast#post-2849325 Thu, 04 Oct 2018 19:41:02 +0000 catgirl 2849325@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lioneyes: Awesome - thank you! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/school-day-breakfast#post-2849324 Thu, 04 Oct 2018 19:37:06 +0000 MrsBucky 2849324@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our go to easy breakfast is a toaster waffle with peanut butter and turkey sausages (frozen pre cooked kind that take 1 minute in the microwave). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/school-day-breakfast#post-2849308 Thu, 04 Oct 2018 17:11:45 +0000 petitenoisette 2849308@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I do oatmeal in the microwave with regular Quaker Oats. 1/2 a cup of oatmeal, 3/4 cup water. Cook for 2 minutes on 70 percent power. Then add frozen blueberries/cherries/banana, etc. then microwave for 30 more seconds on regular power. To cool it off for my LO sometimes I put the frozen fruit in after. Anyway, I find it to be much easier and foolproof than tending to it on the stove, even if I have to make two bowls. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/school-day-breakfast#post-2849298 Thu, 04 Oct 2018 15:59:23 +0000 lioneyes 2849298@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@catgirl:<br /> <a href="https://www.familyfoodonthetable.com/spinach-banana-mini-muffins/" rel="nofollow">https://www.familyfoodonthetable.com/spinach-banana-mini-muffins/</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.bakedbyrachel.com/applesauce-carrot-cake-muffins/" rel="nofollow">https://www.bakedbyrachel.com/applesauce-carrot-cake-muffins/</a><br /> I make the applesauce myself and add spinach to it, and I sub in oatmeal for 1/3 of the flour. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/school-day-breakfast#post-2849297 Thu, 04 Oct 2018 15:56:06 +0000 hellobeeboston 2849297@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Frozen mini pancakes<br /> Frozen sausages<br /> Strawberries almost every day<br /> Cereal with milk<br /> Quick fried eggs - cook with slices of canadian bacon &amp; put on toast, all cooks in about 3 minutes<br /> Sundays I often make pumpkin or banana muffins, those are great for a super QUICK grab<br /> Instant Oatmeal </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/school-day-breakfast#post-2849296 Thu, 04 Oct 2018 15:52:24 +0000 wrkbrk 2849296@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs D: Probably not something you aim to copy but every single morning, 7 days a week, our 2.5 year old DS gets milk, a cereal bar (whole foods brand so ok but not great), and either a banana or a bowl of berries. No change, haha. Because it’s what he likes and eats and well ... toddler. Lol </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/school-day-breakfast#post-2849277 Thu, 04 Oct 2018 14:54:04 +0000 erinbaderin 2849277@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>B has Greek yogurt with granola, and W has cereal and a yogurt drink basically every day. Sometimes they want pancakes or waffles - I just make a bigger batch than we need when I’m making them on the weekend and then freeze them, and we throw them in the toaster. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/school-day-breakfast#post-2849275 Thu, 04 Oct 2018 14:49:53 +0000 Mrs. Champagne 2849275@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Greek yogurt and fresh fruit almost every day. Sometimes a smoothie. Sometimes a pancake and fruit. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/school-day-breakfast#post-2849273 Thu, 04 Oct 2018 14:46:12 +0000 catgirl 2849273@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lioneyes: Do you have recipes for the muffins? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/school-day-breakfast#post-2849268 Thu, 04 Oct 2018 14:41:13 +0000 Mama Bird 2849268@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Cereal or yogurt. I'd add hot dogs + tomato slices to the rotation, but DH always grumps about that - admittedly, with reason because the kids don't know where to stop with hot dogs! </p> <p>Sandwiches are a total fail, DS will sit there staring at the sandwich for ten minutes, pick it up, drop part of it, stare some more, and end up almost being late to school. He's not a morning person... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/school-day-breakfast#post-2849267 Thu, 04 Oct 2018 14:40:41 +0000 lioneyes 2849267@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I make oatmeal/carrot/spinach/apple or spinach/yogurt/banana muffins and DS has one one of those and milk in the morning. We try for fruit too but he usually won’t eat too much of it until dinner time. He also gets a Greek yogurt packet for the walk to school.</p> <p>On the weekend he gets a multigrain toaster waffle with syrup. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/school-day-breakfast#post-2849263 Thu, 04 Oct 2018 14:20:39 +0000 snowjewelz 2849263@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We always have -<br /> Yogurt/smoothie<br /> Cheese<br /> Fruit already washed/cut up<br /> Hard boiled eggs </p> <p>So we usually make a carb in the morning, 90% mini pankcakes or waffles or french toast sticks. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/school-day-breakfast#post-2849262 Thu, 04 Oct 2018 14:18:47 +0000 meganmp 2849262@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We do frozen waffles with peanut butter or smooties... every. Single. School day. I have 20 minutes between when I get the kids out of bed to when we are in the car driving away, so they need stuff they can eat in the car, and these both transport really well. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/school-day-breakfast#post-2849260 Thu, 04 Oct 2018 14:13:48 +0000 Foodnerd81 2849260@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We do eggo nutrigrain waffles with peanut butter a LOT. Or just with syrup on the extra lazy days or if I know they are having Pb for lunch. Mini bagels with cream cheese or English muffins (mine love the raisin English muffins with cream cheese and a sprinkle of cinnamon.) that’s pretty much it. I can’t even handle eggs in the morning.<br /> Oh and my older one loves plain Greek yogurt with honey drizzled on it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/school-day-breakfast#post-2849257 Thu, 04 Oct 2018 14:08:14 +0000 catgirl 2849257@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD normally has eggs, oatmeal, or pancake/waffle with fruit. </p> <p>I make and freeze pancakes and waffles in batches. Then can just heat. I like the kodiak cakes mix because it seems more filling. </p> <p>We generally have time to make scrambled eggs in the morning, but if i know we have a busy week coming I will make egg muffins that just need to be heated in the morning. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/school-day-breakfast#post-2849256 Thu, 04 Oct 2018 14:07:59 +0000 kiddosc 2849256@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Would they do a breakfast casserole? You can make on the weekend and eat off of it for a few days. Or I sometimes do a batch of egg muffins which are easy reheats. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/school-day-breakfast#post-2849255 Thu, 04 Oct 2018 14:04:49 +0000 Mrs D 2849255@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mini bagels and Oatmeal....DUH! Thanks ladies! Getting both of these (have the oatmeal, just going to remember to make a big batch!).</p> <p>Love the grilled cheese idea...wonder if I could throw a fried egg on it and they'd still eat it. </p> <p>I dont know about HB eggs, I need to try those. Not sure they have ever had them?! </p> <p>I have done the frozen pancakes and never had much luck...they always burned in one spot. I'm sure our microwave is not the best! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/school-day-breakfast#post-2849254 Thu, 04 Oct 2018 14:04:39 +0000 lindseykaye 2849254@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We do silver dollar pancakes a lot. Like, almost every day a lot. Those might be a good alternative/variety option to french toast sticks. You can make a bunch from scratch and freeze them to reheat in the toaster oven or you can buy boxes frozen (Trader Joe's and Eggo both make 'em). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/school-day-breakfast#post-2849253 Thu, 04 Oct 2018 14:02:29 +0000 Baby Boy Mom 2849253@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I almost always make eggs for breakfast. Then they have a paleo bread with butter and a piece of fruit on the way out. I do change it up with other things like pancakes on the weekend but they don’t really complain about the lack of variety so I keep it simple. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/school-day-breakfast#post-2849250 Thu, 04 Oct 2018 14:00:44 +0000 Kaohinani 2849250@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>- DD (10) = Cereal, cut fruit, milk / DS (3.5) = dry cereal (he loathes milk), cut fruit, yogurt<br /> - DD = egg, premade bacon or Canadian bacon on toast with fruit/ DS = egg with bacon and toast slices with fruit<br /> - DD and DS = silver dollar pancakes (premade in bulk so I just have to microwave), fruit, and choice of syrup, pb, hazelnut, or jam<br /> - DD and DS = grilled cheese breakfast sandwiches (make "panini style" and toss in bacon, or chopped sausage along with chopped veggies. YUM!)<br /> - DS = Breakfast quesadillas served with a side of tomatoes and avocado. DD = Tortillas wrapped around tomatoes and avocado.<br /> -DD and DS = mini bagels topped with cream cheese, jam, or flavored hummus. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/school-day-breakfast#post-2849248 Thu, 04 Oct 2018 13:58:32 +0000 youboots 2849248@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Jam on toasted mini bagels is our go to. PB or cream cheese would work too.</p> <p>Honestly if we are in a rush we will do Annie’s granola bars or those grain nutritional bars- cinnamon and brown sugar.</p> <p>What about hard boiled eggs. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/school-day-breakfast#post-2849246 Thu, 04 Oct 2018 13:50:12 +0000 SupernovaJ 2849246@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our kids eat oatmeal 90% of the time for breakfast. We do the regular Quaker oats (not instant, but also not steel cut because steel cut takes way too long). It takes about 5-7 minutes on the stove top in a little saucepan. Just water and oats but I know some people make their oats with milk.</p> <p>For toppings we do dried cranberries and slivered almonds which are already stored in containers in the fridge, or a spoonful of peanut butter and banana slices. This is a great go-to if your kids like oatmeal. If they do, it's so easy, fast and healthy!</p> <p>If they are vocal about not eating oatmeal from the get go, we have a few other options for breakfast. These can also be made ahead, stored in the fridge and warmed in the toaster oven but they really only a few mins in the mornings:</p> <p>- mini cocktail wieners cut in half, fried so they're a little cripsy, toast with jam or butter, few slices of cheese<br /> - Grilled cheese in our panini maker (SO easy)<br /> - scrambled egg with toast </p>