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Based on the lunch ideas thread, I'd like to get some ideas for breakfast.
I was wondering what kind of breakfast foods you feed your children. A few years ago I used to make eggs, toast and sausage every morning for the kids, but that got to be overwhelming for me. Now we do cereal every morning, but the kids are hungry an hour later and we spend more time in the kitchen than in the school room. 
Any suggestions?
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Oh, boy I am really interested in this thread. I am SOOOOO not a morning person, my kids count themselves fortunate to get cereal in the mornings. But you are right about them being hungry an hour later.
I am especially interested in ideas for make-ahead or overnight crock-pot breakfasts.
My standbys when I am feeling ambitious: oatmeal with all the fixings, pancakes, waffles with peanut butter, or yogurt and granola.
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oatmeal bars.. I use these probably more in the summer.. as long as I remember an hour before bed the night before.. I can mix 'em up and have them cooked before bed.
Then we can eat on the run even if we have to the next morning. And because they're rolled oats and whole wheat.. they last better than most cold cereals.
scrambled eggs with toast is also a pretty easy meal for mornings... I think I have a list of breakfasts somewhere.
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Here's the list..
french toast
cold cereal
hot cereal
pancakes
muffins
biscuits and gravy
egg casserole
fried eggs and sides
scrambled eggs and sides
apple crisp
oatmeal bars
waffles
burritos
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I scaled right back when our daughter arrrived - we just have weetabix with warm milk. With budget tightening in a death grip around my throat I might go back to porridge, as it would be cheaper, but it is more bother and washing up, so I am trying to stick with the weetabix. On Sunday if we go to the 11am mass we have pancakes or muffins, french toast etc; if the 9am mass we have weetabix! I feel such a slacker now!
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Okay...I am embarrassed but...what is weetabix?
We generally just do toast, frozen multigrain waffles, cereal, and some type of fruit. (Milk, of course!)
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Smoothies are a great, quick, portable breakfast and you can sneak in all sorts of good nutritionals (that's the only way I can choke down flax oil, for instance).
We use yogurt or coconut milk as a base sometimes adding more milk and then frozen fruit. My husband's favorite is banana, peanut butter, cocoa powder (with yogurt). My favorite is yogurt, coconut milk, mango, lime juice and either banana or maple syrup to sweeten. We usually add raw eggs (we know the farmer so we feel confident doing this). Our kids will drink whatever we're drinking.
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This is weetabix: http://www.weetabix.co.uk/brands/weetabix/weetabix/
Oh yeah, we do smoothies too in the summer - we did culture kefir but in the end I threw it away as we never had it once it got cold weather.
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Weetabix is shredded wheat. Usually it's the big size, not spoon-size. Weetabix:shredded wheat in England::Kleenex:any kind of tissue in a box.
We do lots of oatmeal/porridge, as it's cheap, quick and filling -- I cheat by making it in the microwave, because otherwise I forget it's on the stovetop and end up burning it to the bottom of the pan. In cold weather the kids really like it, especially if they also get hot chocolate.
Otherwise, cold cereal and/or boiled eggs. I loathe making breakfast (and eating breakfast -- I have to force myself), and I guess it shows in my unimaginative menus. Dinner around here is generally good, but don't show up before then if you want a decent meal!
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I like smoothies for summer, too. Trying to get into a yogurt-making groove, so that we can have them more regularly. I always keep fruit in the freezer for them, but I can't do a lot of un-cultured dairy, so unless we have yogurt, I don't make them.
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I've been experimenting lately with freezing foods ahead, and I've been pleasantly surprised with the pancakes. I made some last week (let me note that I rarely cook breakfast). Instead of making just enough for us to eat that morning, I went ahead and made a big batch and froze whatever we didn't eat. I worried that they would all stick together and I would be forced to reheat more than we needed but they came apart fairly easily and reheated in the microwave just as tasty as before.
Otherwise, we don't normally eat breakfast as a meal together. Often, younger dd and I wake up an hour early and ready to eat. Older dd is sometimes hungry when she gets up and sometimes not for several hours after waking. And as long as it's not junk food, I'm not against making a grilled cheese sandwich or fried balogna for "breakfast". Of course, there are some mornings where I make it clear that she's have to settle for cereal or toast.
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We are big bagel eaters here--either with peanut butter or cream cheese. Also kefir smoothies - simple kefir plus fruit (oh and I sneak a few T's of oats, noone notices  ). We also do oatmeal (though I am not real creative, usually brown sugar and raisins or bananas). Sometimes Grape Nuts w/ milk and bananas or other fruit, warmed up in the microwave (they are not as crunchy & uncomfortable for the littles to eat that way).
My kids also LOVE this French Toast Casserole (easy to make the night before):
Tear up 16oz french bread into small pieces & place in a greased 9 X 13 dish.
Cut up 8 oz cream cheese & stick of butter in a microwave-safe bowl. ALMOST melt in microwave (some small chunks of cream cheese in mostly melted butter). Mix in 1/2 cup of pure maple syrup. Pour mixture over bread. Then beat 10 eggs & 2 cups of milk and pour over whole thing. Refridgerate overnight. In the morning, bake at 350 for about 45 minutes or so. Fruit and bacon are nice additions, but not always during the week due to time/mess for breakfast meats.
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JodieLyn wrote:
Here's the list..
french toast
cold cereal
hot cereal
pancakes
muffins
biscuits and gravy
egg casserole
fried eggs and sides
scrambled eggs and sides
apple crisp
oatmeal bars
waffles
burritos
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very simliar to ours....
I make big batches of things when we do have them.. like pancakes, waffles, frenchtoast (esp!) even eggs... and then freeze them. dh loves to have frozen waffles for breakfast... so I try to keep a good supply going for him.
when you make them homemade, even if you don't use ww or a mixture or grains, they are much more filling than store bought (mostly air and preservs.) so my kids eat less of them at eat sitting and they stick to the ribs...lol
I also make quiche. easy easy and fast. I will make the night before... or just make several extras and them freeze. different take on the eggs theme. yummy and fast.
we love muffins... and I can hide alot of goodies in them. also bake ahead and freeze... just heat in oven or zap in micro.
oatmeal... we love. along with farina.
I haven't tried the oatmeal in the crock yet... but want to... just the thought of waking up to that smell YUMMY lol.
egg sandwiches.. (again can be made and frozen, but really need a micro to reheat. so if you don't have one or don't use one this can be tricky and then not very fast lol)
burritos are huge in our house LOL Mex. dh lol
along with fruit and yogurt smoothies,
yogurt with granola and fruit
toast with pb and fruit (usually bananas or apples sliced very thin)
fruit and pb dip
bagels with pb or cream cheese
open-faced toasted cheese melts
and sometimes we make breakfast pizza. baked dough with cream cheese and fruit on top.
hope this helps
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I have a good friend whose doctor told her that breakfast in America is a cultural thing. The need to eat "breakfast foods" is not necessary, apparently. So this friend of mine now commonly will eat a salad or her dinner leftovers from the night before for dinner. She says it has proteins and it keeps her set for the morning.
BUT...she hasn't been able to convert her children...they think she is crazy! They still insist upon the typical breakfast.
Anyways...we really do everything that has been suggested already. But I had to chime in about my friend...I don't think I could convert.
Oh and Jodie...could you share your oatmeal bar recipe...sounds yummy and I have one ds who loves that sort of "quick breakfast"? Thanks!
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Oh, yeah, breakfast is a cultural thing 
I'm not American (I'm Dutch) and the idea that someone would eat muffins/pancakes/waffels for breakfast is ...hilarious.  These are considered treats/snacks and NOT something to eat for breakfast (or lunch or dinner). Anyway, I think my kids would like them very much.
BTW, we eat a slice of bread (with cheese, peanut butter or meat). Although, I'm known for eating weird things like yesterday's leftover lasagna.
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Oh, how interesting! I wonder if anyone knows of any other breakfast traditions around the world? I'd love to work that into our geography studies!
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One day I stumbled onto Elizabeth's homemade eggnog recipe on her blog. I've started offering that with bagels in the morning. I figure there's plenty of protein in the eggnog. I would link it but I'm not sure I could find it again!! Sorry! 
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We have a daily breakfast menu. Since we've been doing this, I haven't had to resort to the cold-cereal-because-there's-nothing-else-fast plan very often. Here is our schedule, which the kids helped make:
Sunday-cereal (in a hurry to get out the door)
Monday-oatmeal
Tuesday-pancakes
Wednesday-rolls/donuts
Thursday-eggs and toast
Friday-muffins
Saturday-french toast
We've had this for about 2 months and it's working well for us.
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Oh, I love weetabix. We have a store here that carries them. They taste different than the Post cereal kind.
I hate breakfast. Eggs make my stomach turn. I usually am not ready to eat until the early afternoon (not good, I know, but..blech...)However, the children obvioulsy want to eat long before then.
Yogurt with fruit, smoothies (a fave of oldest dd.), and cereal. They don't like oatmeal???? I have tried all different kinds.
I want to make up the granola bar mix Alton Brown did on Good Eats, it looked like a good breakfast bar.
I will boil eggs and they like that. I will make scrambled if they ask me to, but they usually don't (they will ask Dad if he is home though ).
We all love pancakes and have them for dinner too.
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Oooh, so not a breakfast/morning/daylight person! I think my kids have been making their own breakfasts since they were weaned. (Okay, kidding, but they did start early!)
The frustrating thing for me is no matter what else I have ready for breakfast (made the night before, of course!) somebody will still want cereal. To me, cereal is an eat-on-the-couch-before-bed-snack kind of food (yes, I AM trying to lose weight this year!) so I hate that we still buy so much of it.
In addition to make ahead foods like quiche, breakfast breads/muffins or coffeecakes, and/or hard boiled eggs, which I try to do a few times a week, I also keep a supply of english muffins and tortillas on hand. One daughter likes a tortilla with cheese in the morning; she's rather taken to these lately, but they're a "treat" as they're pricey and not all that nutritious.
With our on again, off again cold weather this time of year I can sometimes do some oatmeal, but actually it's one of those foods that sometimes causes a mild stomachache or two among my kids.
One of the blessings of having all girls is that we can have breakfast foods for lunch or dinner whenever we want, too! That makes life especially easy on Friday nights.
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I highly recommend Sue Gregg's Breakfast cookbook. You can preview the book on-line .
I make lots of blender batters from this book the night before....muffins, waffles, etc. No white flour, limited sugar.
Here's our breakfast rotation . There are a couple recipes there too.
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