Will some of you guys share kid-friendly breakfast ideas with me? My offerings are slowly deteriorating. I have stooped to pop-tarts recently (low fat) of course. I need some help in this department.
Breakfast
A couple of ideas
I am slowing down for spring break, but I bought a couple of pie crusts and made some basic quiches. Homemade crusts are better, of course, but I am offering easy ideas. Basic quiches. No spinach (I don't want to hear the "What's that green stuff!" griping in the morning). Just cheese, egg, and ham. Make a couple and you're good for a few days. But spend the money on good crusts. Cheap tastes cheap.
Also, this next one is not the healthiest, but it keeps my kids filled... and, as you were alluding to, this is better than pop-tarts: Pigs in a blanket.
I'll get a zillion Li'l Smokies from the wholesale store and either make roll dough or, if I feel lazy (which I will be feeling tomorrow morning), I'll get some sort of biscuit-in-a-tube. Now, that being said, the reason I don't generally like the store-bought stuff is because of the hydrogenated oils. But that's just me. I won't preach on this one. Here.
So, Quiche or Pigs. Serve with a fruit.
Last one: trophyhusband's Dutch Bunny's. Look in the recipe section on this website.
Another Easy One
I fry up an egg, put it on toast or a toasted frozen waffle, cover it with cheese and stick it under the broiler. This is a pretty easy breakfast and my kids love it. Sometimes we even just do the cheese (no egg) on the toast or waffle under the broiler. We also do egg mcmuffins (that's what they like to call it) by frying an egg, putting it on a toasted English muffin with cheese and a sausage patty (we get the precooked ones that are frozen and just throw it in the microwave).
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my kids eat apple jacks
no shit.
some days it's bagels w/ cream cheese, some days (weekends) it's bacon and eggs. other days it's multi-grain waffles or mini buttermilk pancakes with maple syrup. Hell, i'll feed 'em creamed corn or leftover lamb chops from a catering gig I had the night before. anything to get the body jump started in the morning.
and yeah, there's also the apple jacks w/ soy milk.
because i'm all about balance.
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Waffles
The only good thing that came from the year that my oldest was in daycare was the idea of putting yogurt on waffles instead of syrup.
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Z Bars
My 6 year old son has run the gamut from frozen pancakes and waffles with bananas to raisin bran cereal to Clif bars. His current fave is the kids' version of Clif bars, which is called something like the Clif Kids Z Bar. Peanut Butter, Chocolate Brownie and Chocolate Chip don't sound healthy, but they mix in oats, bran, gravel, dirt, twigs, leaves and valium so it's all good.
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fruit filled crepes ( Martha Stewart has a good recipe for crepes )
french toast stuffed with low fat cream chese and No sugar added jelly
banana nut whole wheat pancakes
Sundried tomatoe and mozzerella omeletes
smoked turkey hash
frittatas are, 1 great for kids because you can put any thing in them. 2 you can empty the refrigerator 3 they whole for a day or two.
and they are easy to make.
home made trail mix and yogurt ( omit or add what you want )
home made granola ( the kids can help make it )
A peice of bread (french thick cut 3/4 inch ) cut a hole in it and put on a pan then crack an egg into said hole flip and serve
put things they like from dinner into omeletes ( cut up last nights pizza and put it in ) always a hit with Kaitlyn
Yogurt and favorite cereal parfaits
All of these suggestions have been served and liked by my 2.6
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A peice of bread (french thick cut 3/4 inch ) cut a hole in it and put on a pan then crack an egg into said hole flip and serve
put things they like from dinner into omeletes ( cut up last nights pizza and put it in ) always a hit with Kaitlyn
I am going to have to try these once I can get him to try something besides Hot Wheels Eggo's.
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I wanna eat breakfast at Chef's house
Your morning meals sound better than any meal I've eaten at home in months. Creative cooking for me entails putting cream cheese AND jelly on a piece of toast.
Now "I" want Hot Wheels
Now "I" want Hot Wheels eggo's!
I got lazy this week
Egg whites from a carton. Some milk and salt. Put into a little pyrex bowl and microwaved for 2 minutes.
Bon appetit my little one; daddy can't make ham and fontina omelettes every morning.
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Good questions
Omelet = fast cooking in a non stick pan until egg is 3/4 of the way cooked then add ingredients ( cooked ahead or not ) fold over into half moon and serve hot
Fritata= cook all ingredients or not in one pan. take of the heat add eggs and a little milk, then finish the cooking proses in the oven ( this is usualy done in a sautee pan that is oven proof.) cook like a quiche. when the middle is just started to get like the dencness of a sponge cake you are done We also call it crustless quiche.
Kind of fritatas i have made
potatoe, sausage and cheddar
spaghetti, meatball and Parmesan top w/ tom sauce just before serving
smoked salmon, chives and cream cheese
tomato, roasted zucchini and fontina cheese
sundried toms, asparagus and asiago cheese
bacon, sauteed leeks and fennel w/ jarsburg cheese
stuffing French toast is easy.
ingred. = cream cheese, and any kind of fruit stuffing, jam, jelly,marmalade,
then regular French toast batter
Bread, open like a sandwich
either you can use a knife or a pastry bag
knife, spread the cc on the edge of the bread to make a pit in the middle then add fruit to said pit
put other piece of bread ontop ( the cc acts like a dam )
then treat it like regular ft
Pastry bag= pipe the cc on the edge of the bread and follow the directions as above
Chef Kev
No you can't ride the dog is my newest thing I say to KGA.
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Here's one more, Phillip
I think you guys have already mentioned hard boiled eggs, and I know that Bellyman was looking for some ideas.
This morning, I pulled out a few Easter eggs, put out some small bowls to collect the shells and showed the 5-year-olds and my 8-year-old how to shell an egg (again). I have been dealing with some flu for the past week or so, so my cooking is slowing down immensely.
They don't like the yolk on the inside, so I pulled that out (for the dogs' snacks) and showed the kids about sprinkling seasoning into one palm of their hand and then lightly covering the egg. We also pulled out some ham and ketchup and Parmesan and garlic (they still don't think they like onions... if they only knew...) Everyone got to be a little Chef Junior this morning and they loved it. I almost felt like ChefKev!
With me being a bit of a control freak, the only problem was that I had to try to back off a bit. When I did, everyone had a great breakfast.
One of the kids even said it was like a party, so I called this breakfast "Party in my mouth" in deference to ticktock's love of the new Dr. Pepper flavor (which we will have to discuss that later.)
Anyway, here is a way to get the kids involved, let them experiment with some ingredients, get some good protein in 'em, and clean out the fridge -- and it wasn't really too labor-intensive. Yippee!
South Texas Style...
Peel and dice a medium to large size potato. Spray some pam into a small frying pan with a lid, (med. to low heat), drizzle in a little olive oil, (or vegetable, or canola oil), put in your potato and cover. Shake up every so often, (flip them around a bit), and let cook for ~ 10 - 12 min, the potato will steam itself soft, and lightly brown around the edges. Mix in 2 or 3 beaten eggs, a bit of salt and pepper to taste, (and whatever other seasoning you like), and let cook uncovered till the eggs are firm, (flip them around like you would regular scrambled eggs). Ole'! You now have 'papas con huevos'. I eat them with salsa or hot sauce, the kids love them with ketchup. For a more hearty breakfast, mix in some diced onion and green pepper while cooking the potato, and douse with shredded cheddar cheese when dish is removed from heat. If available, heat up some flour tortillas on a skillet, and roll them stuffed, like mini burritos, these are called 'taquitos', (little tacos, or rather, breakfast tacos). Wash it all down with a cup of black coffee with a splash of Kaluha, put your Lone Star in the fridge, clean up and get ready for lunch...
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Some more pre-made and other quickie breakfasts
Fritata is awesome, will definately have to try some of those esp. the spaghetti & meatball one, here's another:
Ham, mild Italian sausage, chopped onion &/or basil (optional for kids), ricotta & parmigiana cheese.
Cheerio & yogurt dip with fresh fruit.
Crush up your kids favorite cheerios or other cereal in a bag & toss them in a bowl. Favorite yogurt in another bowl. Whatever sliced fruit they like, a fork & a large bib for the little ones, have them dip in the yogurt & then cereal mixture.
Amish Friendship Bread - The kids love this and there's lots of variations for making use of stuff that has to be used.
http://www.armchair.com/recipe/bake002.html
Another good one with Eggo's is to make finger sandwiches, favs to use or mix and match are strawberry/blueberry/plain cream cheese, jam/jelly, thin sliced bananas &/or strawberrys, peanut butter.
Pizza Bread - Bagels or English Muffins
Simple enough, sauce, cheese & just use whatever they like & toss it in the toaster oven.
With pancakes (or crepes) you can always make your mix the night before, cover it and keep in the fridge. Add your bananas, blueberry's, walnuts or whatever in the morning and you're good to go.
Soft boiled eggs & bread mash. Super easy, just break up some whole wheat or other bread in a bowl, mash in some soft boiled eggs, salt & pepper if desired, they also like it with ketchup, I prefer some Tabasco. Can also toss in whatever left overs they like... bacon, sausage, ham, broccoli, etc.
What my son is eating for breakfast
He is a really picky guy, so I have to change his diet every week.
This week:
1. Granola with 1/2 plain, 1/2 flavored yogurt
2. Organic "O's" and whole milk with a little of jam
3. 10 grains hot cereal with apple sauce and honey (or a a ts condensed milk)
4. Mini (leftover) enchilada and juice
5. Bread, beaten eggs and milk
6. what's ever on my plate
7. Sunday -> His mom did the breakfast, so hi got a mix of kiwi, banana and yogurt, an I a fresh cup of coffiee when still at bed.
Next week I'll serve the same, but in different order until he discovers the trick.
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Breakfast
My breakfast this week:
Tim Horton's Coffee.
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Whatever I'm eating
My eighteen month old will eat whatever I eat, if he can. Although occasionally, if I'm having grape nuts, he'll have a microwaved egg. I enjoy breakfast foods, but have been trying to eat better, so bacon/eggs/hashbrowns are out.
I have a stove-top waffle iron and a make-it-yourself premix (sorta like Bisquick) that I have to add oil, water, and egg to. I'll often top the waffle with applesauce (and maybe add some syrup). The whole thing takes less than 10 minutes.
We also eat a lot of oatmeal. I can't stand the instant stuff, which tastes like paste with a bucket of sugar added to me. It takes a little longer to boil water and then simmer the oats, but it's healthy and Lincoln seems to eat it up. I mix in applesauce, raisins, a little vanilla and cinnamon toward the end. Milk helps cool it to a temperature he can handle. Sometimes I top mine with grape nuts or almonds, and some brown sugar if I'm being bad. If you want to make it really decadent, use a little half-and-half.
(Oh, and I've lowered my cholesterol 15 points in the last three months.)
I'll see if I can put a couple of my breakfast recipes up today.
What we eat, too!
Like a lot of other dads, my kids seem to only want to eat what we eat. So, we stick to that plan pretty frequently. Unfortunately, they're really picky so that doesn't allow for much variety. Our rule on breakfast and lunch (after a lot of trials!) is to eat anything WITH protein and fiber and WITHOUT sugar! Our kids are out of control if they eat any kind of cereal or juice. So, we scramble eggs, fry omelets, make toast or bacon. We also use the whole grain Cheerios with yogurt. If all else fails, slice up a banana, orange and apple. Throw in an english muffin and that should do it!
We're Lazy 'Round Here
Course I got twin girls to give bottles to in the morning. Typical breakfast are the cheap "bag" cereals that I've thankfully got my wife to switch too (she's a cereal freak). The favorites are rice crispies and lucky charms knock off. I get the Total cheapness. About once a month we'll hit Krispy Kreme, and about once a week (usually the weekend), I'll whip up pancakes, bacon, eggs, and orange juice.
I'll admit, I'll only buy milk at Costco, it's .50 cents cheaper a gallon, I nearly cuss like a sailor when I buy it at the store.
As special treats, I butter some break on both sides and toss it on the skillet, then use a cup to cut a hole out of the middle. Toss an egg in the middle and cook on both sides. The dude loves to eat the whole in the middle and my wife nearly fainted when I made it the first time.
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