Healthy Breakfast before School

[Tink2000]

My DD is gong into 5th grade and we are having trouble agreeing that breakfast must be eaten. I am looking for somthing healthy and quick she can eat before she catches the bus. I am willing to do prep work on the weekends or night before but do not have much time in the mornings. School starts in 10 days, yuck!

 

[Teresa Pitman]

Smoothies are quick and can be very healthy. I use frozen fruit (say strawberries and bananas), a little almond milk, a handful of spinach or other greens. There are lots of possible variations.

Teresa

 

[ajk912]

How does she have until lunch? If it's only three hours or so I would be fine with her grabbing an apple and a granola bar. That's what I do, but I am not a big breakfast person.

 

[TheRatPack]

Pancakes, baked oatmeal, muffins...etc. You could always do some smaller batches of french toast, cinnamon rolls or maybe cinnamon pull aparts in muffin tins and then just pop those in while everyone is in the shower? Wrapping a pancake around a sausage link and rolling it up so it fits in a baggie, or cutting the french toast in to 'sticks' so it fits in a small cup they can throw away, maybe with a bit of syrup or honey drizzled in the bottom so they can dip the french toast or pancakes...etc. Frozen waffles with peanut butter and honey spread on them or breakfast sandwiches/burritos are always quick and easy too.

 

[mommyof2princesses]

Does she like eggs? i hard-boil a dozen eggs at a time and put them in the fridge, then in the morning I can have an egg and some fruit. Quick and easy!

 

[Soulsearching]

She sounds like my daughter, who is now 20 and still has a problem eating anything in the morning.

In middle school we agreed on a nutritional protein drink in the morning, in hand, and out the door she went. She still does the same.

It fills her up until lunch time. Grant it, it was not cheap, because she only liked the prepared drinks in the can, but it was fast and easy and she could grab one on her own.

The best part to all of this was that there was no arguing about how she needed to eat before going to school. Worth every penny in my book.

 

[pearlieq]

It doesn't have to be traditional breakfast foods--sometimes it's easier to grab a sandwich than a bowl of oatmeal.

How about:
PB&J
a lunchable (or homemade equivalent)
chicken nuggets (some brands can be quickly microwaved)
a quesadilla
hummus and whole grain crackers

 

[java]

My daughter (12) likes- granola bars, a bag of "trail mix" that we make up- granola, some cereal, some chocolate chips, She loves Crepes- so I make the batter and keep it in the fridge early in the week. Then just pour a couple , fill with whatever she wants-

Muffins- we had to really work on that one because she only wanted chocolate chocolate chip ones- so I managed to find some Whole grain chocolate ones that she likes. Not the greatest but still better than nothing.

And she likes yogurt.

 

[THUNDERMOUNTAINMOMMA]

My girls will eat a yogurt, or drink a carnation instant breakfast.

 

[bookgirl]

My DD is gong into 5th grade and we are having trouble agreeing that breakfast must be eaten. I am looking for somthing healthy and quick she can eat before she catches the bus. I am willing to do prep work on the weekends or night before but do not have much time in the mornings. School starts in 10 days, yuck!

whole grain bread (toasted or untoasted) and natural or low sugar peanut butter

whole grain bread and cheese

Boiled eggs

buy pre made protien shakes and blend them with a frozen bannana

baked oatmeal (makes a cookie bar type item)

 

[ceecee]

My DD is not into breakfast foods, but she will eat leftovers for bfast.

 

[wdwmaw]

You have a girl that is forming: She must have lean protien (brain food), fiber (a constipated teen is no fun), and calcium (strong bones for later in life to avoid osteoporosis) to make her body prepare for being a woman. Many people don't understand how diet can affect a young girls "monthly" and her mood during that time. Please read this article or do you own research http://www.wdxcyber.com/dietandpms.html . A strong breakfast and calcuim is also linked to lower weight with girls. Breakfast is the easiest meal to make this happen.Use a combination of the foods below to get the right amount of calcium/protein. Just stay away from the carbs and limit foods with sugar that don't have high fiber.

spoon of peanut butter (natural or reduced sugar/fat)
small glass of milk (0% or go for soy)
hard boiled egg (yolk has a pure form of vitiam E for great skin and liver function)
whole wheat toast
yougart
hard cheese sticks

 

[jsmith]

greek yougurt with a bit of honey ( low fat or fat free) plain with honey is way higher in protien and lower in in sugar than regular.
eggs
lowfat or fat free cottage cheese and fruit
(please do not give a developing teen soy-its full of hormones that can affect her own-as well as bad for thyroid issues)

 

[BarbWB]

smoothies are the girls' breakfast of choice around here.
Greek yogurt, honey, and some fruit tossed in. We also do these as breakfast parfaits if no one wants to clean the blender!!
Tossing some nuts on top adds a little extra protein.
I'm a big believer in a substantial and healthy breakfast for kids. It gets their brains and metabolism going for the day.

We also like turkey sausage, granola cereals, and toast with peanut butter. The girls like the "nutty bread" which is really a whole grain bread with chunks of grains and nuts.

My boys love peanut butter and Nutella sandwiches (on whole wheat bread). It's not the best, but it does have lots of protein and doesn't have a lot of simple carbs. And the sugar in Nutella is regular sugar, not high-fructose corn syrup, so it is better than jelly (or at least that's what I tell myself to make myself feel better about the fact that my son eats these sandwiches twice a day!)

There have been studies that show that people who eat only one meal day will lose weight if they eat breakfast only, but gain weight if they eat dinner only. Not that preteen girls need to be worrying about weight issues, but it does show that metabolism gets going in the morning and it is better for your body to more in the morning and less in the evening.

 

[Indiana Rose Lee]

Great examples of proteins. There is no way an apple has anything in it that is useful in getting through a morning. It is a relatively quick carb, even with the bit of fiber.

 

[ah1126]

I like to make breakfast burritos and put them in the freezer. You can pull them out one at a time, heat in the microwave and go!

I like to make them with egg, cheese and ham or sausage, but you could put anything in them.

 

[Indiana Rose Lee]

I like to make breakfast burritos and put them in the freezer. You can pull them out one at a time, heat in the microwave and go!

I like to make them with egg, cheese and ham or sausage, but you could put anything in them.

Is there any secret to freezing them? Thanks!

 

[wdwmaw]

(please do not give a developing teen soy-its full of hormones that can affect her own-as well as bad for thyroid issues)

I am not a vegan but please read some of these articles, I think the science disputes this statement. Thyroid issues should be addressed by Dr. and if your child takes a thyroid medicine then soy can inhibit absorption of that medicine.


Evidence suggests teen girls should load up on soy, in the form of soy milk, soy nuts, tofu, and edamame, to lessen the risk of future breast cancer. In a 2006 review of 18 studies appearing in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, it was found that there is less risk of breast cancer in adulthood if teen girls, especially those in pre-puberty, consume whole soy products and continue regularly through puberty and on into maturity.

Read more at Suite101: Keep Teen Girls Healthy: Guide Your Adolescent with These Four Research Tips http://womenshealth.suite101.com/article.cfm/keep_teen_girls_healthy#ixzz0vOPbuxbV

http://www.examiner.com/examiner/x-...vegetarian-diets-protect-health-of-teen-girls

 

[Tink2000]

Thanks for all the good ideas. We are going to try several of them.

 

[ah1126]

I just make them up, wrap them in plastic wrap, then put them all in a big ziploc bag.