Breakfasts for DS!

doddsy

Like myself at that age my dd2 (14) cannot face food first thing in the morning, she just has a drink and goes to school with a piece of fruit for break.

thriftlady_2

I never ate breakfast at that age either, now I come to think about it. Still don't really. I know you shouldn't skip breakfast, but you also shouldn't eat when you are not hungry either

Anyway my lack of breakfasting as a teenager didn't seem to affect my studies - I ended up with all my levels and a degree

jcr16

my hubby really struggles ot eat brekkie. it seems he just can't cope with eating food until after half ten in morning.

but try maybe something on toast ie , beans mushrooms , tomatos , egg etc. ( not all togther tho )

maybe say to him , what would like for brekkie and see if it just a case of he don't like brekkie as to early or something or if he just fancy's something different.

HTH

whistler-alison

I hate milk, but I sometimes have cereal with a yogurt on it (assuming he isn't intolerant to those - you said he has the occasional one).

Lucie_2

Nix
your son sounds just like me! I can't stomach milk, so have never had cereal in my life, and struggle to eat solid, stodgy food in a morning. I can cope with fruit, yoghurt, smoothies or sweet things like a muffin/flapjack, but it takes about 20 minutes to chew my way through a slice of toast. Once I've been up for an hour or so I can then manage something a bit more substantial. Getting up to a full cooked breakfast is a definite no-no for me.

Can he take snacks to school for breaktime? If so you might be better giving him a light breakfast (there are worse things than HM flapjack believe me!) & something a bit more substantial for breaktime. Not everyone has a rigid digestive system that demands 3 square meals a day at set times, so a bit of experimentation will help to get it right.

recovering_spendaholic

I make my DD's bacon butties but I don't use bacon because it is quite fatty and takes too long to cook as we are always on the last minute. I use Asda cured pork loin from the packaged cold meat section (currently 2 large packs for £3). It is low fat and I just put a couple of pieces into a non stick frying pan for about a minute and it browns and tastes like nice lean bacon. I haven't told them it isn't and they love it! I put it on dry bread with a little tomato or brown sauce and they eat it on the way to school.

bobsa1

MY DD 12 hates breakfast. She has Soreen malt loaf ( a whole loaf I hasten to add) beans on toast, cheese on toast or sausage sandwich. Bit of a nightmare but I've convinced myself anything is better than nothing (hate to admit it but I also let her have nutrigrain bars as a desperate measure)

ivyleaf

I can't eat first thing in the morning either but a smoothie goes down easily.

Sarahsaver

janeawej wrote:

Gosh just like dd1! she has gone veggi and lives on tuna! how about a smoothie or fruit juice, not ideal but better than nothing, will he eat a healthy mid morning snack? dd2 has a wholemeal roll and butter at 10.30 i wish they would eat breakfast but cant force them just try to have things they like available, once i even brought those cereal bar things that worked for about 6 weeks then dd1 got fed up with them! kids eh! :j

...the spanner being that if they eat tuna then they are not a veggie;)

Smoothies
Toast (the wholemealier the better for fillingness)
DD has a smoothie with a raw egg in it (I am sure you are aware of raw egg issues - terms and conditions apply LOL;)
I often can't face breakfast but I have to due t the huge amount of energy expened in looking after 3 kids, gym, yoga, self employment, housework, shopping for all these moneysaving old style bargains... I like porridge made with water sweetened with honey or syrup, homemade bread or toast, or sometimes a protein shake (bodybuilding type stuff..don't go there...;)
Cinnamon and raisin bagels are yum who cannot resist those? The thing to remember with a near teen is the worts thing you can do is tell the they need to do something or they should do something, they are finding their feet and a little silent protest over breakfast is a small worry indeed.

Remember also that if you lived in Italy you would eat cakes or biscuits with coffee for breakfast, and muffins/bagels etc in the USA. BE THANKUFL FOR SMALL MERCIES!

Smashing

You can also chuck oats in smoothies (er, pre-blender obviously) for some extra slow-release carb nonsense.