Audrey Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 What do you consider a "proper breakfast?" Or, if you are one who doesn't eat breakfast, do you think that is proper? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whereneverever Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 Crepes or waffles or pancakes, fruit, eggs, bacon or sausage or ham, coffee, milk, and juice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anne Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 I think everybody ought to eat breakfast. Some protein, a few carbs, and away you go! I don't think there's any set group or type of foods that constitute a "proper" breakfast - although there are certainly foods that definitely are NOT a proper breakfast. Like a chocolate croissant, for example, is completely delicious:drool5: but is definitely not a proper breakfast...sadly. Anne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
love2read Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 Protein and a good carb, like- egg and fruit PB and whole wheat bread real yogurt with almonds and fresh fruit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barb_ Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 Protein and a good carb, like-egg and fruit PB and whole wheat bread real yogurt with almonds and fresh fruit What she said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoVanGogh Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 I think breakfast is very important, but what is proper? I'm not so sure. I have always added a piece of fruit to our breakfast, but I read recently that fruit early in the day sets your mind on sweets for the day. I have realized that I do tend to crave sweets more on days that I have fruit with breakfast. :001_huh: My normal breakfast is fresh fruit mixed in plain yogurt and topped with nuts. If I am up to cooking, I will scramble a few eggs. DS normally has a homemade muffin, yogurt and fruit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penelope Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 Just some healthy food, doesn't have to be traditional breakfast food. For my family it is usually a whole grain with fruit, maybe some nuts to keep everyone full til lunch. Oatmeal with apples and walnuts, maybe milk Rice cooked with raisins, nuts, spinach or potato or sweet potato pancakes or toast with nut butter, fruit muffins with soymilk or once in a while, a smoothie with greens, frozen fruit, flax seeds but it could be leftover beans and rice from the night before or even leftover homemade pizza Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
besroma Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 Protein and a good carb, like-egg and fruit PB and whole wheat bread real yogurt with almonds and fresh fruit This. We sometimes enjoy homemade soup! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nukeswife Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 We're not big breakfast eaters. Most days a proper breakfast for me is a piece of fruit. The kids usually have cold cereal with milk. I only have 1 kid that will eat pancakes or waffles, and none of them will eat eggs so things like that almost never make the breakfast table. Since we would all skip breakfast if given a choice, I'm really just glad if they eat anything at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen in CO Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 I think it depends on the person and their day. I eat Greek yogurt with flax and fresh fruit for breakfast everyday. My breakfast makes my mom feel ill if she eats it. She has oatmeal which leaves me feeling hungry after an hour. I made peanut butter gluten free waffles with berries and chicken breakfast sausages for breakfast this morning for my kids. I try to fill them up with complex carbohydrates and a side of fruit and protein. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelsi Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 For me I can't do high carb things like waffles, bagels, etc or I'll suddenly "hit a wall" around 3 pm and just want to take a nap. Lately though I've been having Rice Chex with a bunch of fruit in it (loads of strawberries and blueberries) and unsweetened vanilla almond milk and it is so tremendously satisfying & keeps me full for hours. I LOVE eggs but I generally have eggs for lunch so I don't have them very often for breakfast. We had some gluten free egg burritos for breakfast this morning though which were awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blondeviolin Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 We're not big breakfast eaters. Most days a proper breakfast for me is a piece of fruit. The kids usually have cold cereal with milk. I only have 1 kid that will eat pancakes or waffles, and none of them will eat eggs so things like that almost never make the breakfast table. Since we would all skip breakfast if given a choice, I'm really just glad if they eat anything at all. :iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HomeschoolMamaOfTwo Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 My kids (ages 7 and 4.5) usually have one of the following for breakfast, and I consider them a proper breakfast (all homemade and they don't know what syrup is yet LOL so none of that, either.). - Pancakes & fruit - Waffles & fruit - Oatmeal & fruit - Eggs, toast, & fruit (sometimes a meat if we have it or cheese grits) - Yogurt & fruit - Egg & Cheese Sandwich - French Toast & fruit or a meat Sometimes if we are in a rush I will do Van's waffles or a bagel with cream cheese or something, but those are rare, maybe once a month or less? For some reason I don't consider those proper breakfasts for my family. I'm not sure why! But I just don't. Same with cereal. My kids have never had it for breakfast because I just didn't want to get into that habit but they will eat it as a snack sometimes. I don't know where my logic comes from! I'd actually prefer they didn't have waffles or pancakes or even french toast for breakfast either but my husband really enjoys making this for them. I guess I just don't like the start of the day to be with a ton of carbs if I can help it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelsi Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 Oh I forgot, one of the things my kids love & I love when we travel is summer oatmeal! I discovered it a few months ago and I can't believe how good it is. Here's a link for it: http://www.theyummylife.com/Refrigerator_Oatmeal Sometimes the kids just have yogurt and fruit. I make my own yogurt so there's hardly any sugar in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeninok Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 Because DS takes medicine that makes lunch harder to eat I try to get as much protein and whole grains in him as I can, as well as some healthy fats. We might have leftovers from a dinner, or grilled ham egg and cheese sandwiches on sourdough or whole grain bread, or multi grain cinnamon raison cereal with butter and almond milk and a handful of shaved ham on the side. Lunch is usually chopped fruit salad and yogurt, or carnation shakes made with almond milk and a string cheese. Or even steamed sugar snap peas. He just won't do anything heavy while his meds are kicked in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Durriyyah Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 My dh and dd1 would think that chips or cereal count as a good breakfast, no matter how many times I disagree. I like to have a dairy and fruit, like yogurt or cottage cheese, usually with fresh or dried fruit mixed in. Sometimes I'll have a fried egg sandwich or eggs and hashbrowns... depends on how motivated I feel in the morning. Cereal feels like a joke to me. Who can make it until lunch with that?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
In the Rain Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 I think this depends on the person. My family can't tolerate dairy, so that rules out several foods I would consider to be good breakfast foods. I like smoothies and a protein (egg or nuts usually) 10yo dd likes muesli, oatmeal or rice pudding. Any of these leave me famished an hour later. 8yo dd is not at all hungry in the mornings. It is a struggle to get her to eat anything, so I settle with smoothie popsicles, baked oatmeal, muesli, or sometimes just fruit topped with a little nondairy yogurt. :tongue_smilie: I consider a proper breakfast to be whatever type of food makes your body feel fueled for the morning. It is different for everyone in my family. :001_huh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssavings Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 Neither DH nor I are breakfast eaters. We generally have "green juice". DS has multiple food allergies that make traditional breakfast foods hard (eggs, wheat, dairy, and soy among them), so they tend to get healthy but unconventional foods (today, it was leftover chicken breast, baked potato, and carrots). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommy to monkeys Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 Don't know how "proper" it is, but the kids can have any combo of fruit yogurt, toast or yogurt. I just don't do breakfast. . .or mornings at all actually. So coffee for me! I do really try to do our big meal around 11:30 though. (gives me all day to try and get cleaned up) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathryn Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 Well, if I was going to tell someone what a "proper" breakfast was, I'd have protein, grain, and fruit, and dairy if appropriate. But, that's not our usual MO. I always have a bowl of cold cereal and OJ. The boys usually have oatmeal (oats and milk, brown sugar and cinnamon), usually with some fruit mixed in. ODS has OJ, YDS will only drink water. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawana Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 Well, my proper breakfast is fruit and walnuts. It works for me. Dh has meat, eggs, and whole wheat toast, waffles, pancakes or hash browns. It works for him. Dd has fruit and sometimes egg whites. It works for her. Ds usually has French toast or whole wheat waffles. You guessed it, it works for him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheres Toto Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 I would consider our weekend breakfasts proper I guess. Eggs, toast, bacon or sausage, maybe pancakes. But that only happens if dh is home. I usually have oatmeal or cereal with a cup of tea during the week. Ds only has a Pediasure for breakfast. Dd will eat yogurt, fruit, bacon, toast, pancakes, cereal and tea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Excelsior! Academy Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 Muesli Spinach omelets Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mergath Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 Anything that comes out of some kind of pot and fits in a mug. I'm not a morning person. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QueenCat Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 cereal and fruit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somo_chickenlady Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 Just like the other thread...proper is whatever you want to eat, within reason. We don't stick to stereotypical "breakfast" foods. You can have leftovers, pizza, cereal, vegetables, whatever. Breakfast doesn't have to just be cereal, pankcakes, eggs, etc. DH and I don't eat breakfast, though my DS does every day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elfknitter.# Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 Anything that comes out of some kind of pot and fits in a mug. I'm not a morning person. :lol: Here breakfast generally comes in one or two of these forms: eggs, some kind of grain/ bread based item (bagel, cereal, pancakes, waffle, French toast), oatmeal and Greek yogurt. I'm the only one who tends to have fruit (usually berries) and have been known to sneak a sweet potato, squash or fruit into the waffles and pancakes. I tend to prefer some kind of protein with breakfast but the monkeys seem fine with breads and grains. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 Proper means that it has a carb (I can handle grain carbs at breakfast), fruit, protein and sometimes a veggie (like in an omelet). We like bigger breakfasts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosie_0801 Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 Proper here is dahl. Even more proper is beans and salad. Almost proper is fruit, seeds and coconut milk. There are some mornings when a person only wants to open tins. Rosie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murphy101 Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 What's proper for my breakfast is whatever I make. Most mornings it's a cup of coffee in the van. Best mornings it's a cup of coffee, two or three eggs, and two slices bacon at the table. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amo_mea_filiis. Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 Proper would not be what my son just had! Lol. Gluten free cocoa pebbles. He'll have a greek yogurt soon. I can only do a few things at a time. While i'm working on bedtime consistency and routines, food is sliding a bit. It's still mostly gluten free, absolutely numbered color free, but not much more than that right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa in Australia Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 What do you consider a "proper breakfast?" Or, if you are one who doesn't eat breakfast, do you think that is proper? a piece of fruit, usually a pear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pawz4me Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 proper is whatever you want to eat, within reason. We don't stick to stereotypical "breakfast" foods. You can have leftovers, pizza, cereal, vegetables, whatever. Breakfast doesn't have to just be cereal, pankcakes, eggs, etc. :iagree: Although we usually have more traditional, easy-to-grab breakfast fare -- cereal or oatmeal, toaster waffles, PB toast, yogurt or a granola bar, sometimes one of the boys will grab some leftover pizza or something similar. And I'm fine with that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delaney Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 We're not big breakfast eaters. Most days a proper breakfast for me is a piece of fruit. The kids usually have cold cereal with milk. I only have 1 kid that will eat pancakes or waffles, and none of them will eat eggs so things like that almost never make the breakfast table. Since we would all skip breakfast if given a choice, I'm really just glad if they eat anything at all. This is my kids. The ones that go to public school don't want to eat at 6:30 so I am lucky to get anything into them. The other want to eat at about 9 so I am able to get them something like fruit and pancakes or eggs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 Something that contains protein, carbohydrate, liquid and at least one (preferably two or three) servings of fruit of veg. Laura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Michelle* Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 Something hot. We cycle through the same breakfasts: bacon/ham and eggs with toast/biscuits, pancakes/French toast and bacon, oatmeal/cream of wheat. There's always fruit, coffee, orange juice and milk. Sometimes, we'll throw in a batch of cinnamon rolls. Our two year old always has a cup of Greek yogurt. On days when my husband is off, we gravitate towards a large, leisurely breakfast and a late lunch/early dinner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 All of the following with or without eggs or fruit on the side Eggs and toast Muffins Breakfast wrap Pancakes Waffles Oatmeal Granola Toasted bagel French toast Home fried potatoes Scones Biscuits Cheese toast Strata Toasted English muffins Frittata Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BibleBeltCatholicMom Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 I guess proper to me is that we ate something wholesome and homemade, at the table, in gratitude. The food selection itself is secondary. For the actual foods, honestly, I think the greatest breakfast ever invented is a soft-boiled egg, slice of homemade bread with a bit of butter, and fresh squeezed oj. I would rather have that than just about anything else. But I never want it first thing in the morning. I'm with those who say that it doesn't have to be traditional breakfast foods. We don't like pankakes or waffles and think boxed cereal is highway robbery. On Mondays I make a pot of soup/lentils/pasta/whatever for lunches and sometimes we have that for breakfast instead lunch. Sometimes we have the boiled eggs from above. Sometimes we have granola (I keep homemade granola on hand for meals or snacks on the go). Sometimes my favorite is berries and nuts and sometimes it's potato soup. In my real life I have tea till 11 or 12 and then have breakfast. I don't think tea by itself is a proper breakfast but it is what I like and want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GailV Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 This morning I had leftover chicken taco filling over brown rice, plus cheese. I don't do well with high carb breakfasts such as fruit, pancakes, or waffles (or fruit juice, heaven forbid). Cereal usually falls into that category, too, and the thought of cow's milk in the morning makes me queasy, although yogurt's okay. I need a boatload of protein, some healthy fats, and a wee bit of carb. I could hang out a Rosie's house easily, eating dahl or beans and salad. I love breakfast. I just don't like typical U.S. breakfast food in the morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happypamama Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 Something with significant protein -- eggs, oatmeal with milk/butter/nuts. A proper weekend breakfast is a big omelet with sausage or bacon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdventureMoms Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 I must eat breakfast in the morning, but it doesn't have to be traditional foods. Most of our breakfasts are some combo of eggs and veggies, though. On a busy morning dinner leftovers still count though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nestof3 Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 I just listed things I have on hand for breakfast on a meal-planning post on my blog. I'll just copy and paste. Breakfast: I keep on hand a variety of cereals, milk, tea, oatmeal, nuts, bread, eggs, plain yogurt, fruit, and nitrate-free turkey bacon for breakfasts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Mungo Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 I agree with the general idea of protein+grain+fruit and/or veg. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anne Rittenhouse Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 A porridge with a small bit of cream. A boiled egg with one slice of wwheat toast. Fruit in season. If lucky, mackerel, herring, or trout with the egg. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joker Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 I can't eat typical breakfast foods for breakfast. They just don't appeal to me at all, and we usually have them for dinner during the week instead. I usually just eat cheese, Triscuits, and a handful of almonds in the morning. If we have pizza leftovers, I always eat that instead of my 'usual'. Dds and dh prefer, what most consider, a proper breakfast. They eat eggs, toast/biscuits, and bacon/sausage. On the weekends they usually eat doughnuts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather in Neverland Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 What do you consider a "proper breakfast?" Or, if you are one who doesn't eat breakfast, do you think that is proper? A proper breakfast for me is trying not to spill my coffee as I walk out the door to work. :tongue_smilie: My kids get actual nutrition... Eggs, toast, oatmeal, etc. We do bigger breakfast meals on the weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missmoe Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 water, fruit, and whole grain. Sometimes I add some kind of nuts or nut butter to that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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