Tohru Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 Does anyone have staples that they feed their children for breakfast and lunch? The same thing you know is on the menu so you don't have to make a plan? And what time to do you eat? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MistiDelaney Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 My son has an omelet with leftover vegetables most mornings. He makes it himself whenever he gets hungry. On days when he and his Dad have to be out of the house early, Dad makes the omelet and rarely remembers the vegetables. :p If they are really in a rush, the boy grabs a container of last night's leftover vegetables as he dashes out the door. Lunch is usually the rest of the leftovers and a tin of fish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitestavern Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 For breakfast we rotate these: yogurt parfaits (yogurt, berries, oatmeal, almonds), eggs (have our own chickens so this is 2-3 times a week), cereal, oatmeal, and pancakes or muffins. For lunch it's salads (lettuce based, pasta based or something else), soup, sandwiches. These selections are based on what's universally enjoyed. We don't eat at the same time, especially in summer. During the school year, dh and dd eat breakfast by 7:15. Ds and myself are usually around 8. Ds and I eat lunch sometime between noon and 1:00. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tohru Posted June 21, 2014 Author Share Posted June 21, 2014 Anyone else? I need help with some ideas. I get this brain freeze every morning and am not sure what to feed the children, so I give them cereal, or tortilla chips or something along those lines. Then the brain-blank hapens again at lunch time and I offer whatever I gave them for breakfast. Really need new ideas, staples to lean on :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjzimmer1 Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 Probably 5 days a week my kids eat oatmeal. Not because they love it so much as it's cheap, healthy and something my daughters can make in the morning before I'm fully functional. Other days they make baked pancakes (only if they have them started by 7), muesli (oats), granola (more oats), oatmeal pancakes (have you picked up the theme yet?). If I have leftover rice they have rice and milk (with sugar and cinnamon - brown rice is almost as cheap at oats). My girls eat breakfast around 8, the boys 9-10 or whenever I force them out of bed. Lunch is leftovers from supper. I always plan large suppers so my husband can take some for lunch to work and we will have enough to feed us. Cooking is too much work (even though I actually like cooking) to cook 3 meals a day so lunch is always leftovers. I do try to make a pot of soup early in the week since I have teenage boys and sometimes we run out of leftovers. My soup pot is 4 gallons and so that with the other leftovers make sure we have enough for lunches for the week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 Breakfast - MWF is eggs of some kind (fried, scrambled w/cheese) plus toast or biscuits or bacon or sausage. T is oatmeal with berries, maybe bacon. Th is yogurt w/fruit and granola. Sat. is pancakes or cereal. Sun. is fried eggs and muffins or pastry. We generally eat breakfast all together between 7/7:30 before dh has to leave for work. Lunch - don't have a set daily meal, but our regulars include frozen burritos, cottage cheese with fruit, sandwiches, mac & cheese, hot dogs or corn dogs, eggs on toast, tuna salad w/crackers, fish fillets, leftovers. Fruit with all of them, maybe chips to appease those who hate cottage cheese. We eat lunch at about 11:30. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meena Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 I feel the same way about breakfast. I don't like or want to eat breakfast most days, but my kids love breakfast and usually wake up with a hearty appetite so I had to come up with a plan for their sake. This is our usual routine: Monday--muffins or bagels, yogurt Tuesday--hot cereal (oatmeal, cream of wheat, ricemeal, or cornmeal) Wednesday--waffles, pancakes, or crepes Thursday--eggs, toast, sometimes with bacon or sausage Friday--cereal, cold if we have it, if not then one of the hot options Saturday & Sunday--one of the choices from M-F, usually kids and DH decide; sometimes we'll do a special breakfast like cinnamon rolls or breakfast burritos We usually have some kind of fruit every morning to go with breakfast and hard boiled eggs in the fridge if they want some extra protein. I don't have a routine for lunches like I do for breakfasts. I try to loosely plan them out when I do my weekly meal planning. We usually have sandwiches, soup, salad, smoothies, homemade Lunchables, or leftovers. I always serve raw veggies (usually carrots, spinach, cauliflower, broccoli, and/or lettuce) along with whatever else we are having. The main thing for me is to plan ahead. When I do we end up eating foods that taste better and are better for our health. I also try to have some foods available that are pre-prepped by me (such as fruits and veg washed and cut up, eggs boiled, extra batch of pancakes in the fridge) or that my kids can prepare themselves (oatmeal, sandwiches, crackers & cheese, leftovers heated up). That way if I get busy, they don't have to wait for me or resort to trying to subsist on granola bars and Rice Krispies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucyStoner Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 Breakfast is usually one of the following with fruit (always) and sometimes bacon or sausage available too: -pancakes -yogurt with granola or cereals -eggs -oatmeal -fruit smoothies with flax -toast with smoked fish or PB. Note that's OR not and, lol. Lunch is more varied. Some leftovers and such worked in. Kid lunches are often: Quesadillas Grilled Cheese Ham and cheese sandwich Chicken soup Bagel sandwich with smoked salmon PBJ Pasta. Actually, a lot of pasta. We use ww bread and always have carrots plus apples and other fruits around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marbel Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 Breakfast might be eggs, oatmeal, grits, muesli, toast with peanut butter, yogurt parfaits, occasional pancakes and waffles. Very occasionally cold cereal. Other than my husband no one around here is much of a breakfast eater anymore though everyone eats before leaving the house (so if no one's going anywhere breakfast could be closer to lunch time). The first meal has to include protein. Sometimes my daughter eats hummus and pita bread. Lunch is harder for me. No one really likes sandwiches much. I do fall into the processed frozen food trap too often. But we almost always have yogurt, cottage cheese, fruit, vegetables, hummus, leftovers. I make a lot of chicken soup with either homemade or commercial broth. Quesadillas, burritos are also popular. I try to put my effort into adding variety at dinner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrie12345 Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 Breakfast and lunch are mostly free-for-alls around here, but they do gravitate toward certain things (and will use them for either meal.) Eggs Oatmeal Granola Yogurt Any sort of bread with peanut butter Lots of fruit, mostly bananas, berries, and pears The occasional smoothie (occasional b/c they have to clean up after it, lol) Leftovers Pancakes or waffles if they're really motivated Taylor Ham sandwiches if they find my hidden stash of Taylor Ham. Salad with leftovers thrown on top Cheese and crackers Raw vegetables with or without dip Once in a while, I'll buy regular boxed cereal, but that's typically gone in 1 morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alisoncooks Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 We don't do much for breakfast here, so I'm interested in all the replies. We tend to just do one --or a combo-- of the following: frozen waffles or pancakes a spoonful of peanut butter and an apple a handful of almonds yogurt *sometimes* cereal -- I rarely buy cereal, though, because they eat it 1-2x and decide they don't like it Sometimes we just do a small bowl of pretzels or graham crackers. Neither of mine seem especially hungry in the a.m. (we get up around 7) but they'll want a snack around 10. Lunch is more consistent. We choose from: PB&J or grilled cheese Canned soup Ramen noodles Fruit & veggie smoothies Eggs Deli meat, cheese, crackers hotdogs or frozen corn dogs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gentlemommy Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 Breakfast- Eggs-scrambled or hard boiled Bagel with cream cheese Greek yogurt Fruit Frozen waffles Lunch- Cheese/bean quesadillas Chicken salad (ceaser or Waldorf) on crackers or in a wrap Cheese and crackers Veggie tray Pasta Salad-ceaser, Cobb, ginger, caprese Leftovers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tohru Posted June 21, 2014 Author Share Posted June 21, 2014 Thanks for all the suggestions! I forgot to mention the biggest reason I can't figure out what to feed them is one of the children is gluten-sensitive and all our old staples are on an avoid list. I've got dinners and snacks down, just the breakfast and lunch stuff. These are great ideas though :D Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baseball mom Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 We aren't so great with breakfast. If we eat it is cereal, hot pocket, poptart, leftovers. Lunch is normally leftovers. I try to cook extra at supper just for this. Or we will have a frozen pizza or sandwiches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
73349 Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 Our wheat-free experiment has included sliced bananas dipped in PB celery with PB fruit salad leftovers hard-boiled eggs sliced turkey rolled around cheese lettuce rolled around anything (last time, ground beef and sliced tomatoes) cinnamon rice cakes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vida Winter Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 Breakfast is usually an omelet, fried egg sandwich, or this: plain Greek yogurt topped with walnuts, fruit (blueberries are a favorite), and a squirt of flaxseed oil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bolt. Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 For breakfast: - 1 Protein: egg, egg whites, yogurt, seeds, nuts, nut butters, milk, reheated frozen pre-cooked sausages or meatballs, ham, etc. - 1 or 2 Fruit: I try to have plenty of fresh fruit in the house, but when we run short I break out canned, frozen, or dried fruit options. - 1 Grain, optional: hot (oatmeal) or cold cereals, toast or bread of various shapes sizes or toppings, muffins, loafs or baked goods, reheated fancier breakfast items. Fancy days: freshly cooked breakfast meats and grain items become available (ie pancakes, bacon, etc) Lunch: - 1 Protien: chilled pre-cooked meats: sliced steak, chicken breast, pork chop, ground beef crumbles, taco seasoned beef, turkey 'burger' patties, deli meats, hot dogs, hard boiled eggs, occasionally cheese. - 1 or more Veg: carrots, cucumber, tomato, cauliflower, celery, baby corn, pickles, snap peas... Or a salad with many - 2 or more Fruits: fresh if possible; canned, frozen or dry if needed - 1 or 2 Grains, optional: breads, baked goods, noodles, rice, pearl barley, popcorn, processed goods like bran bars, rice cakes, cookies or desserts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truscifi Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 Everyone but the baby has coffee - the baby has a peanut butter sandwich and a banana. The rest of us don't usually eat until 11ish, so we just have lunch which is usually leftovers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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