As a family breakfast is the most important meal of the day especially for children. They like Weet-Bix with honey, fruit, youghurt, Vegemite rye toast, semolina with cinnamon and vanilla sugar, glass of milk, sometimes omlettes or boiled eggs. Even that pig slop that passes for rice congee is OK when visiting grandma in China.
What gets me is the amount of kids at my eldest's school who turn up with MacDonalds bags most days and that's breakfast or cake from 7-11. Busy parents and helpers who just buy anything for brekkie. Eldest can't understand why he can't have it also, or any of the other sugary cereals on the market which I never buy. I sense a mutiny coming up
I'm not so strict that they can't have anything unhealthy, kids are kids, but every day is setting a precedent for unhealthy eating habits and overweight problems in later life. What is a good breakfast for children and how do you discourage them from wanting junk for breakfast?
Recepies welcome.