Healthy breakfast for school kids

[micollh]

i even control ice cream/potatoes chips at home… they can only eat it when we go to their grandparents home (as their granparents always have ice cream in their fridge)…


in a way, save money for me and i dun feel bad for giving them junk… clever right? haaaa…

[daddybear]

I feed my 4 year old 2 soft boiled eggs and milk in the morning. Easy to swallow and don't waste much time. Does not vary much as he attends morning classes and we are always in a rush.


For variety, include almonds and prunes. These require no preparation time and is convenient plus nutritious. Either one of these is always in the car. However, it is nutrient/calorie dense and in chinese terms, \"heaty\". You need to have water around if you want to do that.

I would avoid carbohydrates as a rule, especially high glycemic ones. Carbohydrates digest easily, which means your kid gets hungry faster. Sugary stuff like Ribena is a no no. Btw Milo is mostly sugar. Stuff like waffles and kaya causes an insulin spike guaranteed to make your child moody.

Anyway, there is carbohydrates in milk sugars already. The fats and protein within the eggs and milk provides the key building blocks and amino acids needed. I would throw in a tablespoon of pharma grade fish oil but my mum stops me as he gets that in the evening already.

Info on eggs: (They do not cause high cholestrol)
http://www.wellwire.com/food/superfoods-food/eggs

Fish oilhttp://www.fishoilbenefit.net/%0A%0AInfo%20on%20high%20glycemic%20foods%0A%5Burl%5Dhttp://www.all4naturalhealth.com/high-glycemic-foods.html
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[micollh]

daddybear:

I feed my 4 year old 2 soft boiled eggs and milk in the morning. Easy to swallow and don't waste much time. Does not vary much as he attends morning classes and we are always in a rush.


I would avoid carbohydrates as a rule, especially high glycemic ones (sugary stuff like Ribena is a no no. Btw Milo is mostly sugar). Carbohydrates digest easily, which means your kid gets hungry faster. Anyway, there is carbohydrates in milk sugars already. The fats and protein within the eggs and milk provides the key building blocks and amino acids needed.

Hi,

Isn't that soft boiled egg is not encouraged ? it has bacteria as it's not completely cooked ? i myself ate a lot when i was younger but now from the articles i read and other mummy's advise, i have avoided soft boiled egg for my kids.

wholemeal food is good too. it keeps them full longer.

[Funz]

My kids don’t quite fancy plain old hard boiled eggs either. Well frankly neither do I.


Try making lu dan. Maybe they will eat that. Prepare them the day before can dump in some beancurd as well. The longer they stay in the sauce the tastier they get. Heat them up the next morning and that makes a hearty breakfast.

[Augmum]

micollh:

i even control ice cream/potatoes chips at home.. they can only eat it when we go to their grandparents home (as their granparents always have ice cream in their fridge)..


in a way, save money for me and i dun feel bad for giving them junk.. clever right? haaaa..

haha....kill 2 birds with 1 stone :lol:

[micollh]

Augmum:

micollh:

i even control ice cream/potatoes chips at home.. they can only eat it when we go to their grandparents home (as their granparents always have ice cream in their fridge)..


in a way, save money for me and i dun feel bad for giving them junk.. clever right? haaaa..

haha....kill 2 birds with 1 stone :lol:

exactly lor opps.. are we off topics again.. hee

[daddybear]

micollh:

Isn't that soft boiled egg is not encouraged ? it has bacteria as it's not completely cooked ? i myself ate a lot when i was younger but now from the articles i read and other mummy's advise, i have avoided soft boiled egg for my kids.

On a personal note, I think its ok as I believe salmonella occurs from improper handling of food. However, if you want to be safe, you can do cooked eggs mixed with cheese and a little hot milk to make it smoother to swallow. I do that when I over cook the eggs, so soft boiled eggs become hard boiled eggs. So actually my kid gets variety too! :oops:

The main point is try get nutrient dense foods into the children in the morning.

[micollh]

daddybear:

micollh:

Isn't that soft boiled egg is not encouraged ? it has bacteria as it's not completely cooked ? i myself ate a lot when i was younger but now from the articles i read and other mummy's advise, i have avoided soft boiled egg for my kids.

On a personal note, I think its ok as I believe salmonella occurs from improper handling of food. However, if you want to be safe, you can do cooked eggs mixed with cheese and a little hot milk to make it smoother to swallow. I do that when I over cook the eggs, so soft boiled eggs become hard boiled eggs. So actually my kid gets variety too! :oops:

The main point is try get nutrient dense foods into the children in the morning.

thanks for the tips. shall try out the one with cheese + milk, sounds yummy

[KAN]

Info on eggs: (They do not cause high cholestrol)

http://www.wellwire.com/food/superfoods-food/eggs

Fish oilhttp://www.fishoilbenefit.net/%0A%0AInfo%20on%20high%20glycemic%20foods%0A%5Burl%5Dhttp://www.all4naturalhealth.com/high-glycemic-foods.html
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saw the link on glycemic foods. seems like egg is the best choice to give for breakfast... others like bread, donut, cake, waffles etc. are high in glycemic.

must think of a way to get dd to eat egg :?

[cherrygal]

My DS hates bread… so sandwiches are out.


I ask him what he wants before he sleeps every night so I prevent morning fights. If I forget to ask him, then it will be Frosties with milk.

If I don’t want to wake up, I sometimes cook porridge in a thermal pot and DH and DS can have it for breakfast.

Sometimes, DS will ask for waffles and we use the frozen ones too.

His fave is half-boiled eggs but that requires me to wake up to prepare. I think it’s ok for kids this age to take half-cooked eggs as long as you get the eggs from a good brand. Don’t buy those cheap eggs that come in a tray of 30. And don’t buy from N&N or "Lim Chu Kang" brand (also from N&N) eggs. N&N got into trouble with the AVA or HSA twice already. I only trust Seng Choon or Chew’s.