Breakfast Menu Ideas

[Ratatosk]

DS has NEVER been a breakfast eater. In fact, I give him carnation instant breakfast made with whole milk and cream before we head out the door for preschool and they serve breakfast there and it's hit or miss.

When he was younger, I'd give him a bottle or glass of formula Carnation right away in the morning (sometimes sleep feed him) and then around 10 I'd give him some yogurt.

I wish he'd eat more of the greek style or whole milk yogurts, but these days he likes the bright colors -- so I get him gogurt, trix, danimals. And since he's such a snacker, on the weekends we have gotten him to eat cereal -- usually he'll snack on dry cereal for breakfast -- again, bright colors, ones with cool commercials on tv. Sometimes he'll eat peanuts or sunflower nuts for breakfast and this past winter -- he asked for popcorn.

Find something she likes weather it's a high calorie drink -- or even just throw a splash of cream into her whole milk to sneak in some calories. Have you asked her what she wants?

 

[tammykrumrey]

I let my girls eat whatever they want for breakfast. It doesn't have to breakfast foods in my house. If they want left over steak/chicken/etc and mashed potatoes for breakfast, then so be it. Pizza, not a problem<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"> We even have mac and cheese, ravioli, soup, whatever. As long as I can get them to eat something! Sometimes they do eat normal breakfast foods. My older daughter eats a lot of cereal, all throughout the day, but it just doesn't stick with her the way other foods do.

 

[tammykrumrey]

I let my girls eat whatever they want for breakfast. It doesn't have to breakfast foods in my house. If they want left over steak/chicken/etc and mashed potatoes for breakfast, then so be it. Pizza, not a problem<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"> We even have mac and cheese, ravioli, soup, whatever. As long as I can get them to eat something! Sometimes they do eat normal breakfast foods. My older daughter eats a lot of cereal, all throughout the day, but it just doesn't stick with her the way other foods do.

 

[tammykrumrey]

I let my girls eat whatever they want for breakfast. It doesn't have to breakfast foods in my house. If they want left over steak/chicken/etc and mashed potatoes for breakfast, then so be it. Pizza, not a problem<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"> We even have mac and cheese, ravioli, soup, whatever. As long as I can get them to eat something! Sometimes they do eat normal breakfast foods. My older daughter eats a lot of cereal, all throughout the day, but it just doesn't stick with her the way other foods do.

 

[Ratatosk]

That's how we are, too! We're just not big breakfast eaters, so if he wants a ham patty, cheese and crackers, so be it. And personally, I prefer breakfast food -- pancakes for supper. So sometimes we'll have pancakes, eggs & bacon, etc. for dinner.

 

[Ratatosk]

That's how we are, too! We're just not big breakfast eaters, so if he wants a ham patty, cheese and crackers, so be it. And personally, I prefer breakfast food -- pancakes for supper. So sometimes we'll have pancakes, eggs & bacon, etc. for dinner.

 

[Ratatosk]

That's how we are, too! We're just not big breakfast eaters, so if he wants a ham patty, cheese and crackers, so be it. And personally, I prefer breakfast food -- pancakes for supper. So sometimes we'll have pancakes, eggs & bacon, etc. for dinner.

 

[Liza]

Hi, I know you are probably looking for ideas on what to serve for breakfast but I wanted to add this. My girls always say breakfast is just the first meal of the day, lunch the second and dinner the third, it doesn't matter what time or what you eat.

You may notice my girls are older, so we're talking late sleepers here.

Since they were about 8 or so, they pretty much quit the traditional breakfast items and preferred left overs from the night before. I always cook enough to have leftovers.

During the summer months, depending on which daughter we're talking about, they will eat chicken nuggets, grilled cheese, quesadilla with either a flour or corn tortilla, chicken quesadilla on a flour tortilla.

You guys are mostly talking younger kids and I can't remember back that far. But like many have already said, it doesn't have to be normal breakfast type food.

 

[Liza]

Hi, I know you are probably looking for ideas on what to serve for breakfast but I wanted to add this. My girls always say breakfast is just the first meal of the day, lunch the second and dinner the third, it doesn't matter what time or what you eat.

You may notice my girls are older, so we're talking late sleepers here.

Since they were about 8 or so, they pretty much quit the traditional breakfast items and preferred left overs from the night before. I always cook enough to have leftovers.

During the summer months, depending on which daughter we're talking about, they will eat chicken nuggets, grilled cheese, quesadilla with either a flour or corn tortilla, chicken quesadilla on a flour tortilla.

You guys are mostly talking younger kids and I can't remember back that far. But like many have already said, it doesn't have to be normal breakfast type food.

 

[Liza]

Hi, I know you are probably looking for ideas on what to serve for breakfast but I wanted to add this. My girls always say breakfast is just the first meal of the day, lunch the second and dinner the third, it doesn't matter what time or what you eat.

You may notice my girls are older, so we're talking late sleepers here.

Since they were about 8 or so, they pretty much quit the traditional breakfast items and preferred left overs from the night before. I always cook enough to have leftovers.

During the summer months, depending on which daughter we're talking about, they will eat chicken nuggets, grilled cheese, quesadilla with either a flour or corn tortilla, chicken quesadilla on a flour tortilla.

You guys are mostly talking younger kids and I can't remember back that far. But like many have already said, it doesn't have to be normal breakfast type food.

 

[Foody]

So nice to know we are not alone! Ben like chicken fingers and sometimes even soup for breakfast. He hates eggs, loves turkey bacon, he will eat pancakes and cereals. Not fond of oatmeal (which is great for sneaking calories in).

What works nice for us is to have a small breakfast like even a little trail mix or something with a little rice milk. Then an hour later he seems ready to eat more. I think it may be a blood sugar thing and once it is perked a little then they are ready. My daughter is ready to eat right away however, so it can be challenging.

I have a good high cal banana bread on my site below...add some cream cheese and a smoothie and maybe that would work. Maybe just the bread and fruit first then another snack with smoothie 1-2 hours later. Coconut oil is great for adding taste and calories...lots of health benefits too. Full fat coconut milk blended with banana, cinnamon, pineapple. Greek style yogurt is awesome and high in cals with nuts, granola and or berries. It feel like we are running a restaurant sometimes but I've found that I actually feel better when I eat 6 smaller meals a day too. Toddlers sure keep you guessin!

 

[Foody]

So nice to know we are not alone! Ben like chicken fingers and sometimes even soup for breakfast. He hates eggs, loves turkey bacon, he will eat pancakes and cereals. Not fond of oatmeal (which is great for sneaking calories in).

What works nice for us is to have a small breakfast like even a little trail mix or something with a little rice milk. Then an hour later he seems ready to eat more. I think it may be a blood sugar thing and once it is perked a little then they are ready. My daughter is ready to eat right away however, so it can be challenging.

I have a good high cal banana bread on my site below...add some cream cheese and a smoothie and maybe that would work. Maybe just the bread and fruit first then another snack with smoothie 1-2 hours later. Coconut oil is great for adding taste and calories...lots of health benefits too. Full fat coconut milk blended with banana, cinnamon, pineapple. Greek style yogurt is awesome and high in cals with nuts, granola and or berries. It feel like we are running a restaurant sometimes but I've found that I actually feel better when I eat 6 smaller meals a day too. Toddlers sure keep you guessin!

 

[Foody]

So nice to know we are not alone! Ben like chicken fingers and sometimes even soup for breakfast. He hates eggs, loves turkey bacon, he will eat pancakes and cereals. Not fond of oatmeal (which is great for sneaking calories in).

What works nice for us is to have a small breakfast like even a little trail mix or something with a little rice milk. Then an hour later he seems ready to eat more. I think it may be a blood sugar thing and once it is perked a little then they are ready. My daughter is ready to eat right away however, so it can be challenging.

I have a good high cal banana bread on my site below...add some cream cheese and a smoothie and maybe that would work. Maybe just the bread and fruit first then another snack with smoothie 1-2 hours later. Coconut oil is great for adding taste and calories...lots of health benefits too. Full fat coconut milk blended with banana, cinnamon, pineapple. Greek style yogurt is awesome and high in cals with nuts, granola and or berries. It feel like we are running a restaurant sometimes but I've found that I actually feel better when I eat 6 smaller meals a day too. Toddlers sure keep you guessin!

 

[amber682]

My two year old is super picky lately, and wants to eat the same things over and over. Lately we've been doing:

cereal with whole milk
a piece of toast with jelly or peanut butter (and butter)
a piece or two of either bacon or sausage
a glass of flavored milk
a granola bar (he only eats about half)
either 1/2 an apple or banana (the only fruit he'll eat right now)

plus his milk is higher calorie (the nutritionist has us adding one can of evaporated milk to a gallon of whole milk)

He tends to get overwhelmed if I put everything on the plate at once, so we do one thing at a time. It doesn't really seem like all that much food, a little of this, a little of that, just trying to put something together of what he'll actually eat. I estimate his breakfast to be around 700 calories (I just went and did some quick math). If he wasn't refusing the scandi shakes lately I'm sure we could add a few more hundred calories to that though!


<b>edited to add</b>: Okay I just went back and re-read your question. I'm sorry I didn't actually give you any high calorie ideas.<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-blush.gif" border="0">

French toast is always a good one though. Add milk to the egg, really let the bread sit and soak it up, fry it, add lots of butter and maple syrup with a sprinkling of cinnamon and sugar. Yum, one of my all time favorite breakfasts.

 

[amber682]

My two year old is super picky lately, and wants to eat the same things over and over. Lately we've been doing:

cereal with whole milk
a piece of toast with jelly or peanut butter (and butter)
a piece or two of either bacon or sausage
a glass of flavored milk
a granola bar (he only eats about half)
either 1/2 an apple or banana (the only fruit he'll eat right now)

plus his milk is higher calorie (the nutritionist has us adding one can of evaporated milk to a gallon of whole milk)

He tends to get overwhelmed if I put everything on the plate at once, so we do one thing at a time. It doesn't really seem like all that much food, a little of this, a little of that, just trying to put something together of what he'll actually eat. I estimate his breakfast to be around 700 calories (I just went and did some quick math). If he wasn't refusing the scandi shakes lately I'm sure we could add a few more hundred calories to that though!


<b>edited to add</b>: Okay I just went back and re-read your question. I'm sorry I didn't actually give you any high calorie ideas.<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-blush.gif" border="0">

French toast is always a good one though. Add milk to the egg, really let the bread sit and soak it up, fry it, add lots of butter and maple syrup with a sprinkling of cinnamon and sugar. Yum, one of my all time favorite breakfasts.

 

[amber682]

My two year old is super picky lately, and wants to eat the same things over and over. Lately we've been doing:

cereal with whole milk
a piece of toast with jelly or peanut butter (and butter)
a piece or two of either bacon or sausage
a glass of flavored milk
a granola bar (he only eats about half)
either 1/2 an apple or banana (the only fruit he'll eat right now)

plus his milk is higher calorie (the nutritionist has us adding one can of evaporated milk to a gallon of whole milk)

He tends to get overwhelmed if I put everything on the plate at once, so we do one thing at a time. It doesn't really seem like all that much food, a little of this, a little of that, just trying to put something together of what he'll actually eat. I estimate his breakfast to be around 700 calories (I just went and did some quick math). If he wasn't refusing the scandi shakes lately I'm sure we could add a few more hundred calories to that though!


<b>edited to add</b>: Okay I just went back and re-read your question. I'm sorry I didn't actually give you any high calorie ideas.<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-blush.gif" border="0">

French toast is always a good one though. Add milk to the egg, really let the bread sit and soak it up, fry it, add lots of butter and maple syrup with a sprinkling of cinnamon and sugar. Yum, one of my all time favorite breakfasts.

 

[briellemom]

Thank you everyone for your great ideas. I was struggling with whether or not to let her eat ''dinner'' foods for breakfast and now I know that I can and should! There are alot of great ideas up there. Although she unfortunately won't eat yogurt or drink anything other than chocolate milk, she will eat alot of the other stuff so I am going to read through this again now and start writing my grocery list!

 

[briellemom]

Thank you everyone for your great ideas. I was struggling with whether or not to let her eat ''dinner'' foods for breakfast and now I know that I can and should! There are alot of great ideas up there. Although she unfortunately won't eat yogurt or drink anything other than chocolate milk, she will eat alot of the other stuff so I am going to read through this again now and start writing my grocery list!

 

[briellemom]

Thank you everyone for your great ideas. I was struggling with whether or not to let her eat ''dinner'' foods for breakfast and now I know that I can and should! There are alot of great ideas up there. Although she unfortunately won't eat yogurt or drink anything other than chocolate milk, she will eat alot of the other stuff so I am going to read through this again now and start writing my grocery list!

 

[Ratatosk]

DS is about 2 months older than your daughter...

Have you tried Chocolate Carnation instant breakfast? We'd always make that for ds, started out with just whole milk and graduated to an ounce of cream. Nowdays he only likes WHITE milk, so I've been able to find Vanilla Carnation instant breakfast at the wholesale club at a much cheaper price.

DS never ever liked oatmeal and only recently has he expressed interest in cereal with milk -- otherwise he'd snack on dry cereal. One day I bought an individual serving of life cereal for a snack. He looked at the picture on it and insisted that I put raspberries on top and serve it to him with milk. I was thrilled -- thank goodness I had raspberries in the fridge.