What’d You Eat For Breakfast?

Posted on October 8, 2008 
Filed Under Life, Parenting, Physical Health

I grew up on a diet full of Cap’n Crunch, Cocoa Puffs and Pop Tarts. Not exactly a great way to start the day, and I have more than my share of dental fillings as a result of those and other sugar-laden foods as a kid. But hey, they were quick, readily available, and I liked ‘em!

What did you routinely have for breakfast as a kid?

These days, I am more moderate in my food choices, opting for a balance of carbs and protein. For the most part, I avoid empty calories. I do have my morning coffee, but I drink it black.

We serve our children a lot of whole grains, and when we do have cereal, it is from the organics section of the health food store.  Lest you think us harsh, we DO let the kids have the sweeter cereals when we travel.

Pre-packaged, processed cereals remain a popular breakfast food these days. There’s a new report about the best – and worst – of the bunch. No big surprises.  Here’s an article that lists some of the winners (and losers!), and offers some good, common-sense breakfast ideas for busy parents to try.

Comments

5 Responses to “What’d You Eat For Breakfast?”

  1. Kirk Robpatrick on October 8th, 2008 4:39 pm

    You’re a harsh parent! Children should be able to wander the cereal aisle, open any box they choose and instantly be able to begin sucking in as much sugar as possible.

  2. JLP on October 9th, 2008 8:53 am

    I was a non-traditional breakfast eater and didn’t like cereal, pancakes, etc. So when the school nurse told me that lunch food was ok for breakfast I was thrilled. Not sure my mom was very happy with the school nurse when I started making myself grilled cheese sandwiches in the morning!

  3. PD on October 9th, 2008 10:57 am

    We made our children eat healthy breakfast cereal, however, like your family, we made an exception on camping trips. However, I do like to indulge the grandchildren w/Cap’n Crunch (then send them home to their parents–HA!)

  4. Dionna on October 9th, 2008 2:18 pm

    I pretty much ate granola bars, pop tarts and donuts growing up. Now, I’m trying to eat flavored oatmeal (yah – the article says it’s not as healthy as real but it’s still healthy right?), cereal and toast. For my kids – I let them have waffles but they choose choc chips instead of syrup. I won’t let them have both. They like granola bars, bagels, english muffins and hash browns. They’re not big on cereal but we have a lot of it around so they do eat it occasionally. Also I try to keep yogurt around. :)

  5. Admin on October 10th, 2008 3:45 pm

    I am glad to learn I am not alone in my childhood indulgences – nor in my parental choices to force my children toward better eating – except for those grandparents out there who sugar up the kids and then send them home!

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