Dan Bucatinsky: More Than I Can Chew
Breakfast: The most important meal you never get to eat
Filed under: Nutrition: Health, Mealtime
What did I have for breakfast this morning? Two no-bake cookies and a strawberry-banana smoothie. Well, actually, I had what was left of my girls' smoothies when I hurried to clean up the breakfast dishes and get us all out the door for a doctor's appointments.We all know that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, which is why we make sure our kids fuel up on nutritious, well-balanced meals first thing every morning. But breakfast isn't just for the under-18 set. You and I need that energy in the morning too, sometimes even more than our kids do!
For the record, my breakfast on days that aren't totally crazy usually consists of cereal, yogurt, and fruit -- boring, but essential to me not crashing by 10 A.M and plugging my kids into the nearest TV (not that I would do that, ahem). New York magazine recently asked 60 people "What did you eat this morning?" The results are published in The Breakfast Manifesto, and by the looks of things, a lot of people are still eating breakfast -- and plenty of it: Western omelets, oatmeal, French toast, Cornflakes, croissants, and a whole lot of Starbucks (not to mention the odd Bloody Mary and slice of pizza). So I'm going to ask the same question of you, dear ParentDish readers. What did YOU eat for breakfast this morning? And if you managed a meal that includes three out of four food groups AND you sat down while you were eating it, please share with us how you managed to do that. Inquiring minds want to know... (so we can copy your technique!).
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6-05-2008 @ 12:07PM
Laura - DashinFashion.com said...I have to admit that I rarely sit down and each breakfast like other meals but do try and eat something with a mix of protein carbo and fats by 10 am. If I don't do this I crash or eat way too much for lunch.
I do love weekend breakfasts when we eat as a nice meal as a family.
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6-05-2008 @ 11:24AM
Jennifer said...::sigh:: a raspberry cereal bar and some coffee - and that means it was a decent morning. Sometimes I never get beyond "coffee". I think college was the only time in my life when breakfast regularly happened, and that's all thanks to the resident cafeteria and their buffets of food options. I loathe eating the same things every day but sadly buffets don't happen around here and usually in the morning I am still too comatose to ::gasp:: cook for myself. My son, however, is different. Cereal, fruit, juice, sometimes yogurt or cottage cheese. ::smiles:: Isn't it funny how the rules are different for our little ones?
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6-05-2008 @ 12:02PM
Jessica said...I always eat some kind of cereal bar these days. I have a husband and toddler to get out the door by 6:45am, so there isn't any time before I'm out the door behind them.
BUT, my husband makes us fruit/protein smoothies every day, which I drink around 9am. These save me and I have no idea how I survived before he started us on this regimen.
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6-05-2008 @ 12:21PM
Katheryn said...I either have a bowl of cereal or a bowl of oatmeal.
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6-05-2008 @ 2:38PM
Judy said...I never skip breakfast. I turn into a total witch if I skip meals - possibly hypoglycemic. We don't eat some big fancy breakfast, but we do eat real food for breakfast.
Most of the time we have oatmeal - I put the water on to boil while I make the coffee and get the newspaper, then I pour in the oats and raisins, and it cooks while I put away dishes. Really, it's no more work or time than making a bowl of cereal, and much better all around.
Then we usually have fruit early in the morning too. I admit we don't have much protein until lunch, usually, except what is in the milk we drink or put in oatmeal (or coffee).
If we don't have oatmeal, it's usually bananas, berries, yogurt and wheat germ. Or leftovers of whatever we had for dinner.
The only time we do junk food breakfasts (cereal bars, sweetened cereals, yogurt cups) is when we are in hotels or otherwise traveling. My husband does usually make homemade whole wheat pancakes once or twice a month, and sometimes he throws in chocolate or peanut butter chips.
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6-05-2008 @ 2:50PM
Kristi said...Today: a bowl of oatmeal with brown sugar and cinnamon and a cup of hot cocoa (and it's going to be over 90 today...makes perfect sense, no?). But when she got there, the cupboard was bare...
Normally: some sort of grain/bread/cereal product, plus cranberry juice and yogurt. My husband and kids eat at home at the table, but I always end up nuking my breakfast in the office and eating at my desk.
Weekends usually involve pancakes, waffles, muffins, cinnamon rolls, or something else (generally baked) that my 3.5 yo daughter can help prepare (she stirs, and counts pancakes on the griddle). Weekend breakfasts are alway eaten seated at the table as a family.
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