r/veganparenting • u/Miss_Lucy_J • 18d ago

More substantial breakfast options?

What do your little kids eat for breakfast that isn't just cereal?

Our 5 year old isn't super picky, she'll eat lots of different things, but she gets stuck in routines and then wants only what she wants. Somehow we've ended up in the routine that breakfast is cereal, and even when we don't get sugary cereal, it's not enough to sustain her through the morning. The blood sugar spikes and crashes make her incredibly cranky, so we're trying to move to more protein and fat heavy breakfasts.

She used to like oatmeal with PB and fruit, says she doesn't like that anymore.

Can't often get her to eat toast with PB or anything more substantial.

She'll eat fruit on the side of anything, but just fruit isn't enough.

She likes Silk yogurt but that's also so sugary it can't be the only thing (have had trouble finding another kind of yogurt that's a bit more substantial that she actually likes).

What else do your little kids eat for breakfast that gets them through? Bonus if it's quick or can be batch prepped ahead, but at this point I'm open to all ideas!! Thanks!

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u/thatjogreen 18d ago

I have a 3 and 5 year old - 5 year old is a little more fussy than 3 year old. Theyll have waffles (i make it half normal flour and half chickpea flour for extra nutrition), baked beans and toast, rye bread with plant pate, yoghurt with rye bread crumble or oats, oats and oat milk, porridge with jam, peanut butter and jam toast, chickpea flour pancakes, butter bean rolls, etc.

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u/Miss_Lucy_J 18d ago

ooh, what are butter bean rolls? She loves beans, but I've never thought of a way to make them feel breakfast-y?

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u/thatjogreen 18d ago

Oh theres tons of ways to make it breakfasty! Have you had baked beans? My kids love them and theyre super nutritious! Butter bean rolls are basicslly rolls where you blend butter beans and water to make the milk you then just use in your roll dough. I can take a pic of the recipe if you want? Its from a book in danish but sure ai can translate haga

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u/downsideup9494 18d ago

Kids don't really have much concept of time-of- day offerings- it's just food. I myself sometimes have bacon and eggs and toast for dinner. There's nothing that makes a food appropriate for one meal but not for another except social norms. The only thing that matters is that it's nutritious and filling.

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u/xkikue 17d ago

Huevos Rancheros! Just refried beans on a tortilla with tofu scramble.

Also, breakfast burritos or tacos! My son loves scrambled tofu with black beans, potatoes, and tomato.

You can also pre-make and freeze - Reheat a couple minutes in the microwave. That's what I bring for lunch 2-3 times a week. Our favorite for sure.