Most Important Meal Of The Day????

[cheerfuldom]

Can I borrow that one?

It aint about the milk. It's about the candy.

ha ha, yes you can use that the whole chocolate milk thing is so crazy. One of my best friends said her preschooler was up to EIGHT sippies of chocolate milk a day, no regular, no water, etc. And this kid did not have a bedtime, period. She would pass out around midnight. Now she is school age and that is not acceptable and they have a bedtime and have cut back on the chocolate milk, thank goodness. Part of it was enrolling their kids in a home daycare (not mine) that quickly put the kids on a routine. best thing that ever happened to these kids.

[B Lou]

Oh, and my son made the cookies yesterday. Today, I'm making homemade baked beans. I suppose you wouldn't approve of those either since there's a bit of sugar in them as well. Tomorrow, I'll probably work on some homemade banana bread. There's sugar in that too, in case you're interested. Funny thing is, with all the sugar we apparently eat in this household, none of us is overweight.

I really don't have a problem with cookies, it's cookies for breakfast. Not a problem with sugar, I just don't believe it should be for breakfast. Glad to hear that no one in your house is over weight from all the sugar......but it sure does seem to make you argumentative.

[Meyou]

So right on topic with this thread everyone will be happy to know that Burger King is now offering breakfast poutine in my area. That sound was me vomiting in case you were wondering.

What is breakfast poutine you ask?? Well it's fries, gravy, cheese, and bacon. Mmmmm...only 1500 calories and 99 grams of fat a bowl to start your day. ::

[Blackcat31]

So right on topic with this thread everyone will be happy to know that Burger King is now offering breakfast poutine in my area. That sound was me vomiting in case you were wondering.

What is breakfast poutine you ask?? Well it's fries, gravy, cheese, and bacon. Mmmmm...only 1500 calories and 99 grams of fat a bowl to start your day. ::

...yes, where is the vomit emoticon?!?!

[themoorethemerrier]

Sure there are better options... One is ice cream! :: Ok, sorry, I couldn't resist.


This is what my contract says:
Labeling Requirements for Food Brought From Home- Do NOT let your child bring ANY food unless it is an extra snack on his or her birthday and there is enough for all the children. No gum or candy. They will be taken away. The exception to this is if your child has a special diet or food needs, including formula and baby food. If your child requires a special diet due to allergies, medications, age and/or cultural or religious beliefs it will be the responsibility of the parent to provide a well balanced meal and snack for their child. No junk food, pop, gum, etc. Food and bottles brought from home must be labeled with the child's name.

Thanks - those are really good points. Adding!!!

[nannyde]

So right on topic with this thread everyone will be happy to know that Burger King is now offering breakfast poutine in my area. That sound was me vomiting in case you were wondering.

What is breakfast poutine you ask?? Well it's fries, gravy, cheese, and bacon. Mmmmm...only 1500 calories and 99 grams of fat a bowl to start your day. ::

YIKES

That's nearly a day worth of calories and they are bad calories to boot.

Wanna hear a funny story?

I took DS to Paris for Xmas about five years or so ago. We stayed in this little hotel and right around the corner was a humungo AWESOME grocery store. We walked there every day to get food (no eating out cuz it was crazy expensive). We walked by a McDonalds on our way and EVERY time we walked by it I would see people stopping and reading this sign that was on the sidewalk right outside the door of Mickeys.

I don't speak French so I couldn't figure out WHAT the heck the sign said that stopped people along their way each and every time we walked by it.

So I asked the guy at the desk if he knew about it and the next time he was over there would he read it and translate it.

So he tells me that this sign was put there by the government and it basically said that McDonald's food is junk food or treat food and it was NOT intended to be eaten daily.

McDonalds tried to fight it... of course.. but the powers that be said they must keep the warning sign right outside their door.

That wouldn't happen here but at some point there has to be some protection put in for the public. It starts with food labeling and requiring nutrition info but it has to get to be WAY more than that to get the idea across that treats are treats and we can't be healthy and live off of them.

[Crystal]

Not to be rude but I noticed that you have a couple of comments on this thread. If you have something to offer why not become a registered user.......unless you're to busy making cookies for breakfast.. By the way I think in my opinion it is NEVER ok to have cookies for breakfast. They still have sugar in them. Just not a great way to start the day.

You may not have meant to be rude, but this WAS really rude. :confused:

She was contributing in a polite, respectful way. Sounds to me like she makes healthy homemade food....just because you disagree with her doesn't mean you need to be rude.

[Crystal]

Oh, BTW, YES....pop tarts are approved by the food program. So are sugary cereals (you don't have to say WHICH cereal you provide, just "cold cereal"), cinnamon rolls, donuts, sweet rolls, banana bread, french toast, granola bars, etc.

The syrup you use on pancakes, waffles and french toast easily has the same amount of sugar as a homemade oatmeal cookie. Cinnamon rolls, donuts, etc. have at least as much sugar.

Considering the food program approves them, I see nothing wrong with the occasional oatmeal cookie, especially if it has raisins in it

FTR: I don't feed the kids that stuff, but it is acceptable by food program standards.

[justgettingstarted]

Remember when breakfast was the most important meal of the day? We want to send our child off with a good start? Then why is it so many parents bring their child to daycare with a handful of crap. For the last two days I've had a parent bring me her daughter with a bag od homemade cookies. Some to share with my family but 2 for her own daughter to eat after breakfest while she's waiting for the school bus. I mean really. Cookies for breakfest. Why don't we just wash it down with some mountian dew.
Then the next parent comes in with her daughter, who is only 2 1/2 eating an orange slice. You know the gummy kind. And follows with stating "Oh she found it on the floor of the van". Really?
What are wrong with parents these days?

Because my son is still in daycare while I'm starting up and just to play devil's advocate I have to say, its not always the parent that's at fault for this one! If I weren't planning to keep my son at home soon I'd be looking for a new daycare right now. I get a daily report with what he ate and its always a shocking mix of mostly junk. One morning a parent brought doughnuts for all the kids and she gave one to my toddler! Who gives a doughnut to a toddler!? She told me he doesn't seem to like the maple syrup or powdered sugar she puts on pancakes, I told her I usually just spread on a little jam or leave them dry and she thought I was crazy.

[nannyde]

Because my son is still in daycare while I'm starting up and just to play devil's advocate I have to say, its not always the parent that's at fault for this one! If I weren't planning to keep my son at home soon I'd be looking for a new daycare right now. I get a daily report with what he ate and its always a shocking mix of mostly junk. One morning a parent brought doughnuts for all the kids and she gave one to my toddler! Who gives a doughnut to a toddler!? She told me he doesn't seem to like the maple syrup or powdered sugar she puts on pancakes, I told her I usually just spread on a little jam or leave them dry and she thought I was crazy.

You are correct about it being providers too. It's the schools too... it's everywhere you go.

It's pretty sad when your food program endorses really bad junk food. Big Ag is very powerful.

[familyschoolcare]

You are correct about it being providers too. It's the schools too... it's everywhere you go.

It's pretty sad when your food program endorses really bad junk food. Big Ag is very powerful.

Funny this tread should head in this direction. I am going to a mandatory meet/training for my food program tonight it is about preventing childhood obesity.

I am not really sure if some of the things that are talked about here pop tarts and sugar cereals are allowed on my food program or not because I do not feed them, to anyone my child or other wise. I have a no more than 10 grams (12 grams if it has real fruit in it) of sugar per serving rule for cereal and breakfast bar and pop tarts. SO, yes I would feed my children the non-frosted pop tarts if they would eat them.

[B Lou]

When I serve pancakes or french toast I use only sugar free syrup. And if the child is still finger eating a spread alittle butter and cut it up. No syrup or powder sugar.
Sorry if this post has offended so many. Again I just don't agree that cookies are for breakfast. Any other time of the day is fine with me.

[Unregistered]

When I serve pancakes or french toast I use only sugar free syrup. And if the child is still finger eating a spread alittle butter and cut it up. No syrup or powder sugar.
Sorry if this post has offended so many. Again I just don't agree that cookies are for breakfast. Any other time of the day is fine with me.

Really, what difference does it make if you're willing to serve them other times of the day? As long as the child is getting a balanced amount of food over the whole course of the day, what difference does it make if they get cookies for breakfast? I serve fruit for a snack. If I served cookies for a snack, they'd want that every day. At breakfast time it's like "WOW I get cookies for breakfast! YAY" and they know it's a treat. And for a once a month kind of thing, what difference does it make?

Also, do you know what's in your sugar free syrup? Doesn't that contain aspartame or some other artificial sweetener? Isn't corn syrup the base of the syrup? I'd rather my kids get real sugar than fake and I try not to use any products with corn syrup. We use local honey on pancakes here and they LOVE it. Yes, it's a form of sugar, but at least it's all natural.

In the end it's all a matter of what you think is healthy vs. what others think is healthy. You may believe pancakes are the way to go for breakfast, but I see the pancakes as empty calories that'll have you hungry in an hour. You see cookies as a snack item, but I see OATMEAL cookies as a breakfast treat that keeps you full till lunch. You see sugar as a real problem, but I see sugar as being much better than high fructose corn syrup.

[Rachel]

I've tried many different variations but I just start with equal parts flour and oats, a bit of baking soda and salt, maybe an egg.

You can add a few T. butter, brown sugar or applesauce for sweetener, dried fruit or fresh fruit. You can layer the fruit in the middle or mix it in the batter. I've done preserves, nuts or just plain....I've used a bit of maple syrup before. Thinly sliced apples, peaches, berries, anything really.

Mix it all together and press into a greased cookie sheet and bake for 40 minutes or so.

I usually make a ton. I'm not a really precise type cook so you have to toy with it. Sometimes they are more crumbly and sometimes more cakey.

Thank you! I'll give it a try!