I'm a late comer to the topic of adequate breakfast foods for children, but I thought on it and came up with a small list of foods that could be easily prepared by a child and wouldn't need any advanced cooking abilities or even much thought. Most of the suggestions are also healthy AND I left out "cereal" since that seems to be somewhat of a controversial topic:
- Fresh fruit. If you don't want your kids using knives to cut it up, cut it for them and put it in baggies in the refrigerator. If you do this at the start of the week for the entire week, there shouldn't be a problem.
- Granola. Not cereal and it's dry. Maybe a bit messy, but you could buy the prepackaged kind or even make it yourself and package it the same way as fruit.
- Various muffins with fiber and berries. I would say stay away from the purchased sort and make your own if you have the time.
- Yogurt.
- Toast, bagels...cream cheese.
For the record, I eat cereal nearly every morning. Weetabix is far too tasty, especially warm with some cream and honey.
Also, I don't think there is anything wrong with cooking your children breakfast on a daily basis if you can fit it into your routine, but the truth of the matter is that there are a lot of two income households nowadays and with that it's hard to be the model parent. I don't believe that a parent is bad if they don't bend to their child's every whim, but I do think that it is necessary to teach your children essentials of feeding themselves. Starting as early as 4 or 5 years of age. I knew how to cook oatmeal from scratch at the age of 6 and I assure you that I don't hate my parents for not spoiling me rotten.
