A Healthy Breakfast
Due to the time change on Sunday (which is retarded by the way), I apparently changed every clock in our house EXCEPT the most important one. Our bedroom alarm of course. So we woke up really late Monday morning @ 7:03 a.m. No time to shower. Barely time for some make-up and brushing my teeth. I want you to know that I got myself and a 4 year old presentable in 26 minutes! Ethan had some milk while getting dressed, but as we were putting on our shoes to run out the door he complained about not eating breakfast. Apparently in my rush I had over-looked the idea that he might want more than a liquid breakfast.
I searched through the pantry for a quick on-the-go breakfast….no pop-tarts. Crap. Wait, there are fruit snacks. That’s easy to eat. But a sugary intended-as-a-snack food for breakfast? He of course loved the idea. What the hell. So I’m admitting on here that Ethan ate Sunkist fruit snacks for breakfast in the car on the way to school.
Now before you go nominating me for Mother of the Year, just know that the Sunkist brand is high in vitamins and they were in the shape of fruits.
Awww…don’t feel bad, it happens! I can’t think of a mom who hasn’t fed their child junk for a meal once in awhile
anything shaped like fruit or veg, strictly speaking, ought to count towards your five a day. otherwise I am screwed!
we will not get into all the wonderfully healthy things that we’ve disguised as breakfast over the years.
The time change this year (3 weeks early!) has been KILLING me… we are having to get up an half an hour earlier than ususal just so we can kvetch and moan and drink coffee before waking up the kids in a jolly frame of mind.
And, my kids are well versed in the oatmeal cookies are a perfectly acceptable breakfast.
my theory is, if it’s shaped like a fruit, hell, it’s a fruit. that’s what i tell myself about the jujubes, anyway.
and i think time changes bite.
I have my breakfast at work, so if my boys didn’t make it to daycare in time for breakfast every morning, there’s no telling what kinds of foods would become “breakfast” foods for us;> I think you made a good choice for a substitution.
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