What's for B'fast?

Cold cereal with fruit, quick scrambled eggs and with a little practice an omelet with salsa and cheese or with leftover vegetables...onions. Pancakes...eggs on the side.

Personally I would steer clear of all three examples that you gave. They would all go down great with kids but are not very healthy (as I'm sure you realize).
I give my kids cereal (not loaded with sugar or multi-colored) with fat free milk, oatmeal made with milk (not water), toast with scrambled eggs, bagels with cream cheese. Usually they have orange juice with their breakfast also. I was told by a nutritionist that the best breakfast will contain protein and carbohydrate. The carb will give them instant energy while protein is a slow realease to sustain them through the morning.
At this age the kids will eat what you serve. If you don't buy the sugary breakfasts they can't have them, give them the choice though that is probably what they'll opt for.
I think it's awesome that your giving these kids a loving home. Good luck.

my son loves scrambled eggs-but we use egg beaters. and he also likes french toast sticks with no syrup. and he always gets a cup of milk with his breakfast. you can always do pancakes, french toast, waffles and oatmeal!

Yep to all the other answers. Favorites in that age group are also things they can make/help make themselves and flipping meals. So breakfast for dinner and dinner for breakfast, great way to use up leftovers!

first let me say god bless you for fostering. if it were me i would start out with a box or two of pop tarts and then ask the boys what they like to eat. then you all can go on a little shopping trip to the store for food they would like to have. it just might help them feel like they are a real part of the household. and not completely like their life is in everyone elses hand and that they have no say about anything. make it a fun trip and a way to learn some likes and dislikes of the boys. god bless and good luck. mom of 7 R.

I actually make a whole loaf of bread into French Toast then freeze it so its easier to prepare at the time of the meal I also will make an entire box of pancakes/waffles & do the same thing. After cooking the food allow it to cool on a cookie sheet then I sometimes put them into a freezer container or put a serving size into a sanwhich baggie then into a gallon size freezer bag. The waffles can be cut into 'sticks' if you want to spice things up. Consider looking up a recipe for 'breakfast casserole' you can prep it the night before then cook it the next morning . Think too of bagels, fruit, cheese omlets, yogurt , ham, sausage, turkey bacon. Another option is oatmeal w/sprinkles (kids like that) hashbrowns . I hope this gets your creativeness

I hope this gets your creativeness going :)

My kids are not yet that old but here are a few things I like to fix on school mornings to make sure they have a good start to the day: oatmeal with dried cherries and sprinkle a little cinn/sugar on top for flavor, cream of wheat with golden raisins also with a splash of milk and cinn/sugar, yogurt with granola and/or fresh fruit mixed in, if in a hurry, a yogurt and fruit and OJ smoothie would be good with a bagel, cinnamon bagels with chese and egg and bacon or sausage or ham, if time for the meat, pb&J english muffins, low sugar cereals like cheerios, kix, cornflakes, with fresh fruit, we also do pancakes and french toast for the weekend when there is more time, pluss it's too sugary for a school day usually, scrambled eggs, chese, etc wrapped up in a burrito. Best of luck to you! I hope you all adjust to each other well! It's great what you are doing for the boys, and keep asking and looking for information to figure out what works best for you, that's great you are open to ideas and info.

I have an 11 year old son who happens to not be a morning person. He doesnt really want to eat breakfast, so it definitely took me a while to find some things that he would eat because he likes them. A couple of scrambled eggs and piece of toast is his fave. The protein is super good for his brain for school and the toast keeps him full till lunch.Plus its quick and easy for me to make before work. Fruit snacks or even fresh fruit is also something he would pick. It is for sure dependent on the child. Some are big breasfast eaters and others are not. I would introduce different options at first to see what they like and how big of eaters they are in the AM :) Good luck!

I would avoid those 3 as well. But with foster kids... you may need to bend a LITTLE.

Growing kids need wholesome food. Period. But they can survive on almost anything.

For my 8 year old we do 2 eggs + a bowl of cereal & whole milk 9 times out of 10. He goes back and forth on whether or not he wants them scrambled.

For winter, we often switch to eggs + hot oatmeal/ malt'o'meal/ cream of wheat.

He'll consume bacon or sausage given 1/2 an opportunity by the truckload, so we limit them. How I do bacon is to bake (on a cookie cooling rack and broiler pan) about a 1/2 pound at 425 until done. Then the bacon goes in a ziplock in the fridge. Zaps warm in about 15 seconds.

Waffles & Pancakes are other big favorites... but we save them for weekends (or breakfast for dinner)... because I'm just not a morning person.

I would find out what they like but try to avoid those junk food breakfasts you mentioned. I have one child that likes yogurt for breakfast and one that loves boiled eggs. They both like a bowl of cut-up fruit - bananas, pears, apples, and grapes are favorites. For when we are in a hurry or when these things don't fill them up we do have some Health Valley breakfast bars on hand. Good luck and congratulations!

If you buy cereal, get those 50% less sugar ones. Personally, we don't eat cereal in our house. The kids eat frozen waffles with butter, bagels with cream cheese, oatmeal when it's cold, toast with splenda and cinamon sprinkled on it, fruits and yogurts. We also do eggs and pancakes, but usually on weekends as a treat. Good luck!

I have a 7 year old boy and he likes cereals (nothing too disgustingly sugary--except for Reeses Puffs occasionally!), fruit, waffles, french toast, eggs, toast, muffins, and of course, the occasional donut.
Fruit is a really good choice for breakfast, be it a fruit salad, a banana with whole wheat toast, milk, juice.....
Then there's the whole sausage wrapped in a pancake thing....

**ADDED: Ask them what they like! You're doing an awesome thing there, mama!

My daughter has fruit, yogurt, cereal bars, and sometimes muffins that I make myself. On occasion we do pancakes or waffles (weekends). Stay away from that sugar stuff and maybe offer that only once in a while on occasion. If my daughter gets a pop tart, it is a special treat and then she doesn't have another one for months and months. That stuff is just not good for anyone. Eggs are good if you have time. My daughter is allergic. Also Peanut butter on an english muffin. You will have to see what the boys like to eat. Find some fruit they enjoy and go with that mostly. Good luck. That is a wonderful thing you are doing!

Wow! What you're about to do is really awesome! I have a teenager and a 9 year old and concerned about the same things. Pop-Tarts are a crappy 'food' any way you use them. They're not allowed in my house. I don't know about Toaster Struedel, but it looks like a treat or dessert more than a healthy breakfast choice. My kids will eat cereals with plenty of fiber like oatmeal, Malt-O-Meal, Cream of Wheat and Shredded Mini-Wheats. We add fresh fruit to cereal like bananas, diced apples, strawberries or blueberries. Yum!
If you're going to cook them something in the morning, try eggs (boiled or fried) served with whole grain toast. On days I get up early, I like to dice potatoes and some bell pepper and onion and fry in a little vegetable oil (add garlic or seasoned salt before serving). You can wrap it up with some bacon or sausage and egg in a warm tortilla with cheese. They need something that will fuel them until lunch. I'm getting hungry just thinking about it!

Finish off with a tall glass of milk or a smaller glass of orange juice. You can also put fresh or frozen fruit in the blender and whip them up a smoothie using plain yogurt, orange juice or milk. I add milled flax seed to give them a boost of omega-3 and fiber. Remember: Boys can eat! Within a year or two you'll wonder if they have bottomless pits instead of stomachs!

God bless you on your new adventure!

get cereal that is good for them, not sugar ones. Cheerios comes in different flavors now, Life cereal, etc Pop Tarts now come in Fiber One which are a bit healthier. Granola bars, banana, oatmeal is a good one....
pancakes, etc They now have frozen waffles and pancakes so you can pop them in the microwave. In our house, if you have a sweet breakfast, you must have a fruit to go with it, like pop tart and banana, etc We are not always strict about it but when they are wanting nothing but sugar they have to have fruit. Yogurt is good too. I make mini wheat or healthy muffins and have them all week for the kids. those are easy and can go with cereal or oatmeal.