Breakfast bar Recipe?

[pupsgirl]

Hey ladies-I'm looking for some protein-rich breakfast bars/muffin type recipe for the kids. They eat a very carb heavy breakfast (cereal, pancakes/waffles, bagels) and do get some protein w/yogurt, bacon/sausage (occasionally) but Eli won't eat eggs and I feel like he burns through his energy reserves quickly in the morning. I was thinking I

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[emmawoodhouse]

These are really good -- disguised eggs - and you can definitely play with the mix ins. Another option that I do sometimes is mix an egg into oatmeal while it's cooking. We also make French toast for the kids almost every morning (Trader Joe's has a pretty good frozen version that we use as backup.

http://savour-fare.com/2012/03/19/fruit-and-oatmeal-breakfast-bars-morning-on-the-go/#more-2831

[xhristina]

I was going to suggest french toast too, as a way to sneak some eggs in if need be. We also do a lot of protein smoothies (because the kids can gulp them down quick).

I made these protein energy bites from Pinterest a while back and they were a big hit at my house:

http://media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com/originals/40/e8/cf/40e8cf4de6250fb542a6e58e5e7902f0.jpg

[xhristina]

These carrot ginger ones look good too: http://lacreativitedelafille.blogspot.com/2013/11/ginger-carrot-cake-energy-bites.html

[pupsgirl]

Yes! Those balls are exactly what I had in mind. Thanks!

[jsue]

Do muffins with almond flour.

[waves_particles]

This is very California nutty-crunchy, but I remember having some kind of awesome tofu French toast sticks when I was out there. Guessing tofu sticks, firm, tossed in sugar/cinnamon and some kind of butter/oil then baked, served with maple syrup.

[fsb2005]

Do they like cream cheese? My kids like cream cheese on waffles, actually.

I make these cookies, doubling the recipe so that I use the full can of pumpkin, and keep them in the freezer (take them out the night before and put them in a closed container or ziploc to defrost):

http://sallysbakingaddiction.com/2012/10/24/healthy-pumpkin-chocolate-chip-oatmeal-cookies/

I make it easier by subbing the equivalent of pumpkin pie spice rather than the cinnamon/cloves/nutmeg separately. Also I just put in raisins and then just 3 chocolate chips on top of each cookie.

They don't have lots of protein, but they are mostly oatmeal and a little bit of wheat flour. They do have a decent amount of sugar though, but I'm ok with that -- they definitely aren't as tasty as a regular cookie but my kids like them for breakfast with milk. I tried making another recipe that had honey instead of sugar, and it just wasn't that tasty.

[pupsgirl]

Thanks for the recipe. I will look into it. Yes, they like cream cheese on bagels and sometimes Eli will eat it with jelly, so at least we have that option!

[fsb2005]

See if he'll eat cream cheese on whole wheat toast, or cream cheese on multigrain waffles then. Bagels are so huge and carby, he'll probably get more protein eating 2-3 waffles with cream cheese than one bagel with cream cheese.

[nyclaura]

Would they eat a tofu scramble instead of eggs? I'm trying to think of things I eat myself for breakfast -

protein smoothie with whey and fruit/veggies
eggs of different varieties
cottage cheese with fruit
Keifer/Greek yogurt/Skyr

What about the chia seed pudding made with chia seeds and almond milk? There is also chia seed powder that you can add to smoothies, similar to a whey, or in addition to whey.

There are also some protein fortified breads, but they tend to be on the nuttier side, but I like them. I've also seen protein fortified English muffins, but I try to avoid bagels and muffins so I've never tried them. Could be an option to swap out for bagels maybe?

[pupsgirl]

These are all great ideas Laura--thank you. Eli has pretty significant textural issues with food (so do I) so things like chia seeds and tofu may not go over well. But maybe worth a try. I like the idea of protein fortified bread!