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brokechris

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25. my favorite

Reply to oh reiki ur so fine (Original post)

Thu Dec 6, 2012, 04:34 PM

Dec 2012

is a nice scoop of Greek yogurt--I buy a container large enough to last one week for about 2.50. I throw in a bit of granola and some berries---delicious, nutritious, cheap and simple (no cooking)

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Here's a low-cost and very healthy breakfast of champions for young children: [View all] oh reiki ur so fine Dec 2012 OP

I write this because that tired meme about healthy meals taking time and costing so much oh reiki ur so fine Dec 2012 #1

$1.70 a day for breakfast per child = $52 a month per child for breakfast ($12 a week) SharonAnn Dec 2012 #144

That's a lot of sugars and no protein. noamnety Dec 2012 #2

You (and the rec) do not understand what a healthy and economical breakfast is for young children. demmiblue Dec 2012 #3

Troll has been PPR'd. LAGC Dec 2012 #4

Please you do it. live foods 4 life Dec 2012 #138

Well.... Luminous Animal Dec 2012 #5

It's nice that we have so many trained nutritionists here on DU to chime in. flvegan Dec 2012 #6

Eff trained nutritionists! winter starling Dec 2012 #14

Exactly... sendero Dec 2012 #35

When you're back Paulie Dec 2012 #7

I used to hide a whole meal inside the pancakes, easy Hekate Dec 2012 #9

Fruits in their natural state are NOT "sugar hits." winter starling Dec 2012 #15

Friend of Reiki's are you? Welcome back! Hekate Dec 2012 #18

Will the third time be the charm? pinboy3niner Dec 2012 #27

Persistent little troll, isn't it? Hekate Dec 2012 #28

I think some people were trolling DU before DU even existed. Warren DeMontague Dec 2012 #30

roflmao Matariki Dec 2012 #41

up to 4 so far. Enough for solo pinochle JHB Dec 2012 #76

I have a suggestion nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #31

Honey, do you know about 80-10-10? binderfullofmormons Dec 2012 #36

I'll pass nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #49

LOL- protein is totally acidic! reiki_im_home. Dec 2012 #64

I really will try to avoid the ICU nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #66

aaaaand down goes #4. Bridge, anyone? JHB Dec 2012 #74

See below, we're in poker territory now. n/t hootinholler Dec 2012 #94

That is a highly inaccurate statement. LancetChick Dec 2012 #79

#3 down. How many slices does that pizza have? JHB Dec 2012 #71

A child shouldn't eat TWO bananas,anyway. But you have to eat the av0cado w the banana Honeycombe8 Dec 2012 #47

The bananas and the orange are pure carb loading nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #50

Complex carbs and fiber are a good thing. Honeycombe8 Dec 2012 #52

Yup, but it is still carb loading nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #53

((facepalm)) Totally, completely avocado breath Dec 2012 #83

What you never heard of cottage cheese with fresh cut strawberries? nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #91

LOL- pineapples, you mean... live your bliss Dec 2012 #129

This is true. Everything but pure protein turns to sugar in the system. "Hits" are fiber-less Honeycombe8 Dec 2012 #45

Actually, protein does convert to glucose, just not as efficiently as carbs do. LancetChick Dec 2012 #78

As a type two, one full banana will spike nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #80

Yes....if you eat protein with it, it slows down the spike. Honeycombe8 Dec 2012 #113

No it won't. live foods 4 life Dec 2012 #139

So you are telling me that the objective information nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #141

Is that true? Someone was telling me that recently, but I didn't believe him. Honeycombe8 Dec 2012 #114

Yes, it's true nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #143

The reason children are picky is because their PARENTS are the same way! winter starling Dec 2012 #16

I try! Paulie Dec 2012 #29

nope. my parents are not picky eaters, but i am. Scout Dec 2012 #54

When you're back!.... SidDithers Dec 2012 #24

wow, I haven't seen an avocado for .80 cents in quite some time. cali Dec 2012 #8

Their prices were high for my area noamnety Dec 2012 #10

His transparency page says "repeat disruptor" gollygee Dec 2012 #12

Also, it assumes you have an even number of children gollygee Dec 2012 #11

Um...I guess this isn't common knowledge winter starling Dec 2012 #13

Aldi's had nice-sized avos for .39 last week! winter starling Dec 2012 #17

Loss leader for the store Hekate Dec 2012 #19

Huh? The regular prices for avos at Aldi's over by here reiki_im_home. Dec 2012 #61

Price of one egg: 10 cents to 30 cents mainer Dec 2012 #69

I hated eggs as a kid Aerows Dec 2012 #77

Wonderful food, and economical Hekate Dec 2012 #100

Prices vary widely within the US Retrograde Dec 2012 #20

Today at Whole Foods in suburban Chicago reiki_im_home. Dec 2012 #62

These are not "green" nutrients in the winter or on the east coast mainer Dec 2012 #21

The avocados are going to be shipped to the store, regardless Art_from_Ark Dec 2012 #32

And oil will be sucked from the earth nevertheless mainer Dec 2012 #33

Not a good analogy Art_from_Ark Dec 2012 #34

The logic is clearly a supply and demand issue - and the analogy IS a good one. Matariki Dec 2012 #40

Lame. You never eat bananas? reiki_im_home. Dec 2012 #59

Who said I was a locawhore? Fail sauce reiki_im_home. Dec 2012 #57

Wow, you NEVER eat bananas and pineapples! reiki_im_home. Dec 2012 #60

You seem to say kids should eat avocados every day. mainer Dec 2012 #75

Are you actually living in Maine? Are there Aldi's by you? avocado breath Dec 2012 #81

I went to my local Aldis today. xmas74 Dec 2012 #104

I don't know what Aidi's is. mainer Dec 2012 #107

Expensive to grow? Retrograde Dec 2012 #96

The acreage where avocado trees grow is expensive acreage mainer Dec 2012 #97

Avacados grow on much of the cheapest real estate in the Americas. Native to Peubla Bluenorthwest Dec 2012 #106

Then why are they so expensive? mainer Dec 2012 #109

Just fyi way more Americans can grow an avacado in the yard than a banana... Bluenorthwest Dec 2012 #105

Try growing an avocado anywhere in New England mainer Dec 2012 #108

They aren't cheap to grow in Michigan either gollygee Dec 2012 #140

My kids fave is a whole wheat bagel or english muffin smeared with PB. She also grabs fruit riderinthestorm Dec 2012 #22

Sounds good! Healthy, not a sugary cereal, filling. nt Honeycombe8 Dec 2012 #44

Yup. She never makes time for breakfast on school days which means no sugary cereals - yay! riderinthestorm Dec 2012 #70

No real protein or grains obamanut2012 Dec 2012 #23

Hell to the naw! reiki_im_home. Dec 2012 #63

You have heard of gluten free bread nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #68

Nasty stuff. avocado breath Dec 2012 #86

You used to work in a health food store nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #89

Thanks for demonstrating you don't know what you're talking about. jeff47 Dec 2012 #120

my favorite brokechris Dec 2012 #25

Protein? Matariki Dec 2012 #26

I wish you would read other posts before commenting... binderfullofmormons Dec 2012 #37

Don't you have anything better to do than create one profile after another to troll this place? Matariki Dec 2012 #38

Post removed Post removed Dec 2012 #56

Do you not find yourself just a tad bit pathetic? EOTE Dec 2012 #65

Your post was just full of insults so you hardly look intelligent... avocado breath Dec 2012 #87

Yet another sock puppet account? EOTE Dec 2012 #92

This person is PERENNIAL to DU. She's been doing this for years. Matariki Dec 2012 #95

How sad. EOTE Dec 2012 #98

You must find this all insulting (discussion of healthy foods) live foods 4 life Dec 2012 #134

Ha! Keep them coming, douchebag. EOTE Dec 2012 #146

Being an illustrious member of MIRT seems to have given your life purpose live foods 4 life Dec 2012 #133

And ps - your knowledge of nutrition is abysmal Matariki Dec 2012 #39

According to whom? I go for the alternative sources avocado breath Dec 2012 #88

You must be pretty lonely and have very little purpose in life. I'm sorry for you. Matariki Dec 2012 #93

I hear ya, but kids don't like avocados, as a rule. And the breakfast was HALF of an avocado... Honeycombe8 Dec 2012 #48

Only $1.70 and 2.5 grams of partial protein for half an avocado. What a bargain! pnwmom Dec 2012 #42

If he understood that nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #73

"He?!" No junk here, ma'am. avocado breath Dec 2012 #82

I guess we are now to five nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #85

You don't have to balance proteins anymore--the body stores amino acids. live foods 4 life Dec 2012 #136

Cheerios, milk, banana = 70 cents Honeycombe8 Dec 2012 #43

There always seems to be coupons for Cheerios Kaleva Dec 2012 #51

facepalmonsteroids... avocado breath Dec 2012 #84

That's how I eat. I'll match my blood work & health against yours any day, avocado breath. Honeycombe8 Dec 2012 #110

Hot off the press: live your bliss Dec 2012 #130

I don't click on links in posts, when posters dont' feel it's important enuf Honeycombe8 Dec 2012 #131

This makes sense except for the artificial sugar. pnwmom Dec 2012 #102

Calories count. There's an obesity epidemic, and sugar is addictive. Artificial sugar Honeycombe8 Dec 2012 #111

It's okay to make that decision for yourself, but healthy children should be eating pnwmom Dec 2012 #116

I have read all about aspartame. I have decided that there is nothing wrong with it. Honeycombe8 Dec 2012 #122

not sure if that's really healthy to be honest njcamden_25884 Dec 2012 #46

most kids would turn their noses up on that quinnox Dec 2012 #55

That's because their parents don't give them enough fresh fruits and veggies. reiki_im_home. Dec 2012 #58

Ok here is a clue nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #67

No it's because avocados would taste bitter to them pnwmom Dec 2012 #103

Please stick to your own situation live your bliss Dec 2012 #128

Science has documented children's sensitivity to bitter tastes. pnwmom Dec 2012 #132

I am not impressed with "research." live foods 4 life Dec 2012 #135

So climate change is bunk too? nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #145

Here's an interesting article about bitter taste and toxins. But it's based on research, pnwmom Dec 2012 #147

I almost never eat breakfast Aerows Dec 2012 #72

Not for my kid Tree-Hugger Dec 2012 #90

I know my 14 yr old son's stomach would be growling soon after eating that breakfast. liberal_at_heart Dec 2012 #99

I used to do that as a teen Tree-Hugger Dec 2012 #101

Thank you to those pointing out this person is ... unbalanced mainer Dec 2012 #112

Insert "vegan" for "very healthy" next time so that I don't have to bother reading TexasBushwhacker Dec 2012 #115

Was that the intent? flvegan Dec 2012 #123

Not ignorant, avocado is incomplete protein TexasBushwhacker Dec 2012 #126

As there appears to be several knowledgable people here, suggestions please for a 15 month old Turborama Dec 2012 #117

Perhaps apple instead of banana? It's not that hard to make applesauce if you gkhouston Dec 2012 #118

Thanks for the suggestion. Turborama Dec 2012 #119

Hmm. Perhaps add a taste of yogurt or a bit of scrambled egg for some protein? gkhouston Dec 2012 #125

whole grain pancakes with applesauce? n/t TexasBushwhacker Dec 2012 #127

OMG live foods 4 life Dec 2012 #137

OMG - Read the OP, her child is already eating wheat TexasBushwhacker Dec 2012 #148

Sounds good but could I substitute bacon for the avocado? leeroysphitz Dec 2012 #121

sounds boring to me, where is the meat and bread or at least potatoes ? JI7 Dec 2012 #124

Should provide lots of energy for a busy day at.. Say, the library Warren DeMontague Dec 2012 #142