Speaking as a parent, I feel it safe to say we ALL know that breakfast is the most important part of our day, right?
Finding the time to actually eat it, sitting down AND at the same table together -- not so much.
Our friends at Kellogg recently ran an interesting survey which stated that:
"Families only spend 17 minutes preparing and eating breakfast each day."
Okay, but am I the only one who believes that, some mornings, 17 minutes sometimes can sound like a whole lot of time, too?
Let's be real. With 4 kids, attending 4 different schools, leaving the house as early as 6:30 a.m. and kicking the last one out of the car at around 8:30 a.m. (figuratively speaking, of course!) our kitchen normally works like a drive thru window.
Still, my husband and I tag-team our mornings: he makes the kids lunch, while I make sure they each eat something for breakfast or, at the very least, wrap it up to go on the bus.
Weekends aren't much different, either.
Sundays, however, are made for...sl...ow...ing...down, enjoying a buttery stack of pancakes, waffles and bacon (lots and lots of bacon) oh, and my husband makes the most awesome crepes.
Here are the rest of the results on the Kellogg's Breakfast in America survey:
So, what do you think? Is 17 minutes enough for you and your family? Were you shocked to learn that 40% of the moms surveyed admitted that their kids do not eat breakfast every day?!? How do you make the most of breakfast at your house? Do you have it for dinner (or, brinner) too?
© 2003 - 2011 This Full House
"All survey statistics come from the Kellogg's Breakfast in America Survey by The NPD Group (December 29, 2010 - January 24, 2011)."
Disclosure: I have partnered with Kellogg and TheMotherhood and received a stipend for my time. As always, the opinions stated here are my own and we really do have breakfast for dinner (or, brinner) a lot!
