This is a compensated review by BlogHer and Kellogg’s® Pop-Tarts® Toaster Pastries
My teens are not big breakfast eaters. They would never eat eggs, bacon, cereal, toast, or the like before noon. Not that I'd ever get up and cook that for them before noon either. I'm not much of a morning person myself. Oftentimes they grab a quick, convenient breakfast to eat on the way to school. Here's a recipe I tried with my kids. Don't worry, it's nothing fancy or Alton Brownish. Anyone can make this. All you need is a box of Pop-Tarts (I used the unfrosted strawberry ones), a knife, and either a jar of peanut butter or a brick of cream cheese.
Spread peanut butter on one Pop-Tarts toaster pastry.
Top with a second Pop-Tart and cut in half. Now you have two peanut butter and strawberry jam Pop-Tart sandwiches.
Brooklyn, my child who only eats macaroni & cheese, and chocolate milk tried them.
They get a thumb's up from her! It's a miracle! She likes them!
The other way I tried making a Pop-Tart sandwich was with cream cheese.
Mmmm, strawberry cream cheese Pop-Tart sandwich!
So, what's your go-to breakfast for the kids? What to do you grab when you need to eat breakfast on the run? Leave me a comment about it for a chance to win $100 Visa gift card.
For more information about Pop-Tarts, go HERE.
For official rules, check HERE.
And don't forget to leave me a comment here with your go-to breakfast ideas to enter the drawing for a $100 Visa gift card from BlogHer!
176 comments:
When we're really in a rush, it's dry cereal in a ziplock. My daughter gets all excited picking at the different kinds of cereal. Throw in a chocolate chip or a mini marshmallow and she's in heaven.
Wish I could feed my kids like that! My diabetic son couldn't handle that, and my little girl the bird wouldn't be able to finish one. @@ Unless she was eating at my in-laws' house, where she would be sure to eat the whole box just to make me look bad.
I would love to make the Peanut butter one but my daughter is alergic to peanuts. I how ever crave them and cant have them.
Breakfast on the fly is yogurt and granola. I'll pack a little container of granola and the cup of yogurt, and eat it on the way to church or doctors appointment. Yum.
If we're in a big hurry, we'll grab granola bars.
mami2jcn at gmail dot com
LOVE your pop-tart sandwich idea!! My go-to breakfast items are granola bars, cereal bars and Fiber bars. My kids really like the Trader Joe's line of cereal bars. I could almost live on Fiber One Bars....love them and they are so filling too!!
Yogurt & Fresh Fruit
charityd AT centurytel DOT net
I usually grab breakfast to go and eat it at the office. I eat the same thing everyday...instant oatmeal (in maple), a hard boiled egg, and a banana.
I like to try to cook a batch of muffins/pancakes/bread to have on hand for a breakfast. thankfully my family will eat those things. :) but my husband would probably eat pop-tarts every day if he could!
In the evening, when I'm awake, I scramble a bunch of eggs with ham or bacon, green pepper, and cheese and wrap them up in tortillas. Store them covered in the frig. In the morning, we can just grab one, microwave it for a minute, and take it on the run. I make enough to last for several days. Might even be able to freeze them, but I've never tried that.
My girls go for heat and eat breakfast sandwiches or peanut butter toast.
we do poptarts and granola bars
Oh man where was this post BEFORE I started my diet??? Hmmm maybe a treat someday, thanks for the great ideas I'll have to save them for the future. My usual to go breakfast is HB eggs and strawberries.
On the fly we grab a couple hard boiled eggs, fresh fruit, and a BPA bottle filled with juice or milk or water
Breakfast on the run for us is usually instant oatmeal. My daughter can heat the water, pour it and eat it in 2 minutes when she is running late for the bus. If we don't even have that much time we will grab granola bars.
ajolly1456 at gmail dot com
I do love those blueberry Pop Tarts with my morning coffee.
I like wheat toast with bannanas spread over it. I put a pinch of salt on it. It is yummy and healthy.
jeanette_huston@yahoo.com
mcdonalds...haha
Usually my kids eat freezer waffles or cereal.
I eat a fiber one bar or a smoothie
archer farms fruit strips and/or nature valley peanut butter granola bars! mmmm :)
breakfast to go? a granola bar or bagel
I'd be embarrassed to admit, but since this is a pop tart post...
My husband and I have pop tarts for breakfast almost daily. It's definitely our go-to. Have you ever seen Brian Regan's pop tart segment? Pretty funny. YouTube it, if not :-)
I try to get my daughter to scarf down some yogurt before we leave. I go for coffee and a bagel.
my to go breakfast is banana and yogurt
Dry cereal and bananas! scg00387 at yahoo dot com
We like Bagelfuls or a Go-gurt when we are in a hurry.
I make a toasted bagel with peanut butter for rushed mornings!
Kim
turtles8861(at)gmail(dot)com
I suppose you don't want to know that oatmeal in the microwave is our quick go to breakfast, do you? :)
I also do waffles with honey on them for Mister Man when we're running late and I don't have any granola made....
We're always in a rush...breakfast on the go is either a Rice Krispie bar, granola bar, or a PopTart..all things she can gobble in the car.
Guilt takes over on the weekends and I do waffles, eggs or Pancakes. Personally, I think she enjoys the weekday breakfasts more.
shel704 at aol dot com
I am usually in a hurry and I grab a banana and a juice box.
rhoneygtn at yahoo dot com
We try to have breakfast burritos on hand
The go-to breakfast when on the run is bagels with peanut butter and a piece of fruit.
Mostly we just eat cereal, but if we're really in a rush it's granola bars.
We bake muffins and throw them in the freezer. on those days we need to rush, we take them out, microwave them to thaw them, and eat them as we leave the house!
email in blogger profile.
My son loves the Chocolate Pop Tarts!
jedoggett@embarqmail.com
my go to breakfast on the run is always peanut butter toast....
It is just my husband and I now so I eat cold cereal and he grabs a piece of fruit if we are in a hurry. When the kids were growing up, a Pop Tart and piece of fruit was their go to when things were too busy for anything else.
Breakfast on the go at our house usually mean granola bars or pop tarts!
If I'm on the run, I just cram a ton of dry Cheerios in a 3 ziplock bags. 1 for each of my 2 toddler to eat on the way and 1 is saved to eat whenever we get to whatever appointment we're undoubtedly late too. The added bonus is that the food entertains them while we wait and they'll end up wanting to feed me so I get breakfast too.
Breakfast on the go for us means NutraGrain bars or a Jimmy Dean sausage/pancake on a stick (only takes 60 seconds in the micro).
Fiber bars and apples.... Or peanut butter and Nutella sandwich. I have not bought pop tarts in a VERY long time because of all the sugar in them.
I'm not saying this just to win, but I really do keep at least one box of pop-tarts in my mini-van at all times. I'm really good about making sure the kids eat breakfast, but I'm really bad about it myself! So I usually eat a pop tart in the morning when I'm driving my kids to preschool or off to a MOMS Club event. Totally my go to morning meal!
Wow, nobody had an real unique ideas. I drop my kids off at Grandma's to wait for the school bus while I go to work, she feeds them breakfast. On Monday's they have cereal but the rest of the week they get eggs, pancakes, waffles, muffins, crepes etc. etc. They are TOO lucky.
Unfortunately, breakfast-on-the-run usually means a trip through the drive-thru for us, as my kids seem to think Pop-tarts should be eaten an entire box at a time (and thus we only have them on hand for a few hours after I buy them).
Pop-Tarts are a dessert in my family, or a treat, not breakfast. Breakfast is usually oatmeal & oj or peanut butter toast & milk. Yummy!!!
-Beth in MI
My kids prefer Pop Tarts for breakfast - they eat them fast so they can get out the door for school.
Kristin T.
Both of my daughters have sports practices after school everyday. I would LOVE for them to sit down and eat a breakfast that will help them start their day right, but being teenage girls unfortunately their appearance is more important. I try to make sure that we have Pop Tarts, Granola Bars, Cereal Bars and the like so they can grab and go. I wonder if your Pop Tart sandwiches freeze, or can be put in the fridge overnight...
My fav fast breakfast are toaster strudels...but eggs and fruit are healthier
Fresh Fruit
mjharvey26@yahoo.com
I usually have cereal
seanm1999 at hotmail dot com
Oh my, it's a cheese stick and/or a Fiber One bar (the kind with chocolate on top, of course)!
I, myself drink coffee for breakfast but for my 4 yr old it's a quick fruit cup, go-gurt or anything in a wrapper that claims to be good for him!
You would not believe the amount of Pop Tarts that our consumed at my house. All the kids, all the time.
pop-tarts of course
bluegirl1423 at gmail dot com
a bowl of Cherrios
My 4 yr old son is a huge breakfast eater, so he'll eat as much as we'll allow. He liked a toasted PB&J if we go somewhere though and since it's a sandwich w/ the messy stuff inside he's usually pretty go about not making a mess.
this one too please sasha_bc-tx
Oh my.. never thought about making a sandwich out of pop-tarts, especially with cream cheese... oh YUMMMM.... Great idea. Thank you!
Breakfast on the go is dry cereal or pop-tarts. If I have and extra minute (HA!) I will make a toaster strudel. Yum!
We're huge fans of English muffins, eggs and sausage fir breakfast!! I love yogurt too :)
My kids love bagels with cream cheese or cereal for breakfast. I'm just happy to get a coffee down!
Lots of good ideas! We like Cinnabon bread in the mornings, but if we are in a hurry, Fiber One bars do the trick too.
A banana and cereal in a ziploc bag.
Dry cereal and/or freeze dried fruit!
You know what is really good with this....ice cream. Just Kidding ;-)
When I need breakfast on the run, I grab a granola bar. Not the healthy ones, the yummy ones. :-) The kids usually get cereal in a ziploc bag.
I love your idea of cream cheese and two strawberry poptarts! The peanut butter one didn't appeal to me, but never say never before trying it, right?
You know what is really good.... the Popsters in strawberry blast. The are in 100 calorie packs, and i picked them up to try. I think they were limited time thing. I am just finishing my last box, and I don't think I can find them again=(
Go to breakfast is a toasted bagel with peanut butter on a paper plate to eat while driving to work. Some day I'll remember to buy cream cheese so I can enjoy it on my bagels.
Our go to breakfast when we are in a rush is granola bars or granola nut clusters.
Granola bars! Cheap, healthy, and yummy!
My kids eat cold cereal or frozen waffles for breakfast. My husband takes a pop tart and o.j. with him in the car on his way to work. He like the strawberry ones without frosting. Maybe I'll suggest the peanut butter.
Rebecca C.
I love these ideas!!
We usually just grab cereal bars b/c my girls love them or sometimes dry cereal in a ziplock.
mom2natalie04 at yahoo dot com
Pop tarts bring back great memories! We do dry cereal in the car on the way to preschool if we are really running late, but my little guy would LOVE it if I handed him a pop tart!
I love poptarts, my family does too, never tried a sandwich version, maybe I will have to pick up a box and try it.
Those are great idea's. We always have poptarts in the house and that would be a quick thing for the boys.
Great ideas for pop-tarts! I like granola bars, dry cereal, or even a bagel for a quick on the go breakfast!
I work nights and am sooooo not a morning person (even when I'm off) but I love Pop Tarts anytime of day! I'm definitely going to try the peanut butter idea!
Shelley
SPepper22@sbcglobal.net
Like the strawberries and cream cheese idea. I usually do a tart or two of Cinnamon pop tarts with a banana for my on-the-run breakfast.
We always have mini muffins, dried fruit, light mini Babybel cheese (the individually wrapped kind), and fresh fruit (bananas, grapes, apples or oranges) in the house, so we'll grab some combo of the above if we're in a rush!
every day - carnation instant breakfast with soy milk - my daughter is lactose intolerant and soy has all the calcium of regular milk - the straw really makes her drink it up - we'll be trying your poptart sandwiches soon!!!
I really love that idea, i will have to try that. :) Your voice in your blog is really nice, and pleasant to read. Your daughter is ridiculously cute too.
My kids love Pop-tarts. We do a lot of parfaits for breakfast - vanilla yogurt, mixed berries (i keep a big bag of berries in the freezer) and granola. They're easy to take in a plastic cup with a plastic spoon, too.
no kids just yet - but my husband and i are both in school - and we love pop tarts, jimmy dean de-lights breakfast sandwiches, bagel-fuls, and special k bars (all with a piece of fruit to keep it as healthy as possible :)) this sounds yummy - will definitely have to try it with our pop-tar stash!
No kids here, but when I am short on time I will grab a smoothie (pre-bottled) out of the fridge or an apple/banana and eat it during my commute.
Scott
nynekats at aol dot com
I don’t have any children, but I do have a husband and I try to take care of him in the morning. If he is in a rush, I will just throw a granola bar or yogurt cup in his lunch bag for him to eat at his desk for breakfast.
Angie
one 4 earth at aol dot com
granola bars or pop tarts if they want food- mostly we do coffee as we aren't big morning eaters.
Fruit, cookies, granola bars, homemade muffins or scones when we have 'em!
cereal bars are great for on-the-go
I grab a protein bar and an apple. I can eat them while I am driving to work!
Dry cereal and a banana!
sliced strawberries and juice
jdmimi at gmail dot com
Poptarts or those new Oatmeal on the Go bars
When we're in a hurry we usually grab granola bars.
ramirezkar2(at)aol(dot)com
Our go-to plan for breakfast is usually to lay out all the cereal, oatmeal, fruit, and juice on the counter to let everyone pretty much fend for themselves before we sit down to eat breakfast together. If we’re in a big rush, we’ll usually make fruit, yogurt, and granola parfaits to go. Thanks!
gkaufmanss@yahoo.com
When we're in a major rush, my daughter usually has Instant Breakfast, which she can drink in the car. I like the idea of the peanut-butter and strawberry Poptart. Why didn't I ever think of that?
My favorite grab-and-go breakast is a plain, untoasted bagel.
urchiken at gmail dot com
Granola bars if we're that late. Cereal if we're late, but not THAT late. LOL
When I need to eat breakfast on the run I usually grab a piece of fruit :D However, my kids always grab pop tarts, I mean they are yummy :D
justine417@comcast.net
Rushed: Apples & cheese. Most mornings: Smoothies. Thanks for the contest.
Breakfast on the go for us is yogurt, fruit or poptarts.
oatmeal with banana, cinnamon and a little maple syrup
alterna7 at hotmail dot com
On the go, it's dry cereal, fruit bars, cereal bars, and PopTarts....the PopTarts, of course, are the kids' favorite.
On-the-run breakfasts are usually granola bars and bananas.
A banana is great for breakfast on the go...it's quick, yummy, and not messy!
pittsy82@hotmail.com
bagels are kind of a go-to around here. we're not cream cheese fans, so its just butter on them with no mess. besides that, its pop-tarts for sure! my kids are big fans of brown sugar & cinnamon(as am i) but i'm excited to try the PB strawberry ones!
Go To breakfast for the kids is pop tarts, go gurt or eggos. When I'm on the run I grab a yogurt and a granola bar.
runningmatey at hotmail dot com
My husband likes Pop Tarts.
Breakfast on the go is an everyday thing around here. Poptarts are a favorite... PBJ sandwich is a good one too (gets that protein in).
We use these as an after school snack. Breakfast is usually yogurt. I know exciting.
Instant oatmeal and cereal is the "to go" breakfast during the week when everyone is rushing out the door and off to school.
Peanut butter on a waffle
I truthfully never thought about buying my grandkids 'Pop Tarts'
I need to get some and try your recipes too. I usually always make them breakfast on the weekends but I must admit I snapped at one of them last weekend and told them they know how to make toast. Later tho, I came in the house and apologized.
I think they were in shock as I never complain to them so Pop Tarts might be a nice surprise for them when I snap. LOL
Donna from NE Indiana
My son is still pretty young so typically it is a banana and some cheerios. My husband is a pop tart man!
We do peanut butter crackers in a pinch.
My kids love poptarts, toaster strudel, and cereal bars. I try to make them eggs, biscuits, etc, but only 2 of the 5 will eat it. When we are in a hurry, they get baggies of cereal in the van.
carynepowers@yahoo.com
If we're in a rush, it's a total cereal in a bag routine. And, if you're lucky, we may even grab you a bottle water to wash it down with. :)
We make toasted PB&J waffle sandwiches.
Ooooh...my kiddos (and my hubby) would LOVE these!!!
My to-go breakfast is Cheerios mixed with Goldfish in a container or ziploc.
We do the pop tarts, or dry cereal, Granola bars.. but wow what a great Idea.. instant pbj!
My boys aren't really into breakfast much either. Usually if they want anything, it is just a quick bowl of cereal
I either give out dry cereal or a nutrigrain bar!
my go to breakfast is almost always cereal.
We usually do things like ritz crackers and peanut butter.. or club crackers and cheese slices. This sounds really good! Thanks for the ideas!
nfcntx@gmail.com
My go to breakfast for my kids in a morning rush are trail mix granola bars. A little sweetness, hiding other stuff that's good for them - gotta love them!
Trying to get my daughter to eat breakfast is an ongoing battle. I am grateful if she will eat anything. I usually eat a granola bar and drink apple juice in the car taking her to school.
I've trained my kids to know that they need to eat cereal on their own every morning quick as they can. This is really an expensive plan though. I'm truly aweful though and do not let the kids eat in the car- so they either eat before we leave or they are toast! I might let them eat a granola bar... maybe.
a banana and a granola bar always work on the run!
kim
You made those poptarts look so good I want one! Bagel w/ peanut butter or butter w/ cinn. sugar, dry cereal, fruit are our fast food favs. Granolas too. Loved all your readers ideas!
My kid is still too young for pop tarts, so right now breakfast on the fly is yogurt-covered raisins. Actually that's our every meal on the fly because they're her favorite thing to eat!
ajminear at gmail dot com
So for a quick b/fast around here it's granola bars and juice, or bagels with cream cheese. Sometimes it's bag of dry cereal. Life happens and ya have to go with it!
mmmm...poptarts!
Breakfast on the go for my one that eats breakfst is a single size serving of cinnamon applesause that she will 'drink' no need to take a spoon with us
My girls used to grab either dry cereal or fruit.
Typical breakfast is cold cereal. My kids live and breathe that stuff in the morning. If in a hurry they get a cereal bar, or some form of yogurt that doesn't require a spoon. Last resort, bananas, oranges, or an apple! I guess we aren't very creative breakfast people, but it fills the belly!
Breakfast on the go is usually a stick of string cheese and a little cup or bowl of dry cereal like Mini Wheats Little Bites.
tdcurrey at comcast dot net
We like to do those Trader Joe's cereal bars or Pop Tarts. The mess factor is low with those. For some reason it takes my daughter an eternity to eat half a bagel.
It's usually dry cereal in a ziplock bag or a special k bar for my daughters
It is what ever we can eat on the fly, and its usually not good for you either.
Stormy5475@aol.com
We like poptarts spread with flavoured cream cheese
I pack a banana and a granola bar everyday!
Our go-to is usually left overs. We are not above eating dinner for breakfast and breakfast for dinner. Most mornings the kids eat at school, though.
We're yogurt, fruit and cereal breakfast eaters here. My kids don't do eggs, bacon, toast, etc. They like the sugary stuff!
Pop-tarts are always the go to breakfast for my son.
You can never go wrong with fruit on the go. I'm also a fan of granola bars. I'll have to try those ideas to spice up my pop tarts. I don't eat them for breakfast, but they make a good snack. angelou22 at gmail dot com
Yogurt tubes, dry cereal, and peanut butter toast are always on our breakfast menu :) but I also do frozen waffles and sausage biscuits as well.
My kids are on their own for breakfast. Only on an occasional saturday will I cook breakfast. They usually make a bowl of cereal or some Eggo Waffles.
This is so sad, but when we are in a hurry, they just get a bagel each - with nothing on them. And sadder still: we have never tried Poptarts. Gasp!
OMG those look delicious! Must. Buy. Pop. Tarts.
Awesome pbj idea! I'm going to try it! I like making pbjs with cinnamon raisin bread and use the Pampered Chef sandwich maker to make them crust-less. The boys love them!
I love your ideas! On the go I normally grab dry cereal in a baggie and/or a granola bar. But I used to love pop tarts. I just may have to buy some now.
Nutragrain bars are a staplea around her, but I guess I could five something else a try!
Go-to breakfast ideas. HAHAHA!!! Umm...how about a ziplock baggie with some dry cheerios. Or if they're lucky a few graham crackers. Pathetic!!!
I love them on the go. We can ALMOST get to places on time when we grab and go.
Breakfast on the run usually consists of......more run and not so much breakfast :(
baggie of dry cereal, banana, apple slices for us.
Well, since Eggo has had some kind of issues lately....we've been buying the smuckers waffles. Of course there's the pop tarts, (my 4 year old would eat nothing else if I let him) and cereal, but to be honest the older one eats breakfast at school for free, so that's pretty much as easy as it gets. :-)
We go for blueberry granola bars if we are in a hurry.
My go-to breakfast for years has been a Pop-Tart. I do brown sugar cinnamon & my oldest son does either that, hot fudge sundae, chocolate fudge or smores. He also has muffins & yogurt (he's a big breakfast eater :-))
oatmeal for me - Cholesterol and such. my 15 year old son? fruit loops..only fitting for his hormonal personality!
What a great idea! My kids love Pop Tarts - they are going to love these
What a great idea - my boys will love Pop Tart sandwiches!
I have tried to cut sugar out of my son's breakfast. His quick morning breakfast is grapes, string cheese and kids yogurt (i know that has sugar!). hhe is anxious for sumemr to start so he can go back to poptarts for breakfast!
Usually granola bars and YoBaby smoothies. Pour the smoothies in a sippy cup and we're ready to hit the road.
We are all about dry cereal in a baggie with a little bottle of milk (like you get at school) over here. Perfect to eat in the car on our way out.
latelford @ gmail . com
I like buying treats in bulk and making a massive batch of trail mix. Another option is I occasionally grab granola bars. Pop tarts are a good idea...especially with your technique of inserting cheese or pb...must try!
Wow, I love your cream cheese pop tart idea, gonna try that! We usually do pop tarts or granola bars... works for us.
carla
cbryant2@unl.edu
How about an apple or a banana for breakfast to-go?? (yes, my kids are laughing too)
Our go-tos are PB&J, granola bars, Pop Tarts, (this one is really bad-and it's mostly me that eats them)graham cracker with icing/frosting in between. I think my kids will like the Pop Tart sandwhiches- will try it tomorrow.
jbirdcopper @ gmail.us
Great ideas! I will be trying these soon.
we love pop tarts in my house. just brought the choc chip cookie dough ones for the first time the other day and they are a big hit!
For me it would be a chocolate covered chocolate chip granola bar and a glass of milk. And a giant cup of coffee! I am going to have to try the poptart with cream cheese... yum yum.
Is there any other type of breakfast when you have kids?
Bagels are what gets grabbed most often. Second up is some instant oatmeal in a thermos (it came with a folding spoon).
Our go-to breakfast on the run is Cheerios in the Goldfish flip tail container.
Granola bars. Not my favorite thing, but, you know.
We keep home made trail mix on hand for all times. We can customize the nuts and dried fruit with a little bit of chocolate too!
Chobani yogurt is our MOST favorite with some ground flax seeds on top for good health!
Shimmelhome@sbcglobal.net
I love yogurt or trail mix (cereal, raisins, goldfish, marshmallows) in a baggie!
Post a Comment