Breakfast foods without sugar

Old fashioned oatmeal with fruit (blueberries or apples) and cinammon, boneless/skinless chicken breast, turkey breast.

Why can't you feed him eggs for breakfast every day? Many people do, including myself. Just served them differently once in a while...scrambled, hard-boiled, poached, etc.

My kids prefer a 'non-breakfast' every morning. They eat grilled chicken or cold cuts. The like whole grain english muffins with eggs, cheese and ham. The also eat whole grain rice cakes with laughing cow cheese, avocado and some cold cuts. Something I do for my husband is to give him a corn tortilla with scrambled eggs, salsa, shredded cheese and sometimes bacon or turkey sausage. And steel cut oats are a good alternative. I add walnuts, cinnamon and fruit to mine without the sugar.

As for the egg thing, the fat in the yolks is supposed to be good for a childs brain development and I read recently that eggs aren't a huge contributor to increased LDL levels. My kids however, prefer the whites.

For what it's worth I have been eating eggs for breakfast every single day since I was a child. I'm 42 now and I have never even once had high blood pressure, high bad cholesterol, low good cholesterol, or any problems of any kind. I thinks eggs are a super food and I don't know why the idea persists that they cause any problems. If he loves eggs and they help him have a better day, I'd go for it. Some of that info is outdated from the 80s when they thought fat makes you fat, foods with cholesterol raise your cholesterol, etc. Lots of research negating all that is out there now.
Also, some fruits are lower in sugar than others. Berries are the best, bananas and pears generally the worst.
Finally, 100% natural maple syrup has no HFCS. If you are looking for a cheaper option, Log Cabin has no HFCS either.
Good luck!
Donna

not sure how "healthy" it is in terms of carbs, but cheerios (1 g sugar) or frozen waffles w/ sugar-free pancakes do it for me...and i have the taste buds of a little kid.

My son-3 rd grade has the same problems as yours. Check out the Feingold diet.com. It's not so much the sugar as it is the preservatives and colors in the foods. I have noticed with my son that when I try to feed him stuff with less preservatives and art. colors he is able to stay focused for longer. Staying away from sugar is good too. The more " real" things he has in his diet the better. I wouldn't worry so much about the eggs. Eggs are fine.

Has he been tested for food allergies? Too many kids these days are being diagnosed with "ADD" or "ADHD" just because their doctor can't attribute their behavior to anything else. And sometimes....it's as simple as adding a daily multivitamin in their diet. Anyway...just an idea! Good luck!

Good luck to you! I hope he does fine with diet changes! My son was on meds. last year and I hated what they did to him, so this year we are doing our best to keep him off. Very important what kind of teacher he has at school. If the teacher is willing to work with him things will be different. Good luck!