Don't have kids of my own, but I have heard that the Carb Addicts for Kids program is good. If you'd like to know more about the book before you order, check out the official Carb Addicts website ...
http://www.carbohydrateaddicts.com/cakidsindex.html .. This page of course wants you to buy the book, but it has lots of good information of what it's about, so you can see if you want to buy it before you put out the money ..
Another useful page deals with Breakfasts ..
http://www.carbohydrateaddicts.com/faqbreakfast.html ...
The Hellers make a good point about repetitious and boring breakfasts. So often we hear lowcarbers say they are sick of eggs every day. Yet, for how many years did we have wheat flour every single morning for breakfast, day after day?? Toasted bread, bagels, wheat cereal flakes, muffins. And never did we say Eeeeuwww ... because we were addicted to them.
Karen gave some good ideas, plus there is no rule that says we cannot have salad or vegetables or chicken or pork chop in the morning. And eggs can be prepared many ways.
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Another program to consider for both you and your kids, is Protein Power. There is no Reward Meal .. instead they encourage you to spread your carbs evenly through the day. They recommend a somewhat higher carb intake for kids ... that includes mostly vegetables and some less-sweet fruits, pulses/legumes and occasional whole grains .. if overweight is not a concern. Here is what they have to say
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Is this program safe for a 12-year-old child?
Yes, with some modifications. And with qualifications, depending on whether the child is of normal weight and looking for a healthy diet or overweight and needing to make a correction. An excessively over weight adolescent or teen should be evaluated by an endocrine specialist to be certain there aren’t any hormonal disturbances or even benign pituitary gland tumors contributing to the weight problem. If there are no contributing problems, the child could begin a modified Phase II program, deriving calories from lean protein, good-quality fat, and about 60-100 grams of carbohydrate per day, mainly from low-starch vegetables and fruit.
Additional calories, if necessary, should come from protein and fat, not carbohydrate. Growing children (and interestingly enough, the elderly) need more protein per pound of lean body weight than adults. Calculate their protein need based on activity and rate their activity level as one activity category higher than their actual level of exercise. Normal weight children need extra protein and good fat, but can tolerate in the neighborhood of 120-150 grams of carbohydrate daily. It should come mainly from low-starch vegetables and fruits, but a modest amount of starch is acceptable. We would still recommend that you limit or avoid sugar in all its forms.
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Here's the link to their Question & Answer page ..
http://eatprotein.com/answers.html
Good luck to you, and keep us posted how you're doing
Doreen