Need ideas to add variety to your toddler’s breakfasts?
Our goal is to offer you nutritious breakfast ideas that are quick and easy to make.
Our emphasis is on providing Pablo with balanced breakfasts that are nutrient-dense and give him the clean energy he needs to perform at 100%.
He’s the furthest thing from a picky eater that we have seen in a child.
Follow our page and visit our Instagram for new ideas every week and mix up your toddler’s breakfast routine with these delicious and healthy options.
Check out our post on 20 lunch ideas for your toddler!
Why is it important to give a varied and nutritious breakfast to our toddler?
A nutritious breakfast is essential for toddlers, as it helps fuel their growing bodies and minds.
When a young child skips breakfast or eats unhealthy foods, they may experience a dip in energy and concentration, making it difficult for them to achieve optimal performance in learning and play.
On the other hand, a healthy breakfast can help improve a child’s memory, concentration and overall mood. It can also prevent common problems such as constipation and iron deficiency.
As a parent, it’s important to prioritize a healthy breakfast for your child. While it may be tempting to choose convenient options, such as sugary cereals or packaged foods, they lack the nutrients the growing body needs.
Instead, try incorporating whole grains, protein and healthy fats into your child’s breakfast.
Don’t let busy mornings get in the way of a nutritious breakfast for your child. With a little planning and these easy breakfast ideas for toddlers, you can set your child up for a fruitful day.
Toddler Breakfast Idea #1: Banana Pancakes for babies and toddlers. +6 months
Ingredients
- 1 Egg
- 1 Ripe Banana
- Spelt flour
- Baking powder
- Cinnamon
A quick breakfast idea and for the entire family! Homemade pancakes are always a treat and can be a very nutritious toddler breakfast.
- Simply mix all the ingredients in a bowl until you have a homogeneous mixture.
- Then pour some of the mixture into the pan and wait for it to set.
- Add some cottage cheese or any kind of fresh fruit, like sliced banana.
No maple syrup? No, at least until your child is 3 or older. We do not recommend adding unnecessary sugar.
Toddler Breakfast Idea #2: Banana and blueberry porridge for babies and toddlers. +6 months
Ingredients
- Oatmeal porridge
- Chia seeds
- Banana
- Blueberries
- Almond butter, peanut butter or any kind of nut butter
A perfect addition to any child’s diet and an amazing breakfast idea!
Oatmeal is a great food for several reasons: It contains complex carbs, but also protein, minerals and vitamins. It is great to help regulate glucose and cholesterol levels. (See our full recipe here: overnight oats recipe)
Overnight oats are a very convenient toddler breakfast idea since they can be prepared the night before and you have them ready to go the next morning, just store them in the fridge overnight. Our toddler eats them like crazy!
Also, It works well with many other foods. You can also add peanut butter or nut butter if you prefer.
Toddler Breakfast Idea #3: Combination Meal 1 for toddlers. +12 months
Ingredients
- Steamed apple with almond butter, peanut butter or nut butter.
- Yogurt with non added sugar cereal
- Whole wheat toast with mashed avocado
- Whole wheat toast with crushed tomato and ¼ grilled egg
An amazing and nutritious toddler breakfast! Full of healthy polyunsaturated fat.
You can add a bit of cheddar cheese to offer a bit more protein.
This might look like a lot and it probably is. However, our toddler eats A LOT and he actually finished everything. If your kid won’t eat as much, you can offer less quantity or may not offer all of it.
It is always better to offer less and have them ask for more than having to throw food out or having your kid feel overwhelmed and refusing to eat.
Toddler Breakfast Idea #4: Cocoa Sponge Cakes for toddlers. +12 months
Ingredients
- 1 egg
- 1 mashed banana
- 1 teaspoon of baking powder
- 4-5 nuts
- 1 spoon of pure cocoa powder
- 4 spoons of oatmeal flour
- 1 jet of EV olive oil
- 1 full spoon of plain yogurt
Steps
- Blend everything together.
- Pour the mix in a small recipient.
- 4 minutes in the microwave.
Not as nutritious as overnight oats, but the soft texture is perfect for babies and toddlers to chew and grasp.
If your child is older than 2 years old you can add some chocolate chips for extra flavour, just make sure the chocolate is as black as possible.
Our toddler loves his sponge cakes.
Toddler Breakfast Idea #5: Combination Meal 2 for toddlers. +12 months
Ingredients
- 1 wheat toast or whole grain toast
- 1/2 grilled egg or scrambled eggs
- 1/2 small avocado
- 1/2 banana slices
- 1/2 kiwi
- Some unsweetened apple sponge cake
- EVOO, for some monounsaturated fat
A fantastic toddler breakfast idea! We love combination meals like this. If your toddler is younger than 14 months, we would recommend offering the banana in thin long slices or banana fingers, since normal slices are considered a choking hazard.
This could be our typical weekend breakfast. Pablo helps us make it (in his own way) You can see the recipe of the sponge cake in our instagram!
Toddler Breakfast Idea #6: Combination Meal 3 for toddlers. +12 months
Ingredients
- Banana fingers
- Plain Whole Yogurt, low sugar or no added sugar
- 1/2 zuchini omelete or scrambled eggs
Another powerful breakfast. You can swap the banana for some sweet potatoes.
Pretty fast prep time for this one! Perfect breakfast combination. Proteins and healthy fats from eggs and yogurt. Micronutrient density from zucchini and sweetness from banana.
Toddler Breakfast Idea #7: French toast for toddlers. +12 months
Ingredients
- 1/4 banana
- 1 strawberry
- 1 slice of whole wheat spelt bread
- 100% peanut butter
- 1 egg
Super easy.
- Soak the bread in the egg and dip it in the pan.
- Put it on a plate once it is golden brown and spread the peanut butter.
- Place the diced strawberries and on top and enjoy!
Best breakfast ever! Kids love french toast! They are delicious and such a well balanced meal if cooked with the right ingredients.
You can also add the nut butter as a topping, it is one of our favorite toppings ever, tastier and healthier than any syrup. If you want to add syrup, make sure is as low sugar as possible.
You can also sprinkle some coconut flakes on top.
There are so many french toast variations! You can get creative until you find one that your toddler loves.
Toddler Breakfast Idea #8: Arepas with cured ham and fruit 12+ months
Ingredients
- 1 cup precooked corn flour
- 1 cup whole milk
- 1 little bit of butter
- 1 pinch of salt (+2 years)
- Varied fruits
- Cured ham with no added salt
Steps
- In a bowl pour 1 cup of precooked corn flour and add the cup of hot milk (do not let it burn) with the melted butter (I put 1′ in the micro the two things together).
- Mix with a utensil and when it has consistency, mix it with your hand.
- If it is sticky, add a pinch more flour. If it is dry and does not stick together, add liquid.
- Form balls and flatten them between two baking papers using a rolling pin, plate or tray.
- Frying pan coated with EVOO (I use a brush so that they are not too greasy) and cook until golden brown on both sides.
Great breakfast! They go great with sweet and savory : chocolate, peanut butter, shredded cheese, egg, meat…
Milk can be substituted with water, vegetable drink, breast milk…
Arepas are also considered a great finger food, so kids can practise their fine motor skills.
The butter can be replaced by a dash of EVOO to make them suitable for +6 months.
Conclusion
In conclusion, providing a nutritious and varied breakfast is essential for toddlers as it helps fuel their growing bodies and minds, improves their memory, concentration, and overall mood, and prevents common problems such as constipation and iron deficiency.
Choosing convenient options, such as sugary cereals or packaged foods, may lack the nutrients a growing body needs.
Incorporating whole grains, protein, and healthy fats can set your child up for a fruitful day.
The above-mentioned easy breakfast ideas for toddlers are not only delicious but also healthy and quick to make.
Follow our page and visit our Instagram for new ideas every week and mix up your toddler’s breakfast routine with these nutritious and balanced options.
Don’t let busy mornings get in the way of providing a healthy breakfast for your child, with a little planning and preparation, you can ensure your toddler receives a clean energy boost to perform at their best.
We’re Maria and Alberto, a married couple and educators who are nutrition enthusiasts. Even before we had kids, we were already crazy about nutrition.
We’d read scientific articles, watch videos from nutritionists, and spend hours listening to nutrition podcasts.
Today, we continue doing this, but in a different way, as we’ve learned to sift through the noise and trends. Nutrition, like any other field of knowledge, the more you read and learn, the more you develop a comprehensive understanding of reality, and that’s what has happened to us.
Before having our first child, we focused on learning everything we could about child nutrition, using the same techniques we had already employed, backed by our extensive knowledge in nutrition.
Our mission is to help other parents with their children’s nutrition, to help them become the best versions of themselves.
If we are what we eat and drink, which is absolutely true, let’s do it right!
