Serve your Toddler healthy and nutritious breakfast foods! You don't have to rely on cold cereals for a Toddler's breakfast; try these easy to prepare breakfast foods that toddlers will love! Most of these breakfast recipes may be made ahead and frozen for later breakfasts! Feel free to substitute any ingredients you feel may be inappropriate for your Toddler!
**See below for a Note concerning Eggs and Toddlers**
TOASTED EGG SMILES - Yummy and Fun Toddler Egg Breakfast!
Prepare a Frying Pan with either pats of butter or non-stick spray.
1 Slice of Bread, 1 Egg, 1/4 c Milk, Small slice of cheese
Take the bread slice and cut out 2 circles for eyes and a longer curved hole for a mouth below the "eyes". Butter one side of bread and lay in warmed frying pan, butter side down.
As bread begins to fry, Scramble egg and milk together (OR you may simply crack a whole egg over the bread in the pan without adding milk or scrambling).
Pour scrambled egg over the bread. Flip bread/egg when the egg showing thru the "eyes" and "mouth" becomes firm.
Fry for another 5-10 minutes depending on your cook top temperature.
Prior to taking out of pan, place a strip of cheese over the "eyes" and let melt to give your toasted egg smile some "hair"
FARMER'S BREAKFAST -( Barbara Pratt) You can eat this meal anytime!
2 1/2 cups grated potatoes (about 3 medium potatoes)
1/4 cup margarine or butter –
2 tablespoons milk
6 eggs –
1 cup chopped ham
Seasoning salt and pepper (amount you desire) –
Some Grated cheese (if desired)
Peel and grate the potatoes. Place margarine or butter in frying pan and let melt. Add grated potatoes. Cook for 8 to 10 minutes. In a small mixing bowl, mix the eggs and milk together. Once potatoes are cooked, add ham and eggs.
Stir until eggs are cooked. Sprinkle with cheese then serve.
APPLE BREAKFAST BARS
1 1/2 cups quick rolled oats
1/4 cup whole wheat flour
2/3 cup dates, chopped
1/2 cup walnuts, chopped
1/2 teaspoon sea salt
1/4 cup orange juice
1 1/2 cups raw apples, shredded
Combine all ingredients. Let stand 10 minutes. Press mixture into 8" x 8" baking dish. Bake at 375? until lightly browned, about 25 minutes. Loosen with spatula, and cut into bars while warm. Serve hot for breakfast or snack **Freezes Well**
BREAKFAST SOUP
8 oz vanilla yogurt
1 tsp honey**
1/2 Cup cubed banana
1/2 Cup peaches, peeled
1/4 cup wheat germ
Blend together and top with additional wheat germ. Serve with avocado blended with cream cheese on whole grain toast.
Please note that Honey is appropriate only for those who have reached the age of 1 year old and older! For more information regarding Honey and the Infant under 12 months old, please visit our Honey, What's the Fuss topic at wholesomebabyfood.com
APPLESAUCE PANCAKES
1 cup flour –
1/4 teaspoon salt –
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 tablespoon melted butter –
1/2 cup milk –
1 beaten egg
1/2 teaspoon vanilla –
1 1/4 cups applesauce
Sift flour, salt and baking powder into a medium mixing bowl. Combine butter, milk and egg. Stir into dry ingredients. Add vanilla and applesauce; beat well. Spoon batter into a hot, well greased griddle, enough batter to applesauce pancakes about 4 inches in diameter. **Freezes Well**
PUMPKIN PANCAKES
1 C whole wheat pastry flour - 3/4 C unbleached white flour
1 Tbs baking powder - 1/2 tsp salt (I omitted)
2 tsp cinnamon -1/2 tsp ground ginger -1/4 tsp allspice - 1/4 tsp
nutmeg
2 eggs
1 C pureed pumpkin or winter squash
1 tsp vanilla
2 C milk
3 Tbs canola oil
Stir (and sift) together all the dry ingredients in a med. size
bowl. In another bowl, beat the eggs with the pumpkin & vanilla.
Beat in the milk & oil until smooth. Add to flour mixture. Cook as usual! These smelled *wonderful* while cooking....like Christmas! SOURCE: "Beyond the
Moon" cookbook by Ginny Callan **Freezes Well**
FRUIT DUTCH BABY These are quick and easy and well loved by every
toddler that has ever been served this!! Apples are the best fruits
to use however peaches and bananas do work nicely as well!
1/3 cup butter or margarine
2 medium apples or 1/2 cup peaches or 1 thinly sliced banana
2 teaspoons cinnamon - 3 Tablespoons sugar
4 eggs - 1 cup milk - 1 cup flour
Preheat oven to 425°F. Put butter into a 3 to 4 quart frying pan and
place in oven to melt. While butter is melting, prepare fruit, then
cut them into thin slices.
Remove the pan from the oven and add cinnamon and sugar to the
melted butter.
Stir in the sliced apples. Return pan to oven for about 3 minutes.
Put the eggs and milk into a blender and whip at high speed for 1
minute. Set the blender to low speed and slowly add the flour until
well blended.
Remove the pan from oven and pour egg batter over the butter and
fruit. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until the pancake is raised and
golden brown. Cut in wedges and dust with powdered sugar. Serve
immediately.
"MAKE AHEAD" OATMEAL PANCAKE MIX
4 cups quick cooking oats
2 cups all-purpose flour -
2 cups whole wheat flour
1 cup non-fat dry milk -
1/4 wheat germ
2 Tb cinnamon
1 1/2 Tb salt
3 Tb baking powder
1/2 tsp cream of tartar
Directions: Combine all ingredients and stir to mix well. Store in
refrigerator. Makes about 8 cups.
Mixing Directions: In a medium mixing bowl, beat 2 eggs. Beat in
1/3 cup of vegetable oil gradually. Alternately beat in 2 cups
pancake mix and 1 cup of water. Pour in large spoonfuls into a lightly greased skillet over medium-high heat. Cook until the tops
show broken bubbles (2 to 3 minutes). Turn and cook about 2 to 3 minutes more, until golden brown. Makes 12 5-inch pancakes.
Beverly's Get Up and Go Breakfast Cookies
1/2 c. butter or margarine, room temp.
1/2 c. sugar - 1 1/4 c. flour
1/2 c. Grape Nuts cereal
2 T. thawed frozen orange juice concentrate
1 T. grated orange peel - 1 egg
1 tsp. baking powder
Directions: Preheat oven to 350 F (175-180 C).
In medium bowl, beat together butter, sugar, egg, orange juice concentrate and orange peel, until light and fluffy. Add flour and baking powder, beating until blended. Stir in cereal. Drop by teaspoonfuls 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 10-12 minutes or until golden. Remove from cookie sheet for cooling. **Freezes Well**
EGGS & TODDLERS: The vast majority of pediatricians recommend whole egg once an infant has reached the age of 12 month (1 year) old. This of course is based on the assumption that the child does not have an egg allergy nor is there a family history of severe egg allergy. As the Harvard Medical School's Consumer Health Information program states regarding Toddlers and Food Allergy, "Unless you have a highly allergic child or a history of food allergy, you can offer foods freely and cut back only if you suspect an allergy. Some food allergies are outgrown fairly quickly (milk, eggs, soy) so even if your infant has had an allergy, talk to your pediatrician about reintroducing the food into the toddler's diet."
Please note: It is important that you ensure your Toddler is sitting upright when eating any and all foods. Do not let your Toddler run around while eating any food! Pay close attention to size of the foods that you offer your Toddler and be cautious of any foods you feel might pose a choking hazard for your Toddler. For example, there are some Toddlers that may be able to eat grapes cut into pieces while other Toddlers might not. Only you know your Toddler and his/her abilities to handle different foods of differing sizes and proportions!
|
