Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Toddler breakfast foods

Lately, Alexis absolutely will not eat anything off a spoon or fork. Little miss independent wants to eat with her fingers all by herself. Finding healthy, easy breakfast finger foods have been a challenge. Finally found some she likes!   

Cheerios are everywhere in our house. And she knows it.
Cheerios: I always have these on hand while I'm preparing something else for her. As soon as I open the fridge the hollering begins (and what can I say, the whining gets old quickly!)

Sausages & homemade hash-browns: A little more labor intensive, but delicious. We have sausage from the deer I hunted last fall. I'll throw it in a skillet with some shredded potatoes and viola! Good breakfast. 

Fruit: I always make sure we all eat some form of fruit in the mornings.  Weather it's diced peaches, bananas, strawberries or a whole pear, it's fresh & finger food friendly!
sausages (venison) and a whole pear
Ham & cheesey noodles with scrambled eggs


Eggs: Always room for a good scramble! We like to toss in cheese, fresh peppers, & some hearty greens.

Waffles & Pancakes: One of Trev's favorite things to do is cook breakfast. He's currently perfecting the "mickey mouse" pancake. Super easy to make these packed with goodness. Throw in fruits & dice up some spinich & kale for hidden greens! Love tossing chia seeds in the batter. Spread some home-made strawberry freezer jam (YUM) on top and go! Makes for thick, fluffy & healthy-ish pancakes!

English muffins: Ok, this is my hurry up and go breakfast. I'll toast one (we LOVE the ones with raisins!), put a little cream cheese on it, tear it into bite size pieces and go. Perfect for little fingers and it fills her up fast!

    

1 comment:

  1. Such a cute little monkey! Tell Trev to cook the pancakes in cookie cutters for the perfect shapes!

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