Tired of your go-to cereal routine? We've got you covered with these 5 healthy breakfast ideas for kids (but they're very grown-up friendly too!). These nutrient and protein packed breakfasts will leave your kids feeling full and satisfied and are a great start to any fun-filled day.
They’re all so fun and easy to make, your kids will want to be in charge of making breakfast every morning! In each recipe, we have highlighted the tasks for the “grown-up” sous chef, but many of the steps can be completed by your Nomster Chef. And all of these recipes can be adapted to be gluten or dairy free. Let the breakfast nomming begin!
P.S. If you make any of these, post a pic on Instagram and tag us (@nomsterchef). We’d love to see your healthy breakfast creations!
#1: Chia Pudding – The breakfast staple you never knew you needed, but now can't live without.
Collect Ingredients
- ¼ cup chia seeds
- 1 cup milk of your choice
- ½ tsp vanilla extract (optional)
- Pinch of cinnamon (optional)
- Suggested Mix-ins:
- ¼ cup fruit (blueberries, sliced strawberries, peeled and sliced mangos, etc.)
- ¼ cup raisins
- 1 banana, sliced
- 2 tbsp peanut butter
- 2 tbsp honey
Collect Tools
- 1/4 cup measuring cup
- Liquid measuring cup
- Whisk
- Medium bowl
- Child’s chef knife or butter knife
- ½ tsp measuring spoon (optional)
- Mason jar for storing (optional)
Prep
- Measure out ¼ cup chia seeds and add to medium bowl.
- Measure 1 cup milk of your choice and add to same bowl.
- Optional: Measure ½ tsp vanilla extract and add to bowl. Add pinch of cinnamon.
- Using whisk, mix together until chia seeds are separated.
- Measure a ¼ of 1-2 mix-ins, carefully slicing any fruits. Add mix-ins to bowl and stir to distribute.
- Optional: Transfer mixed ingredients from bowl to mason jar.
- If using a bowl, cover with plastic wrap. Refrigerate and let sit overnight.
- Clean tools and wipe down prep station.
- Enjoy in the morning!
Pro Tips
- Our favorite milk to use is almond milk.
- The more chia seeds you use, the thicker and more pudding-like it will be. The more milk you add, the thinner and more smoothie like it will be.
#2: Avocado Toast – Trendy for a reason.
Collect Ingredients
- 1 slice of whole wheat or whole grain toast
- ½ ripe avocado
- Salt and pepper, to taste
- Red pepper flakes (optional)
Collect Tools
- Toaster
- Spoon
- Fork
- Medium bowl
- Grown-up chef knife
Prep
- Carefully place toast in toaster. If toaster is already warm, leave this step to the *grown-up*.
- *Grown-up*: Cut avocado in half. To cut around the large seed inside, you can carefully cut down halfway, flip the avocado over and cut through the other half.
- Using a spoon, scoop avocado out of skin and into medium bowl.
- Mash avocado with a fork.
- Using the same spoon, transfer avocado from bowl onto toast. Spread evenly.
- Sprinkle with salt and pepper, to taste.
- Optional: Add red pepper flakes if you want an extra morning kick.
- Enjoy your avocado toast, yum!
- Clean tools and wipe down prep station.
Pro Tip
When we’re super hungry, we enjoy topping our avocado toast with eggs, tomatoes, or smoked salmon! You can’t go wrong when you have avocado toast as your base.
#3: Two Layered Smoothie – An extra special colorful treat.
Collect Ingredients
For the Green Smoothie:
- 5 pieces frozen pineapple
- 5 pieces frozen mango
- Handful of spinach leaves
- Half of a frozen banana (you'll use the other half in the purple smoothie)
- ½ cup milk of your choice
For the Purple Smoothie:
- 3 frozen strawberries
- 10 frozen blueberries
- Half of a frozen banana
- ½ cup milk of your choice
Collect Tools
- Blender
- Liquid measuring cup
- Drinking cup
Prep
- For the green smoothie, count out pieces of pineapple and mango. Add into blender.
- Add handful of spinach into blender. This is what makes your smoothie bright green!
- Add half of a frozen banana into blender.
- Measure ½ cup milk of your choice and pour into blender.
- With *grown-up* supervision, make sure top is on and press the blend button! Continue blending until creamy.
- Carefully pour blended ingredients into cup.
- *Grown-up*: Rinse blender and top, be careful of the blades.
- For the purple smoothie, count out strawberries and blueberries. Add into blender.
- Repeat steps 3-5.
- Very slowly and carefully, layer purple smoothie on top of green smoothie.
- Enjoy!
- Clean tools and wipe down prep station.
Pro Tips
- We like to use frozen fruits, especially bananas which will make your smoothie extra creamy. Also, frozen fruits usually come already cut up for you, making things extra easy!
- You can also add yogurt or chia seeds for some added protein.
- If you want to make an orange or a red smoothie, try adding carrots or beets!
- This can be made the night before and stored in the fridge.
#4: Overnight Oats – Perfect for those run-out-the-door type mornings.
Collect Ingredients
- ½ cup rolled oats
- ½ cup milk of your choice
- ½ tsp vanilla extract (optional)
- Pinch of cinnamon (optional)
- Suggested mix-ins:
- ¼ cup your favorite fresh fruit (blueberries, sliced strawberries, etc!)
- ¼ cup raisins
- 1 banana, sliced
- 2 tbsp peanut butter
- 2 tbsp honey
Collect Tools
- Liquid measuring cup
- ½ tsp measure
- ¼ cup measure
- Spoon for mixing
- Medium bowl
- Child’s knife or butter knife, if you need to slice fruit
- Mason jar
Prep
- Measure out ½ cup rolled oats and add into medium bowl.
- Measure ½ cup milk of your choice and add into medium bowl.
- Optional: Add ½ tsp vanilla extract and pinch of cinnamon.
- Using your spoon, stir ingredients together.
- Measure 1-2 mix-ins, carefully slicing any fruits. Add mix-ins to bowl and stir to distribute.
- Optional: Transfer mixed ingredients from bowl to mason jar.
- If using bowl, Cover with plastic wrap. Refrigerate and let sit overnight.
- Clean tools and wipe down prep station.
- Enjoy in the morning!
Pro Tips
- We like to use almond milk and add only 1-2 mix-ins.
- You can also add yogurt or chia seeds for extra protein.
#5: Two Ingredient Pancakes – A fancy breakfast without all the prep.
(Recipe Inspiration from our friends at Gluten Free Follow Me)
Collect Ingredients
- 1 ripe banana
- 2 eggs
- Non-stick spray/butter/coconut oil to grease the pan
- Pinch of cinnamon (optional)
Collect Tools
- Medium bowl
- Fork
- Whisk
- Pan or griddle
- Spatula
- 1 tbsp measuring spoon
- Plate
Prep
- In a medium bowl, mash banana with fork.
- Carefully crack 2 eggs into banana bowl. This can be a *grown-up* task, or inexperienced egg crackers can crack them into a separate bowl in case shells need to be fished out.
- Whisk contents of bowl together. If you want one less tool to clean up, you can even whisk using your fork!
- Optional: add a pinch of cinnamon.
- *Grown-up* heat tsp of oil in pan over medium heat. Scoop 2 tbsp of batter per pancake into heated pan.
- *Grown-up* cook for 2 minutes until bottom is golden brown.
- *Grown-up* gently flip pancakes. Cook for another 2 minutes until both sides are golden brown.
- *Grown-up* transfer pancakes to plate and enjoy!
- Clean tools and wipe down prep station.
Pro Tips
- If you want to add toppings like blueberries or chocolate chips, add them in right after scooping batter into pan.
- It’s easier to flip smaller pancakes. We found 2 tbsp of batter per pancake to be optimal.
- To make even fluffier pancakes, add ¼ tsp baking powder.
