52 Easy Breakfast Ideas for Two Year Olds: Healthy Toddlers
Here are 52 Breakfast Ideas for Two-Year-Olds. I hope this list provides some fun recipes and ideas to mix up your morning breakfast routine. We all know breakfast is important, and it is the most important meal of the day, but it can be overwhelming as a caregiver and too easy to fall into the rut of just offering cereal and Pop-Tarts.
Skipping breakfast can cause kids to be restless, tired, and irritable and create poor eating habits. It is important to include protein at breakfast to prevent the mid-morning crash. Protein helps stabilize glucose levels and prevents the mid-morning mood crash, which is almost unavoidable when we only give our kids carbohydrates at breakfast.
These ideas not only work for our precious little two-year-olds but for the whole family.
Easy Breakfast Recipes for Two Year Olds: Healthy Toddlers
1. French Toast
This delicious classic breakfast is so simple and packed with flavor. Slice the bread into little french toast sticks (or dippers) for shareable bites and to make it easier for little hands to manipulate. Mix up the toppings. Add nut butter for protein. The combinations are truly endless.
Get the Recipe: Better than Cracker Barrel French Toast
2. Mini Dutch Baby Pancakes
A spin on a traditional Dutch baby. This mini pancake has the perfect little hollow to fill with fresh fruit and pairs well with Greek or plain yogurt and nuts.
Get the Recipe: Mini Baby Dutch Pancakes
3. Sweet Potato Muffins
These sweet potato muffins make a great nutritious breakfast or brunch option. These sweet muffins provide the perfect level of coziness in every season. And making mini muffins always makes it more fun for little kids.
Get the Recipe: Homemade Sweet Potato Muffins
4. Bagels
This overnight bagel recipe is by far the easiest and achieves the perfect texture, chewy and crispy. Bagels are very versatile. I love to double or even triple my recipe. Enjoy fresh, then freeze the rest of the bagels for a quick breakfast option. Also, these bagels make a great bread choice for sandwiches.
Get the Recipe: Overnight Bagels: New York Style Recipe
5. Applesauce
This healthy fruit snack has a sweet taste with a tangy punch. This recipe is only sweetened with fruit. There is no added sugar. And the best part is the Instant Pot does all the hard work for you. Combine this snack with protein and healthy fat for the perfect breakfast.
Get the Recipe: Easy Three Ingredient Applesauce
6. Protein Bites (or Energy Bites)
These Almond Butter Protein Bites for kids are made with simple ingredients and provide the perfect snack and healthy treat for the whole family and even your fussy eater.
Get the Recipe: Almond Butter Protein Bites
EGGS: Breakfast Ideas for Two Year Olds
7. Quiche (or Egg Muffins)
A quiche is truly simple to make. Make them in a pie dish or a muffin tin. Add leftover veggies, cheese, or ham. My kids will eat the quiche with a crust better than without.
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If not using a crust, prepare your pan well because baked eggs are notoriously known for sticking to the pan. If you make crustless egg muffins, store them in the fridge for 5-7 days for a quick grab-and-go breakfast.
8. Breakfast Pizza
Pizza for breakfast! We make homemade pizza every Monday. Once a month, I will make breakfast pizzas with any extra dough. Top with your favorite pizza toppings like tomatoes, olives, pepperoni, ham, pineapples, spinach, and lots of cheese.
There are many different ways to make a breakfast pizza. My family likes fried eggs and eggs over easy. Crack eggs open over the pizza crust, then add whatever toppings I have on hand. But if your family does not like eggs, use your favorite pizza sauce instead.
9. Egg Toast
Prepare the eggs your favorite way, whether scrambled or fried, and cover a slice of toast. Melted cheese is always a favorite and draws my littles to the kitchen. Slice the bread into strips for little hands to easily manage.
10. Toddlers Egg Benedict
This recipe calls for a special event in the kitchen but I wanted to share it with you. It is such a cute idea and a great way for aspiring chefs to gain cooking skills. Here is the fun recipe: Easy Eggs Benedict.
11. Egg in a Basket
This meal has so many names. We know it by Egg in a Basket. Cut a hole in the middle of a slice of bread. Toast the bread on a griddle or pan. Crack an egg to fill the hole. Use a fun or seasonal cookie cutter to add a unique hole in the center of the bread to hold the fried egg.
12. Scrambled Eggs and toast
If you have leftover roasted veggies, add them to your scrambled eggs or omelets. Dress up scrambled eggs with leafy baby spinach, white cheese, and crumbled bacon.
13. Breakfast Egg Scramble with cheese and Hash Browns
Sometimes scrambles can be too much for kids or a picky eater who is sensitive to textures. Try offering hash browns, shredded cheese, and scrambled eggs separately first. Then, gradually add the ingredients to make a one-pot breakfast scramble.
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Making homemade hash browns? Bake extra baked potatoes the night before and then use them for hash browns in the morning.
14. Omelet
Omelets are a great opportunity to add more veggies to your family’s diet, like spinach, leftover roasted vegetables, garlic, and onions. And don’t forget the cheese and cooked ham.
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The size of a large omelet can be visually overwhelming for toddlers and young children. Slice the omelet into small strips and only offer one to two strips at a time.
15. Hard-boiled eggs
These are great to have on hand for a quick breakfast or protein snack in the afternoon. Pair with apple slices for a good breakfast option. Large chunks of hard-boiled eggs can be a choking hazard. Make sure to slice the eggs into thin strips or mash them for younger kids to minimize the risk of choking.
16. Bacon and Egg cups
This one makes me feel fancy. Arrange the bacon in the muffin tin, forming it into a circle. Bake at 400ºF for about 10 minutes. Remove the bacon from the oven. Remove any excess grease. Crack an egg in the center of each muffin cup, and sprinkle with salt, pepper, and lots of sharp cheddar cheese. Bake for another 10 minutes.
17. Eggs Baked in an Avocado
These are fun. Add bacon, spinach, cheese, and fresh herbs. Cut the avocados in half. Remove the core. Make a larger hole so the egg fits in snuggly. I use a small casserole dish and crowd them together so my avocados do not tip. Bake at 400ºF for 12-15 minutes.
18. Scrambled Egg Biscuit
Bake your biscuits. Scramble your eggs. and assemble. 🙂
19. Fried Egg
Crack an egg on the griddle or medium hot pan. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. I usually overcook the eggs for my toddlers. This is a great way to introduce them to eating eggs that aren’t scrambled.
BUSY MORNINGS: Grab-and-GO Quick Breakfast Ideas for Two-Year-Olds
20. Yogurt
Greek yogurt is an excellent source of protein and healthy fats. Add Granola, fresh berries, and raw honey to help sweeten up the taste. Greek yogurt may be difficult for kids to adjust to because of its bitter taste, so adding fruit and honey provides their preferred taste of sweetness.
21. Overnight Oats
Workweek Lunch has an excellent post about different ideas for overnight oats. I love adding chia seeds into our overnight oats.
22. Snack Breakfast
Think charcuterie board but breakfast version. You could include fresh-cut fruit, yogurt dip, waffles, sliced cheese, and nuts. This idea is perfect for the tired caregiver who needs a break but still needs to provide healthy snacks for the entire family.
23. Smoothies
I love simple smoothie recipes. Smoothies are a fun way to clean out the freezer or fruit bowl. One of our favorite smoothie recipes that we created is called a Rainbow Smoothie.
Here is the Recipe for Rainbow Healthy Smoothie:
- Red: 4-5 strawberries
- Orange: 1 small orange
- Yellow 1/2 banana
- Green: 2 toddler handfuls of baby spinach
- Clouds: 1/4 cup plain Greek yogurt and 1/4 cup milk
- Handful of Ice
TIP: If pressed for time in the morning, meal prep by putting all your washed and roughly chopped fruits and veggies in a jar the night before.
24. Fruit and Cottage Cheese
Toast
25. Baked Tomato and Cheese Toast
It’s like an open-faced big kid grilled cheese toaster. Add bacon, sprouts, spinach, and other favorite toppings. Or keep it simple and offer grilled or baked cheese toast with chopped tomatoes or pico de gallo on the side.
26. Avocado Toast
Spruce up your avocado with lemon or lime juice, salt, and pepper. Add a hard-boiled egg for protein.
27. Nut Butter and Jelly Toast
I encourage you to always add butter or nut butter (nut-free alternative) to toast. It can be tempting to offer jelly toast but it’s best if balanced out with a protein.
Other Toast Options:
- Banana and Nut butter Toast
- Sweet Potato Toast
- Breakfast Toaster (open-face sandwich)
- Pesto, Tomato, Basil, and Olive Oil Toast
- Almond Butter, Honey, and Bananas
- Grilled Cheese
- Peaches, Goat Cheese, and Honey Toast
Muffins
35. Blueberry Muffins
Get the Recipe: The Best Blueberry Muffins Recipe
36. English Muffin
Here is the recipe I use to make English Muffins: King Arthur English Muffins
Other Muffin Options:
- Veggie Muffins
- Oatmeal Muffins
- Banana Nut Muffins
- Carrot and Apple Flax Muffins
- Zucchini Muffins (a great way to sneak in extra veggies)
More Breakfast Ideas for Two Year Olds
42. Baked Oatmeal
This is a great option for breakfast and brunch. My toddler loves blueberries. So, as long as the baked oatmeal is packed with chocolate chips and blueberries, they will devour it. I never truly measure out my ingredients. The next time I make it, I will pay attention to the amount of each ingredient, then share the recipe with you.
43. Oatmeal
My secret for making yummy oatmeal and avoiding the “blah” taste is adding a scoop of hot chocolate mix or chocolate protein powder. My family of four eats oatmeal once a week, and I can make two bags of hot chocolate mix last a whole year. Here is our favorite: Just Ingredients Hot Coco Mix. Yes, it is expensive, but look at the ingredient list. The mix is loaded with superfoods.
44. Breakfast Casserole
45. Coconut Crepes and Fruit
I started making crepes with coconut milk about a year ago. This is a skill that my little girls and I are learning together. So far, I’ve learned that it does help to let the batter sit for about 30 minutes. I usually wash and cut the fruit while it rests.
Here is the recipe we follow: Dairy Free Coconut Crepes
46. Fruit Pizza
Most fruit pizzas are made with a sugary cookie dough crust. I use a flaky pie crust, but you could also pack the bottom with homemade granola. Cover the crust with Greek yogurt or cream cheese icing and arrange fresh-cut fruit in a fun design.
47. Sweet potatoes, Cinnamon, and Butter
Around October, sweet potatoes are in season where we live, and this is one of our favorite breakfast meals for fall. It may sound odd, but this makes a lovely breakfast alongside your favorite yogurt. Bake sweet potatoes. Then, remove the skin and mash them up. Sprinkle cinnamon and add a dab of butter for a warm, cozy breakfast.
48. Pancakes
Pancakes pair perfectly with berries, bananas, nut butter (almond butter or peanut butter), or pure maple syrup. I cut the pancakes into strips for my toddlers. Often, I do not offer maple syrup but spread nut butter on top of the little strips to increase their protein intake and help them have energy for the day.
49. Sourdough Discard pancakes
Here is a great recipe for sourdough pancakes: Sourdough Pancakes Recipe
50. Waffles
Here is our favorite homemade waffle recipe: Kate’s Flexible Waffle Recipe
51. Breakfast Burrito Bowl or Make Ahead Breakfast Burritos
I have these ready to go for any breakfast time at our house.
TIP: Have a breakfast burrito night once a month and triple your batch. Scramble eggs, shred cheese, and cook sausage. Assemble your burrito and wrap it tightly. Then, wrap each tortilla in plastic wrap and place it in a freezer bag labeled with the date. Breakfast burritos freeze well and last in the freezer for up to 3 months.
52. Breakfast Quesadillas
Top a tortilla with cheese and whatever else you find yummy and nutritious in the pantry or fridge, leftover black beans, chopped tomatoes, grilled chicken, etc. Fold it in half and cook until the tortilla is crispy and the cheese is melted. No recipe is needed. Bake 350ºF for 10 minutes or cook on a griddle at medium heat. This is a healthy meal for picky toddlers any time of the day.
Thanks for Stopping By!
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– With Great Joy, Katie
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