Surprise! Oats for Baby + Toddler - Let’s kick that boring instant oatmeal up a notch by hiding your kiddos favorite toppings underneath the cooked oats. Trust me - your toddler’s mind is about to be blown with this fun and super simple way of serving their breakfast oatmeal. Great warm breakfast for baby, toddlers, kids and even you;) Surprise! Oats Let’s kick that boring oatmeal up a notch by hiding your kiddos favorite toppings underneath the cooked oats. Trust me - your toddler’s mind is about to be blown 🤯 with this fun and super simple way of serving their normal breakfast oatmeal. We love oatmeal in my house, in fact, it's Elliette's favorite meal of all time! <---- yes, she's 7 going on 70 😂. But let's face it, oatmeal can get pretty boring😴. That's why we are turning the regular bowl of oatmeal on its head. Surprise! Oatmeal is basically your standard bowl of oats with the toppings served underneath the oatmeal. Pretty basic yet fun twist, ...
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Broccoli Egg Cups for Baby + Toddler
These Broccoli Egg Cups are a great on-the-go breakfast option for baby and toddler! These savory breakfast cups are filled with protein-rich eggs and shredded cheddar cheese as well as nutrient dense broccoli. Serve warm at the breakfast table or packed cold for a morning playdate or school lunch. Great for baby-led weaning, toddlers and kids alike. Broccoli Egg Cups These Broccoli Egg Cups are going to save your hectic mornings! And make you a superhero! Big words for a small breakfast cup. See the thing is, these breakfast cups are the perfect thing to make on the weekend or on a morning you don't snooze a million times and wake up with a spare 20 minutes. If waking up without snoozing is never going to happen - then the weekend is for you my friend. When baked, these little cups are a perfect item to grab out of the fridge or freezer, pop in the microwave and heat until just warm and then toss on a plate with a few cut strawberries or melon. Breakfast ...
Ultimate Guide on How to Make Homemade Baby Food
Ultimate Guide - How to Make Your Own Baby Food. Everything you need to know to get started on making homemade baby purees - tips, tools, storage methods, recipe combinations, starter purees, intruding new foods and more! Great for 4+ months - Stage 1 Baby Food. Updated: this post was originally published in February of 2018 and has been updated. How to make baby food Are you ready, or starting to think about making your own homemade baby food purees? Then you have come to the right place. This is very comprehensive guide to everything you need to know about making and serving your own homemade baby food, without stressing out about it. That's the key here - don't stress out about this, it's supposed to be fun! Making and searving homemade baby food is easier then you think. Plus, when your baby (and you) want to devour your delicious homemade purees it's a priceless moment that is worth the work. Granted, I am about to download a ton of information to ...
Strawberry Quinoa Breakfast Cereal
This Strawberry Quinoa Breakfast Cereal is a warm and filling breakfast for baby and toddler made with healthy protein-filled quinoa, chopped strawberries and a pinch of cinnamon and vanilla. Can be served whole or blended into a chunky or smooth puree. Great for 9+ months and up. Strawberry Quinoa Breakfast Cereal The mornings are starting to get cool and the days are definitely getting shorter. It's almost time to bust out the pumpkin-themed foods, cozy sweaters and hot tea🍂. My families go-to breakfast on a cold morning is usually oatmeal. But I wanted to try something new this year. I wanted to have 2 amazing hot cereal recipes in my arsenal for those crazy hectic weekday mornings. This quinoa breakfast cereal or porridge hits the spot🎯! It's made with protein-rich quinoa that is simmered with a pinch of cinnamon and vanilla along with chunks of flavorful strawberries. My oldest daughter, Elliette, who loooooooovvves oatmeal like the 80 year old lady she ...
Avocado Green Smoothie for Baby + Toddler
This Avocado Green Smoothie is a tasty first green smoothie for baby and toddler! Loaded with healthy fats from the avocado, protein from the yogurt and iron from the spinach, this smoothie can be served as a healthy breakfast, lunch or snack for baby or toddler! Avocado Smoothie for Baby + Toddler This smoothie is a great way to serve baby and toddler spinach and avocado and have them actually eat them! 🥑🌱💪 Which, let's face it, can sometimes be a hard thing to do🙊. This Avocado Smoothie is beyond nutrient dense - loaded with protein, fiber, potassium, antioxidants, probiotics, omega-3's and a ton of vitamins and minerals. And because we only add in a very ripe and sweet banana to the mix, this smoothie is completely sugar-free! #score Baby's smoothie game is going to be on point with this healthy and colorful recipe 🎯 Reasons to Love this Avocado Green Smoothie wholesome ingredients full of healthy fats, protein, iron ...
Wholesome Blueberry Sheet Pan Pancakes For Baby + Toddler (allergy-friendly)
These Wholesome Blueberry Sheet Pan Pancakes are so delicious your baby or toddler will want to eat them all-the-time! And since they are made with whole grains, healthy fats, antioxidant rich blueberries and have no added sugar, it will be totally cool when these pancakes become their newest food obsession! These can be made gluten-free, dairy-free and egg-free! Blueberry Sheet Pan Pancakes Sheet pan pancakes are made for parents who love to make homemade pancakes but don’t love all the time standing around the stove. 🙋♀️ There are so many other things to do early on a weekend morning besides standing in the kitchen. You could be sitting on your porch have a cup of coffee ☕️You could be snuggling with your little one while having a cup of coffee ☕️You could be playing a board game with your kiddo while sipping your morning coffee ☕️ As you can see, coffee is pretty much the only thing on my agenda until noon 😍☕️😃 It's a good thing these fluffy, whole grain ...
Cheesy Egg Roll-Ups (for baby, toddler + kids)
These protein-packed Easy Cheesy Egg Roll-Ups are a great breakfast for baby, toddler, kids and even yourself 🧀🥚. They are especially great for babies and toddlers that are just learning to self feed as they are firm enough to hold in their fists but soft enough to eat, even without teeth:). With only 3-ingredients and made in 5 minutes, these egg roll-ups will surly become a new family favorite! Cheesy Egg Roll-Ups These egg roll-ups may seem all fancy-pants for a baby or toddler breakfast, but trust me with only 3 ingredients and a short 5 minutes in front of the stove - these roll-ups are beyond easy to make👍! When my girls were just starting the self feed, they both feel in love with scrambled and hard boiled eggs. Yay! I was so excited. Eggs 🥚 are an excellent source of protein, fat, and vitamins A, D, E, and B12 and I cannot recommend enough the importance of eggs in baby's diet. But after each meal, the mess that they made trying to feed themselves was almost ...
Whole Grain Pumpkin Waffle Dippers (great for baby, toddler + kids!)
These Whole Grain Pumpkin Waffle Dippers are a fun way for kids to eat, and play, with their breakfast! Great for babies just learning to eat, toddlers and kids - these waffles are definitely a family-favorite in our house. These easy to make waffle dippers are made with whole grains, are naturally sweetened and loaded with fiber and protein. Whole Grain Pumpkin Waffle Dippers These whole grain pumpkin waffle dippers have two things going strong for them - they are super fun to eat and they taste delicious! Those two things combined make this breakfast one of my kids all-time favorites! Waffle dippers are great for babies doing baby-led weaning or are on the finger food stage👶, toddlers👧, kids🧑as well as grown-ups👱♂️ - basically anyone in life that loves a good pumpkin waffle! That should be just about everyone 👨👩👦👦! You could serve them the classic way - whole with a drizzle of maple syrup or you could spend another 10 seconds to cut them into strips and serve ...
100 Healthy School Lunch Box Ideas (Free Printables!)
These 100 Healthy School Lunch Box Ideas will help you keep your kids school lunch fresh and interesting all year long! This cheat sheet is meant to be printed out and posted on your fridge and used whenever school lunch inspiration is needed - aka every Monday morning;). This School Lunch Box Idea Cheat Sheet is everything! It's a one-stop-shop for easy, healthy and delicious school lunch box inspiration. Over 100 of our favorite school lunch ideas that are both kid and mom approved 🙌 And because I know you will have a ton of other amazing school lunch ideas of your own, I made a blank cheat sheet for you (or you kids) to fill out with your favorite things to pack for school lunches. Once you fill it out with your favs - then you can snap a picture and send it to me at hello@babyfoode.com and I will add your favorites to the list below. I'm pretty much just crowdsourcing for my blog now 😜 If you want even more, check out my best-selling cookbook Little ...
68 Preschool and Kindergarten School Lunch Ideas
These 68 Preschool and Kindergarten School Lunch Ideas are great healthy and colorful lunches that are also easy to pack. You could also use these school lunch ideas for older kids, you will just have to pack more;). 13 weeks of school lunches that will sure to be a hit with your little one! **this post was originally posted wayyyy back in 2016 when my girls were in preschool. I updated the picture quality and links and still use these bentos for inspiration to this day, so I decided to share it again with you in case you are snuggling with school lunches like I am #yourwelcome 😉 Reasons to Love these Preschool and Kindergarten School Lunch Ideas: great for ages 3-6can be used for inspiration for older kids - just pack more healthycolorfulnutritious fun foods so they will eathidden veggiescan be used for any bento box you own13 weeks of lunch ideasall real school lunchesmy kids devoured most of these lunches below Tips on How to Pack Bento Boxes: I live by two Bento ...