Kid-Friendly Healthy Recipes

Feb 1, 2023 | Child Development, Nutrition & Exercise, Parents

Whether it’s time for breakfast or snack time, toast is a hearty, healthy, warm, and fun choice. These kid-friendly recipes will be fun for you to make and eat together!

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Primary Ingredients to Have on Hand
  • Whole Wheat Bread
  • Nut Butter
  • Avocado
  • Fruit
  • Seeds
  • Eggs
  • Honey
  • Salt & Pepper

Recipes

Animal Faces

Adults Can:

  • Toast bread

  • Slice fruit

Kids Can:

  • Spread nut butter on bread

  • Squeeze and spread honey (optional)

  • Create faces

Try This:

  • Blueberries for eyes
  • Sliced strawberries for ears
  • Sliced bananas for ears/noses
  • Apple sticks for whiskers

Avocado Green

Adults Can:

  • Toast bread

  • Slice avocado

Kids Can:

  • Smash avocado

  • Spread avocado on bread

  • Sprinkle salt and pepper

  • Sprinkle sesame seeds, chia seeds, or sunflower seeds

Try This:

  • Add sliced cherry tomatoes for sweetness

  • Add sliced cucumbers for crunch

  • Warm up and add corn kernels and black beans for heartiness

  • Squeeze lemon on to for freshness

Eggcellent

Adults Can:

  • Toast bread

  • Slice cheese

  • Scramble eggs

  • Add eggs to top of bread

Kids Can:

  • Crack eggs

  • Whisk eggs

  • Sprinkle salt and pepper

  • Put sliced cheese on bread

Try This:

  • Add sliced tomato or smashed avocado between cheese and egg

  • Fry the egg instead of scrambling

  • Used hard boiled eggs

  • Scramble egg with spinach or other veggies