10 Protein-Rich Breakfasts For Kids (From 10 Months Old) -

With breakfast being the hardest meal to make protein-rich and simple for kids, here are 10 protein-rich breakfasts for kids (from 10 months old) that are easy, simple and packed with protein.

For many children, cereal is a common breakfast because it’s easy and delicious.

There’s something about waking up craving fresh milk and the crunch of sugary cereal. I remember it well.

Regardless of how delicious that kind of breakfast is, the reality is that breakfasts high in sugar, white carbohydrates and stripped of protein and fat calls for a combination of problems.

These problems can lead to blood sugar imbalances, hormone dysfunction, hunger and gut dysbiosis if not treated in the long run.

I remember growing up eating cereal for breakfast and feeling hungry an hour later. Which led me to snacking my way to lunch and experiencing low energy at 3pm.

Can you relate?

This is what a protein-rich breakfast cures:

Satiating hunger
Sustaining blood sugar levels
Meeting protein demands
Maintaining energy demands throughout the day

What I Will Cover In This Post

Hacks to simplify healthy breakfasts
What makes a protein-rich breakfast?
10 protein-rich breakfasts for kids

Hacks To Simplify Healthy Breakfasts

Here are some ways to simplify healthy breakfasts and not complicate them.

Prepare the night before.

If you are cooking meat, remember to take the meat out to defrost. Or if you are baking the breakfast, bake it the night before so it is ready to go. Or simply prepare the ingredients so you have it all there to make in the morning.

2. Use a short list of ingredients.

Don’t cook up a storm of lots of different things if you don’t have the time. Keep it simple, use minimal ingredients (5 maximum).

3. Wake up earlier than the kids to prepare the breakfast (or wait till they are awake so they can help, if that isn’t too stressful for you).

The point is to prepare it in the least stressful setting.

4. Use what you have. Don’t buy extra.

To stay within budget and use up what you already have, if you have a protein already, be creative to build the breakfast around the protein you have.

What Makes a Protein-Rich Breakfast?

A protein-rich breakfast includes any form of protein (meat, eggs, beans, yoghurt etc.) that you would include in the breakfast.

Other healthy additions you could include are whole carbohydrates (whole grains, sourdough bread, root vegetables), healthy fats (nuts, coconut oil, avocado, seeds) and fruit and vegetables.

I think that we need to rethink breakfast as a proper meal and not just foods that are deemed ‘breakfast-worthy’. So, if you need to eat leftover dinner for breakfast, that makes for a great breakfast.

Any form of healthy protein, carb and fat makes for a great, balanced breakfast.

10 Protein-Rich Breakfasts For Kids (From 10 Months Old)

The reason I have listed these foods as appropriate for children from age 10 months is because some of these recipes include egg whites and dairy (which are foods not to be introduced until around the 10 month mark).

Here are some easy protein-rich breakfasts for kids that I know you will find helpful.