Favorite Ways To Eat Vegetables For Breakfast

Vegetables for Breakfast

It’s a great feeling to start the day with extra nutrients and to help the kids eat their fruits and veggies—but I know how hard that can be. And so often it feels like we need to do mealtime acrobatics to get the kids to even taste veggie…which is where these recipes come in. Each is super delicious, but also contains vegetables. Some of the veggies are hidden and some are in plain site, because we want the kids to be able to eat veggies even when they know they are there. (And really, especially when they know they are there.) In my experience, making sure that the foods we serve our kids tastes good and is easy to eat can go a long way towards lessening their anxiety to taste them.

Favorite Recipes

These are my top ten recipes, and there are plenty more below!

Best Breakfast Recipes for Kids with Vegetables

I love using extra produce in my recipes when it adds flavor or sweetness, improves the texture, or is a fun addition (Spinach Muffins!). All of these recipes are great for parents too and the vast majority can be made ahead of time. So get a few into the rotation in the coming weeks and see what the kids enjoy most! Sign up for our email updates to get tips and ideas sent to your inbox.

2-Ingredient Banana Pancakes with Spinach

Blitz up this easy batter and make the most tender pancakes that are perfect for babies and toddlers.

Banana Spinach Pancakes

With a traditional pancake texture but a fruit and a veggie, these green pancakes are fun all year long.

Banana Spinach Muffins

These tender muffins are one of my most popular recipes and they are such a great way to serve up iron-rich spinach to kids.

Sweet Potato Pancakes

Fluffy and naturally sweet, sweet potato pancakes are the yummiest breakfast!

Healthy Pumpkin Bars

Pumpkin is loaded with Vitamin A and has a good dose of fiber, and we love it in these bars.

Pumpkin Mini Muffins

Protein, healthy fats, and a perfect texture…pumpkin muffins for the win!

Pumpkin Oatmeal Muffins

With oatmeal and just enough sweetness to make these taste oh so good, these muffins are easy to make ahead and serve for breakfast (or snack!).

Easy Pumpkin Oatmeal

Add creaminess and vitamins to your morning bowl of oatmeal with this easy recipe (that works with any type of oats)!

Egg Muffins with Zucchini and Cheese

Tender and moist, these little egg muffins are a savory breakfast option to share with the kids. (They also make a great lunch.)

Egg and Cheese Mini Muffins with Veggies

Add in carrot, sweet potatoes, broccoli, or a whole list of other veggie options to these easy egg muffins to start the day on a solid foot.

Egg Bake with Broccoli

This egg bake works so well to make ahead of time and reheat for 15 seconds to serve. It’s great as a baby led weaning food and for any other age.

Zucchini Slice

Whenever we have extra zucchini, we always make Zucchini Slice. It’s a firm frittata-like egg dish that’s high in protein and easy for littles to eat.

Banana Zucchini Muffins with Blueberries

Three kinds of produce team up to make the most delicious morning muffins.

Chocolate Protein Muffins

Brownie-like muffins packed with produce? Sign me up!

Healthy Carrot Cake Muffins

Shredded carrots are a great addition to these easy mini muffins.

Carrot Cake Oatmeal

We love adding carrot to our oatmeal (and even my veggie-skeptic one year old agrees!).

Strawberry Smoothie with Cauliflower

Raw cauliflower (fresh or frozen) is a great addition to smoothies—you can’t taste it and it makes things creamier!

Simple Green Smoothie

It’s possible to make a super simple green smoothie filled with nutrients (without having to buy a whole pantry full of weird ingredients!). My kids love this one.

Toddler Smoothies with Veggies

Get my 10 best toddler smoothie recipes with veggies in my master recipe so you can mix and match according to what you have on hand.

Carrot Cake Pancakes

We love these around Easter, but also just whenever we have some spare carrots to use up.

Zucchini Carrot Muffins

Two kinds of veggies make these mini muffins one of my go-to recipes for kids.

Oatmeal Bars with Carrots and Blueberries

Think breakfast bars, powered up by both carrots and berries!

Kids Breakfast Ideas

Do you have a favorite recipe that your kids love to eat first thing? Or a store bought option that’s been a helpful go-to I’d love to know! Please chime in below to share.

Best Tips for Success

Start with smaller portions to avoid food waste and offer more as needed according to each child’s unique hunger. Add easy sides like fruit, milk, a smoothie, or anything else your kids enjoy. Try to make the food easy to eat, so dice up as needed for your child. Sit with them as you can and model eating so they can copy you (which can help some kids try new foods and also know how to eat a broader range of foods.)

I’d love to hear your feedback on these ideas and to hear if you have other favorite ways to serve veggies for breakfast that I missed. Comment below to share!