5 Easy Baby Led Weaning Breakfast Ideas:

I just love Baby Led Weaning! It really has changed the way I think about food. If you haven’t read the book, you really should. It might change the way you think about introducing food too!  My favorite chapter is the one that talks about the history of baby food.  Did you know that up until about the 19th-century baby food was made in the home? 

If you’re thinking about starting with Baby Led Weaning (BLW), breakfast is a great place to start! While going upon my journey with baby-led weaning I came up with some breakfast recipes that worked well for me.  If you are just starting out, I hope you find them helpful. Let me know what you think!

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Here are some recipes to help you start your baby’s day right:

Protein Pancakes

• 1/2 c. Greek yogurt (I like Fage, plain)
• 1/2 c. eggs
• 1/2 c. Kodiak Cakes (you can also use flour)

1. Mix all ingredients together in a bowl
2. Heat pan to medium (grease with coconut oil or unsalted butter)
3. Spoon about 2 T. in at a time
4. Flip after about 3-4 minutes
5. Makes 12-15 mini pancakes

Scrambled Eggs & Mix-ins

• 2-3 eggs
• onion (diced)
• broccoli florets (feel free to add in whatever you have on hand)
• red peppers (without skins if needed, diced)
• cooked chicken- (cubed) optional*

1. Cook chicken (I like to cook mine in my Instant Pot– it takes about 10-15 minutes total and it’s as soft as if it has cooked all day! It really has changed the way I cook- read my thoughts about it here)
2. Prepare vegetables (wash & dice)
3. Saute vegetables in coconut oil or unsalted butter (5-10 minutes)
4. Add in cooked chicken
5. When vegetables are soft scramble in the eggs

Berry Muffins

• 2 eggs
• 2 bananas
• 1/2 c. flour (I like to use wheat flour or Kodiak Cakes)
• Berry of choice (raspberries, blueberries or cut strawberries)

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
2. Mash banana, beat in eggs and flour
3. Grease muffin tin
4. Place a small spoonful of berries in each muffin tin (about 2-3 rasberries, 5 blueberries, 1 cut up strawberry)
5. Bake at 350 for 18-20 minutes

Greek Yogurt Dots

These are great if you need something easy, see the full post about them here

• 1/2 c. Greek Yogurt (I like to use Fage)
• 2 T. Baby Oatmeal Cereal
• 1 squeezy pouch of your choice (I went with something fruity, but it doesn’t really matter)

1. Put 1/2 c. Greek Yogurt and 2 T. Baby Oatmeal Cereal into a Ziplock bag and mix until combined
2. Add in Squeezy Pouch (3.5-4oz.) and mix until well incorporated
3. Remove air from the bag and make sure it is SEALED!
4. Cut off a small corner of the bag and pipe dime-sized piece onto a foil or parchment covered cookie sheet (In the picture, I actually used a sticky plastic wrap because that’s all I had. Foil is my favorite because they come off so easily.)
5. Place them in the freezer for at least an hour
6. Remove from freezer and peel them off
7. Place in a Ziplock bag and store in the freezer

Sweet Potato Pancakes

• 1/2 c. sweet potato (mashed or pureed)
• 1/2 c. flour
• 3 eggs

1. Mix all ingredients together in a bowl
2. Heat pan to medium (grease with coconut oil or unsalted butter)
3. Spoon a little less than 1/4 c. at a time
4. Flip after about 1-2 minutes
5. Makes 8-10 mini pancakes