Mornings are busy! These 11 healthy and easy breakfast ideas for 6-9 month old babies will help you feel prepared for breakfast!
Starting Breakfast!
You know breakfast is the most important meal of the day, but sometimes it is hard to think of some healthy meals with new foods! These next few recipes help to introduce new foods to your infants while providing them with vitamins, nutrients, and protein! They are fast and easy so you can enjoy your coffee warm for once!
For the Whole Family!
This list of “11 Healthy and Easy Breakfast Ideas for 6-9 Month Old Babies” is packed full of different ways to serve some of the same foods while mixing in new flavors. These are not just baby recipes, but also great breakfast foods for the whole family!
Some of the essentials that I use at all meals include an open cup and these pre-spoons that my infant uses! These are explained more in depth below.
11 Healthy and Easy Breakfast Ideas for 9-month-old babies (or they can be toddler breakfast ideas too!)
1. Cottage Cheese! Adding fresh fruit to some yummy cottage cheese will add flavor! You could also sneak in hemp seeds to add nutrients. Cottage cheese is a great source of protein for your little one and will keep them full for a while!
2. Oatmeal. This one is super simple and a great option for a cooler day. Instead of adding water to the oats, try adding any extra breast milk to it to give your little one more nutrients! You may also throw in some cut-up strawberries, mashed bananas, or cinnamon for some flavor. Strawberries also help to give them some vitamin C!
3. Avocado toast. Whole-grain bread is a good option for this. Whole grains give your baby fiber and iron! Lightly toast the bread and cut off the crusts. Then spread an avocado on it for them and let them have fun with it! Avocado is a super food full of healthy fats. It gives your baby folate, potassium, magnesium, and so many other nutrients! Iron is an essential nutrient for babies!
4. French Toast. This one you can also use whole grain bread or whole wheat bread. Avoid maple syrup because of the sugar content for it to be on the healthier side! I cut it into small pieces so it is an easy finger food.
5. Whole Milk Plain Greek Yogurt! Yogurt is great because it gives them a bunch of extra protein but can be a bit messy. We will add cinnamon or banana to ours! Any soft fruits are a great add-in! Perfect for a last-minute breakfast.
6. Eggs! Scramble them! You can also serve some fresh, cut-up fruit! This is great for the whole family to enjoy!
7. Hard-Boiled Eggs. This one is defiantly not the easiest on the list because of the peeling, but it is perfect if it is prepped ahead of time. That allows you to grab it from the fridge when ready and cut it into smaller pieces for your little one! They will love it.
8. 3 ingredient pancakes! (A super easy recipe!) For these pancakes, you’ll only need an egg, one medium banana, and 2 tsp of flour. You’ll combine and cook! I like to make mini pancakes for my 9-month-old baby. You can add in a pinch of cinnamon, some blueberries or raspberries, chia seeds, or whatever else your little one loves! It is a great way to sneak in different textures and new flavors to help your child get aquatinted with them.
9. Sweet Potatoes! I know, this one may seem out of place, but try it first! They pair great with eggs and avocado! Sweet potatoes are high in fiber.
10. Overnight Oats! This may take a bit of meal planning but you’ll combine a 1:1 ratio of rolled oats to milk plus half of the ratio in yogurt. Example: 1 cup of oats and milk then half cup of yogurt! You can add anything to it that you’d like! Such as berries, citrus fruits, chia seeds, or peanut butter.
11. Toast and peanut (nut) butter! This is a common one but it is a great food to give to your baby! It is a good way to add peanut or nut butter to their system to help build their tolerance to allergies!
Easy and Healthy Breakfasts with Baby-led Weaning!
All parents have different methods of how to feed their babies. Baby-led weaning is one method. Baby-led weaning is when the baby will start to eat solid foods instead of cereal, store-bought purees, or homemade baby food at around 6 months of age. They will learn how to pick up food and self-feed.
Baby-led weaning and safety
Baby-led weaning is safe for 6-9 month old babies. It has been highly researched. Your baby picks up the food or spoon then their brain processes what is going in their mouth. The most important thing to remember is to research how to cut up foods by age to decrease the risk of choking. A great app an website for this is called “Solid Starts.” Combining baby-led weaning and breakfast is beneficial because it gives you plenty of options for what to serve your infant. The “11 Healthy and Easy Breakfast Ideas for 6-9 Month Old Babies” list is an example of that!
Benefits of Baby-Led Weaning for 6-9 month old Babies
Baby-led weaning also is a good way to introduce foods such as peanut butter and eggs, in which are common food allergies. It is a good idea to talk with your doctor about how to introduce these foods! Baby-led weaning broadens their minds to a variety of foods, different textures and a large range of flavors. Parents are able to introduce new food groups in the child’s first year of life to ensure a nutrient, dense meal! It is a good way to have a healthy start with different foods. This list of healthy meals is also suitable for any young children or even adults!
9 Month-olds and Pincer Grip!
At this point in your baby’s life, their fine motor skills are improving! You may notice that your baby can use their pincer grip. This means they can use their thumb and index finger to pincer grasp their food! In this case, babies pinch the food item so the food can be cut into small squares or different-sized pieces. This helps to introduce easy first foods to your little one. In the list of easy and healthy breakfast foods, you will notice the variety of finger foods so they learn how to feed themselves!
Tools used to help your 6- 9 month baby eat a healthy and easy meal!
Some of the food items can be served with a spoon. The best way to do this is to have your baby bring the spoon to their mouth so they are again processing what is going in their mouth! My favorite spoons to use are these pre-spoons. I also understand that it can be a bit messy so if you are in a rush, these spoons are great for when you spoon-feed your little one!
Do not forget the water!
In addition to these foods, do not forget that it is a great time to offer your baby water! You may introduce water to babies starting at 6 months of age with an open cup or a straw cup! They may be a bit messy with it in the beginning and it may take them a few times to understand how to drink it. This teddy bear straw cup is specifically made for infants who are learning how to drink out a straw! Offer water when appropriate and they will soon understand how to drink successfully! Remember that this water is not replacing breastmilk or formula though. Offer water to them in small amounts.
Time to Start Cooking!
I hope this list has helps you to become refreshed with some great healthy baby breakfast ideas and get that first meal of the day out of the way! These ideas are also great for older babies or the rest of the family! Skip making the traditional pancakes that are packed with a lot of sugar. Instead, grab from this. list of foods that have iron-rich foods, fatty acids, and nutrients. Many of them can be made in 10 minutes or less or meal prepped ahead of time! They will be sure to fill your family’s nutritional needs and be sure you get to drink your coffee warm!
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Thank you so much Nicolle for all your great ideas! I have such a hard time thinking about what I’m going to make the breakfast in the morning with my busy schedule. This is going to be so helpful. I will continue to follow you.