Recipe Roundup: Healthy Breakfast Ideas for School Mornings

Recipe Roundup: Healthy Breakfast Ideas for School Mornings

Whether you’re sending your little one off for the first day of kindergarten or watching your teenager catch the high school bus, it’s that time of year again. Time to think about fueling young bodies and minds to start each school day off on the right foot.

Eating a healthy, nutritious breakfast can set a student up for success throughout the day, whether it’s solving a complicated math problem, creating a masterpiece in art class, or being able to give it her all in Phys Ed.

At Cabot, we believe healthy, well-nourished children are happy children. We have created so many recipes that will help you keep your family full, fueled, and fit. Here are some of our favorite healthy breakfast ideas for kids.

Smoothies

When there’s not a lot of time to make breakfast, smoothies are an excellent – and delicious – time saving choice. Fresh, wholesome ingredients like fruit and protein-packed Greek-Style yogurt make smoothies a perfect pick first thing in the morning. Check out these breakfast smoothies for kids.

Blueberry Cheesecake Smoothie
Blueberry Cheesecake Smoothie

Cool, creamy, and loaded with great taste and nutrition, this Blueberry Cheesecake Smoothie is a kid-friendly meal in a glass.

Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana Smoothie
Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana Smoothie

The Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana Smoothie has become a fan favorite. Its rich maple flavor combines with the dairy goodness of milk and Greek-Style Yogurt to help you stay satisfied and ready to conquer the day.

Marvelous Muffins & Scrumptious Scones

Whether you serve them fresh and hot from the oven or make them in batches to freeze for later, muffins and scones can be a delicious way to banish hunger. Healthy breakfast muffins are always a great start to the school day. 

Lemon Berry MuffinsLemon Berry Muffins

Bursting with berry deliciousness, these Lemon Berry Muffins will please the pickiest of eaters.

Apple Cheddar MuffinsApple Cheddar Muffins
Apples and cheddar have long been a favorite combination in New England. These Apple Cheddar Muffins will show you exactly why it’s a match made in heaven!
Ham and Cheese MuffinsHam and Cheese Muffins

Some kids like their muffins and scones with a savory flavor, like these Ham and Cheese Muffins or these scones packed with extra nutrients from the veggies and cheese.

Tomato, Spinach and Cheddar Scones
Tomato, Spinach and Cheddar Scones
Cheesy Eggs

The combination of cheese and eggs is pretty hard to resist and we have so many fun, easy ways to add the goodness of cheddar to the first meal of the day. These cook up pretty quickly, and are so easy to make the kids will (and can) make them on their own.

Cheesy Eggs in a Basket
Cheesy Eggs in a Basket

Before school breakfast is the most important meal of the day, so make sure to start the day off right with a real hearty dish. This eggs in a basket recipe (also known as one-eyed jacks, eggs in a nest, eggs in a blanket, eggs in a hole) is a filling and wholesome dish that’s truly packed with flavor and is an easy breakfast idea for kids.

Cheesy Breakfast SlidersCheesy Breakfast Sliders

Do your kids love eggs? Love sandwiches? Looking for a delicious and easy before school breakfast to start the busy day off right? Then you’ll love this tasty and satisfying breakfast egg sandwich. 

Bright, colorful and totally delicious, that’s how we describe our Eggs in Red Peppers, which cook up quickly in either the microwave or a conventional oven.

Easy Cabot Cheese FrittataBaked Cheddar Frittata

Whether you serve it plain or load it with veggies or breakfast meats like bacon, ham, or sausage, this Easy Cabot Cheese Frittata will put a smile on their faces.

Fun & Fruity

There are so many ways to enjoy fruit for breakfast, but we have a few fun tricks up our sleeve to make fruit fun as well as tasty.

Vanilla Orange Fruit Dip
Orange Vanilla Fruit Dip

Go ahead, let them play with their food – because what kid doesn’t enjoy a good dip first thing in the morning? Our Vanilla Orange Fruit Dip make dipping delicious.

Strawberry Shortcake Yogurt Parfaits
Strawberry Shortcake Yogurt Parfait
The word means “perfect” but we think these Strawberry Shortcake Yogurt Parfaits are beautiful. And perfectly delicious!
Toasty Goodness

Toast, in its many forms, is a breakfast staple. We have lots of ways to enjoy it. Toasted whole grain bread with a nutrition topping makes an easy before school breakfast.

Monkey Toast Monkey Toast
Feed your monkeys this Cabot favorite – Monkey Toast – and watch the fun begin!
Yogurt Toast
Yogurt Toasts

Have you ever heard of yogurt toast? Whether you have or haven’t, we think you’re going to love this Cabot  Greek yogurt breakfast recipe! 

We have tons of breakfast ideas for kids for you to explore. Whether your kids prefer sweet or savory or a little of each, we are here to make your back to school breakfasts healthy and delicious.

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