Some easy to prepare ideas for a healthy breakfast for your toddler

Breakfast is one of the most important meals of the day. Skipping breakfast can make your child feel tired, restless, or irritable. A healthy breakfast will fuel your little explorer’s body with enough energy and other nutrients. It also helps establish a normal eating pattern. Eating regular meals and snacks is the key to maintaining good health throughout life.

Young children are usually picky eaters and are not very interested in trying new foods. As parents we keep introducing something new for them to eat and delight their taste buds. Here are some recipes that are not only healthy but delicious to treat your little one to:

• Chapati roll/pizza roll:

Ingredients: Chapatti, Onion, tomato, boiled potato, beans, cabbage, tomato sauce, salt, pepper, carrot, capsicum, mayonnaise.

Preparation: Wash, clean and cut all the vegetables into small pieces. Sauté all the vegetables in a pan with a little salt and pepper. Brush another pan with a little ghee. Toast the chapatti on both sides. Remove it on a plate, spread it with mayonnaise, cover it with sautéed vegetables and put a little tomato sauce on it. Roll it up and secure with aluminum foil or tissue paper. Your chapatti roll is ready to eat.

Note. You can choose vegetables based on your child’s taste or availability. You can also spread some pizza sauce on a chapati if your child likes it.

• Paneer Sandwich:

Ingredients: two slices of whole wheat bread, paneer, salt, pepper, onion, cumin powder, tomato sauce, butter.

Preparation: Cut the edges of the slices of bread. Put some butter in a pan, add grated paneer, salt, pepper, cumin powder and let it cook for about a minute. Once it cools, spread it on the bread slices and put it in the toaster or skillet. Toast it on both sides. Serve it with ketchup on the side or make some design on top to make it more appealing to your toddler.

Note: Use different cookie cutters to give these beautiful shapes. You can also use cheese if your child likes it.

• Fruit pastry cream:

Ingredients: Seasonal fruits, milk, custard powder, elaichi powder, sugar, dried fruit.

Preparation: Chop all the fruits and nuts into small pieces. Boil a cup of milk and put half a tablespoon of pastry cream, half a tablespoon of sugar and a pinch of elaichi powder. Mix it well and set it aside to cool down a bit. Once cool, start layering it in a cup or bowl. First layer the custard mixture, then a layer of one fruit and repeat with other fruits. You can set this up by putting it in the fridge for a while. Sprinkle some honey on it before serving it to your toddler.

Note: you can omit the sugar if you are satisfied with the sweetness of the fruits. Be sure to check if your child has an allergy to dried fruits before adding them. Do not store the prepared dish in the refrigerator for a long time as the cut fruits will begin to spoil.
Breakfast recipes don’t have to be complicated to be healthy. Consider simple options and try different breakfast ideas to please your children’s taste buds. Be a role model for your child. These little humans are good observers and follow what they see around them.