High Protein Breakfasts for Kids
Prioritizing a high protein breakfast (with some good fats thrown in)for your kids is a great idea.Quality protein and fats help kids stay focused and at their best possible state for learning.
As busy parents, breakfasts that can be made quickly or prepped and ready to go is also a big plus. Mornings can be a bit rushed. You are probably getting ready for work or a busy day full of to-do’s, which leaves little time for cooking much of anything.
In this post, you’ll find several high protein breakfasts that are kid-approved, like a take on my baked oatmeal, super popular chaffles, and protein cookies to eat anytime.
The great thing about these three recipes is that they really can be served for any meal, made ahead and batch cooked.
Basic Chaffle Recipe
Chaffles are easy to make, super high in protein, and will be a new favorite of even your pickiest eater. Touted as a keto bread substitute, the basic chaffle recipe has three ingredients only-eggs, cheese, and a little bit of almond flour.
Chaffles are perfect for a low carb lifestyle, but also a healthy addition to any diet. They are great on their own, or chaffles can be used as a wrap for sandwich fixin’s, too.
Chaffles are great to make ahead can be kept in the fridge for several days. Not only are they a great high protein breakfast, but chaffles are a great grab and go snack for your kids and teens.
These were so popular, they got their own post. Go here for the high protein chaffle recipe
Protein Oatmeal Casserole
This was our go to breakfast for many, many years. This make-ahead, high protein oatmeal casserole is extremely customizable to just about any preference or dietary restriction.
I’d make a big batch at the beginning of the week and eat for at least three or four days. My kids were also known to slice it up and eat it cold in the car on the way to school – it turns into a breadlike texture when it’s cooled completely.
Go here for the complete oatmeal casserole recipe. It has it’s own post because it has been so popular.
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Healthier Cowboy Cookies
Who doesn’t love a good, healthy cookie? These Cowboy Cookies are packed with lots of goodness and can double as an easy breakfast for busy families or as a lunchbox snack.
HIghly-customizable, these are great for just about any food preference or diet. They can be made with almond flour and oats and packed with a variety of protein and superfoods to give your kids a big nutritional boost. We add extra eggs and collagen powder to categorize them as a high-protein breakfast.
These Cowboy Cookies are an easy way to get some big nutrition into your kids. Add superfoods like chia seeds and ground flax or two big scoops of protein powder.
Bonus: Make these ahead and freeze them for super easy mornings or to pop into a packed lunch.
Find the recipe here – they deserved a post of their own!!!
Protein Oatmeal Sundae
If you don’t have time to cook up a batch of my oatmeal casserole, try to “protein up” a regular bowl of oatmeal (Even instant oats works great as a base.)
My kids can serve themselves and add any number of “toppings”.This is where the fun comes in. Your kids can spice up a regular bowl of oats with several options.
Toppings for Protein Oatmeal Sundae’s include:
- swirl in protein powder – we love SunWarrior
- peanut or almond butter
- whole milk yogurt or cottage cheese
- flax meal, hemp or chia seeds
- mini chocolate chips
- banana slices, frozen blueberries, raisins, or freeze dried fruit
- baked apples
- jam, honey, or maple syrup
I usually have at least two or three of these options on hand and only have to supervise the sweetener portions. : ) I buy a big bag of organic (did you know that regular oats are bathed in glyphosate? Yuck.) oats on Amazon and it ends up being a really economical choice, as well!
Potato Skillet
This is one of those dishes that’s great for dinner, too. I usually make a huge batch and then serve it for breakfast a few times the same week. My boys love this!
For the base chop 2 sweet potatoes and 2 russet potatoes into cubes. Saute in a huge frying pan with some coconut or olive oil until nearly done.
Then add in sliced, pre-cooked sausages or hot dogs along with chopped apples or pineapple(yes!! it’s yummy!) Keep in the pan until everything is heated well through. Enjoy!
This recipe is so versatile and can be customized to suit your tastes and dietary needs.You can use bacon instead of or alongside the sausage. I sometimes add greens in this, but my kids don’t love that.
And I tend to favor sweet potatoes over white potatoes as much as I can.
Cheese makes a great topper, if you can tolerate dairy. I’ve added walnuts to this, too. Stores great in the fridge for many days.
Veggie Bacon Egg Bake
Another high protein breakfast idea that could not be easier is a Veggie, Bacon and Egg Bake. This super easy recipe is a great way to use up leftover bits of meat and veggies. The ingredient amounts vary by the size pan you use, but for an 8 by 8 pan I do this:
- Grease an 8 by 8 pan with coconut or olive oil.
- Place the following in the pan: 1 pound cooked bacon cut into bits, 2 cups thawed frozen or fresh broccoli cut into smallish bits, half an onion cut into smallish bits(see how precise I am?)
- Pour enough beaten raw eggs(with a big splash of unsweetened coconut milk) into the dish to mostly cover the items-usually about 8 to 10 large eggs.
- Bake for 35 to 45 minutes at 375 degrees or until eggs are not runny and edge is golden brown.
Seriously, there is no exact science to this. I’ve used leftover cooked peppers and onions, raw mushrooms, frozen spinach(thawed and squeezed dry), cooked potatoes, hot dog chunks, pepperoni – you name it!
This cuts nicely and can be eaten cold in lunches, too. My kids love to have a big scoop of salsa on the side.
Your kids are getting about two servings of veggies even before they walk out the door with this!
Please do let me know which one of these you like the best – and which one your kids like the best! All of these high protein breakfasts provide a great power punch to set kids up for a great morning at school – or home!
