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Egg Free Toddler Breakfast Ideas (Gluten Free, Top 9 Free)

Easy Egg Free Toddler Breakfast Ideas (Gluten Free + Top 9 Free Options)

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As a parent of four children, boy oh boy do I know what it’s like to feel like you’re in the trenches of parenthood. Keeping up with a toddler is serious work, and when you add to that a dietary restriction such as an egg allergy, there are days when your sanity might go out the window (been there, done that).

Today, I’m sharing easy egg free breakfast ideas and recipes for your free-from toddler. I’m also sharing ideas that are easy (remember, I’ve been where you are). Each idea/recipe can be adapted to meet your specific needs.

For those with a gluten free toddler or dairy free toddler, I’ve got you covered as well. A lot of what I’ll be sharing is either naturally gluten and dairy free, or can easily be made that way. My recipes are also incredibly allergy friendly.

First, Be Liberated!

I want you to be liberated and know that you can serve ANYTHING for any meal and it counts. The goal of serving breakfast is to feed your little ones, not live up to someone else’s idea of “traditional meals”.

You may get into this article and think, fried rice for breakfast? Really Kathlena? Welp, it’s food, you can serve it in the morning, and that makes it breakfast. My kids eat all sorts of non-traditional breakfast foods in the mornings and love it.

You can serve waffles at dinner, bean dip for breakfast, and anything else that works for your household/bandwidth. As long as it’s safe and delicious, as far as I’m concerned, you’re good to go.

Lean Into Your Freezer

You’re going to find that many traditional breakfast foods are freezer friendly. Where you can, batch cook so future you doesn’t have to make breakfast. When my kids were younger, I kept homemade frozen waffles and sausage on hand ALL the time. On mornings where I needed a break, I put a bunch on a sheet pan and baked it in the oven. DONE. Kids were happy, I didn’t feel overwhelmed, and it was a good start to the day.

Currently, the easy breakfast items I keep stocked are:

  • Pancakes
  • Waffles
  • Muffins
  • Smoothie Popsicles
  • Chili (yes, my kids like chili for breakfast, topped with guacamole)

Whilst my freezer will be stocked with GF + Top 9 Free items, you can stock yours with recipes that meet your needs.

Sheet Pan Meals for Breakfast

You can take the idea of sheet pan meals (usually made for dinner) and make them in the mornings as well. An easy sheet pan breakfast would be sausage and potatoes (you can purchase or make egg free breakfast sausages). Another easy sheet pan meal would be chicken tenders in a sauce with a bag of frozen vegetables on the side.

Is Your Toddler Averse to Most Produce?

It’s easy for us as adults to forget that many fruits are unpredictable. Think about berries, especially blueberries and strawberries. Some are squishy, some are firm, some are sweet, some are sour, and so on. Kids on the other hand like consistency, and sometimes fresh produce does not deliver that for them.

If your toddler is struggling to accept produce, try frozen fruit, or fruits that are more predictable such as mango and banana. Smoothies are another way to offer your child a bit more predictability if they’re struggling with fresh fruit.

Related Article: Egg Free Toddler Lunch Box Ideas (Allergy Friendly)

Toddler Lunch Box Ideas by The Allergy Chef

Great Ingredients to Keep on Hand

If you cooked with eggs often before having a toddler with an egg allergy, you may have found mornings to be extra challenging. Gone are the days when you can make a couple of scrambled eggs and keep getting ready for the day.

To help make this much easier, here’s the biggest tip I can share with you: keeping your fridge, freezer, and pantry stocked with egg free ingredients is half the battle.

For example, if your toddler loves muffins, you should double or triple batch them and keep your freezer stocked. Then, on busy mornings, you heat something up from the freezer, and you’re good to go.

Whilst this isn’t an exhaustive list, here’s a good starting point of what to stock.

Egg Free Bread

There are several brands to choose from, and this can make something as simple as toast, or something a little fancier like egg free French toast. My child with an egg allergy likes the Little Northern Bakehouse bread, but I also make bread at home as well.

Milk (can be mammal’s milk or plant-base/dairy free milk)

Cereals Your Little Ones Enjoy (one of my fave brands for egg free allergy friendly cereal is Nature’s Path, they have lots of transparency about shared equipment etc.)

Oats, Especially Rolled Oats

Oats are a pretty versatile ingredient. You can make things like oatmeal, overnight oats, baked oat bars, oatmeal breakfast cookies, and more. You can even make a custom granola and use it as a yogurt topping.

What’s really nice about oats is that they’re not super expensive (unless you need gluten free purity protocol oats, then you’ll pay a premium).

For those who can’t have oats, look into creative ways to use rice and quinoa. I made this cool creamy rice recipe as an alternative to oatmeal for toddlers who can’t have oats.

Seeds

Chia seeds, hemp seeds, pumpkin seeds, flax seeds, and sunflower seeds are all toddler friendly. You can use chia seeds and hemp seeds as “sprinkles” whilst being a hype-man for your toddler to get them excited about this sprinkle alternative.

Seeds can be blended into a smoothie to add extra nutrition (and calories for kids who need a boost).

You can also use seed butters/spreads, One of my favourite brands is 88 Acres. They sell a range of seed spreads and seed products that are all suitable for a child with an egg allergy, or any other major allergy (they’re GF + Top 9 Free).

Chia seeds can be used to make chia pudding. I’ll warn you, the texture isn’t for everyone. However, if you’ve got a kid who enjoys eating it, I’d suggest creating several variations to rotate through.

Whole Food Fats

Ingredients such as avocado, nut butter, and coconut can be fantastic for toddlers with an egg allergy. They’re each a great source of healthy fats, and can provide your child with lasting energy.

Two easy ways to use avocado: make a simple version of avocado toast with bread, avocado, and hemp or chia seeds sprinkled on top. The second way is to make a creamy refined sugar free avocado pudding (can even be made with chocolate) and serve that alongside a protein your child enjoys. You can also use avocado to make an avocado porridge, like this one.

For the nut butter, I often used it in smoothies, or would make a “dip” by mixing it with a little maple syrup. My kids would then dip things like waffles and pancakes into the sweetened nut butter. If you’re a bit more traditional, you can spread your nut butter on toast and sprinkle a little cinnamon on top for a quick and easy breakfast.

For those who can’t have nuts, check out this article where I share all the different spreads and butters you can explore.

Allergy Friendly Butters and Spreads Options

Fresh and Frozen Fruits & Fresh Vegetables

What you stock will be dependent on the season and what’s available in your area. If you have a Costco in your area, check out their frozen produce section. I was able to purchase organic frozen produce at very good prices from them.

In terms of fruit stock, for my kids, I usually keep bananas, frozen blueberries, fresh or frozen strawberries, kiwi, easy to peel mandarins, mango, and grapes. I’d also keep items each child loved, but in small quantities (only one child loved grapefruit so I’d buy one here and there rather than keep it stocked at all times).

For vegetables, my kids love green beans, broccoli, zucchini, celery, cherry tomatoes, carrots, spinach, and few other random vegetables. I’d also purchase things like eggplant and leafy greens to cook with, which they didn’t notice too much.

Fresh fruits and vegetables can offer you not only variety, but they’re great for making smoothies. You can peel and freeze banana chunks and use that in place of ice in your smoothies so they’re less watery. You can also do this with zucchini and give your smoothies a little extra boost.

Yogurt Toppings

Yogurt on a busy morning is a super easy breakfast you can serve to a toddler with an egg allergy. There are also lots of dairy free yogurt options as well for those who need it. I will say, be sure you find out about cross-contact and shared equipment if your toddler is in the 30% group that can’t tolerate shared equipment and trace amounts. Most free-from yogurt is made on shared equipment.

Now that I’ve got my PSA out of the way, keep shelf-stable yogurt toppings in your pantry at all times. It can be granola, seeds, dried fruit, freeze dried fruit, and anything else your kiddo enjoys. I know my kids loved adding frozen wild blueberries and frozen cherries to their yogurt.

If you need a top 8 allergy free granola, check out the brand Red Plate Foods. No matter what you fancy, by having it stocked, you’ll be ready to serve a super easy breakfast.

Cross Contamination and Cross Contact: Keeping Allergens Away

Sugar Free Sweeteners (If That’s Your Thing)

I have a child who is allergic to cane sugar. That means I kept a huge range of cane sugar free sweeteners on hand at all times to be used in cooking and baking. This article on sweeteners can give you a lot of insight.

My faves to keep on hand are dates, date syrup, maple sugar, and maple syrup. I can do a lot with those four options and all of my kids loved the end results.

Keeping sweeteners on hand will allow you to make your toddler’s breakfast more palatable as needed.

Jam/Jelly

This is such a versatile ingredient, and unless you love canning foods at home, it’s an easy purchase to make. There are so many flavours and brands to choose from. I personally opt for the Crofter’s brands because they have a cane sugar free option that’s organic for my kid who needs it.

You can use your jam or jelly on toast, on pancakes, on waffles, and just about on any other carb you’d serve to your toddler. You can even make simple jam pinwheels with tortilla + cream cheese + jam.

Egg Free, Top 9 Allergy Free, Gluten Free Toddler Breakfast Ideas

Let’s look at six fantastic breakfasts you can serve your toddler. Each one is gluten free, dairy free, egg free, and top 9 allergy free. If you’re in need of recipes, be sure to check out the free downloads here on the website, or the free recipes on the RAISE website.

Egg Free Toddler Breakfast Ideas (Gluten Free, Top 9 Free)

Deconstructed Fried Rice

No matter what you like to put in your fried rice, you can deconstruct it for your toddler. Personally, when I make fried rice, most components are cooked on their own, then added into a large pot where everything is mixed together. To make that breakfast plate, I set aside a small portion of each component. Easy! Then, added a little fruit to go with it.

If this is something you’d do, make sure at least one of the components on the plate is something your child really enjoys.

Waffles + Protein + Veg

All of the free-from waffle recipes on RAISE are freezer friendly. To make waffles cute and little, I used perhaps my most favourite novelty appliance, the Dash mini waffle maker (2″).

The protein can be anything you have on hand, even something leftover from a different meal. The veg (or swap for fruit) can also be anything you have on hand. If you’re short on time, pull some frozen fruit from the freezer.

Oat Free Protein Muffin + Ground Meat + Produce

That tasty muffin came from the freezer. Feeding kids and families with dietary restrictions can be exhausting. It’s important that you batch cook and freeze where you can. Muffins are a prime example of this. It means that breakfast can be as simple as a thawed muffin, leftover ground meat from a previous night and produce that you have on hand.

Pictured, the carrots have been sliced with a crinkle cutter knife which can make food more interesting for toddlers and kids.

Creamy Breakfast Potatoes + Sausage + Produce

Creamy breakfast potatoes are pretty easy to make, and are a wonderful soft texture for toddlers. The sausage was cut into bite sized pieces and mixed with sautéed vegetables. Those carrots? Clearly I had some extra and used them. You can do the same! If you prep up a good amount of veg, you can use it over and over for several days.

Fluffy Pancakes + Produce

The pancakes are from the freezer, but you can always make them fresh. To make a small pancake for a toddler, use a medium OXO cookie dough scoop. It makes the perfect baby pancakes. The produce was what was on hand once again. Easy and easy.

Creamy Rice + Fruit

Creamy rice (very creamy) is an alternative to oatmeal. If you don’t have leftover rice available, you can make oatmeal, cream of buckwheat (wheat free, misleading name), or even use quinoa flakes. No matter which option you go with, they’re all very accommodating of just about any fruit you choose to pair it with,

If you need some toddler friendly recipes, be sure to check out the downloads section of the website, or join RAISE, for access to hundreds of Free-from toddler friendly recipes.

Easy Ways to Create Variety in the Meals You Serve

If your child (or even you) have an egg allergy or any other type of dietary restriction, it’s important that you serve up a variety of flavours and textures to prevent boredom.

This article on creating foods exposures and this article on creating textures can be very helpful if you have limited ingredient options.

An easy way to create variety is to swap out one item for a different flavour of said item. If you always buy strawberry jam, try raspberry or peach jam. This simple swap will allow you to feel like you have more choice.

Another easy thing to do is to change up the ratios in your smoothies. Let’s say you regularly make a mixed berry smoothie. Could you swap some of the berries for a different fruit? Perhaps try a different smoothie recipe all together? The change doesn’t have to be drastic, but even small ones will feel like a win.

Changing up your toppings is another easy way to create variety. If yogurt is always on the menu at your house, could you change up the toppings? Here’s an example in action: jam on Monday, granola on Tuesday, freeze dried fruit on Wednesday, chopped dried fruit on Thursday, and cinnamon or cacao on Friday.

Just by changing up the toppings, not only have we created a variety of flavours, we’ve also created a variety of nutrients we’re serving, and without doing much extra work.

Egg Free Toddler Breakfast Recipes

These are just a few of the hundreds of gluten free, egg free, allergy friendly breakfast recipes I’ve shared on RAISE. Check out the Advanced Recipe Search, which has more than 100 filters for restricted diets. Then, plug in breakfast, and get custom recipes tailored to your needs.

Low Histamine Baked Oat Breakfast Bars by The Allergy Chef (Gluten Free, Dairy Free, Egg Free, Vegan) Kid Friendly Carrot Banana Muffins by The Allergy Chef (Vegan, Gluten Free, Top 9 Allergy Free)
Gluten Free, Top 9 Allergy Free Toddler Snack Batman Plate Egg Free, Dairy Free, Gluten Free Breakfast Casserole by The Allergy Chef (Top 9 Allergy Free)
Gluten Free, Dairy Free, Egg Free Blueberry Chia Pudding Breakfast Recipe by The Allergy Chef (Vegan, Top 9 Allergy Free) Egg and Dairy Free Baked Oat Bars by The Allergy Chef
Creamy Dairy Free Oatmeal Alternative Recipe by The Allergy Chef (Egg Free, Vegan) Easy Maple Oat Squares Nut Free Breakfast Bar Recipe by The Allergy Chef (Vegan, Top 9 Allergy Free)

Need More Free-From Toddler Meals and Resources?

Check out these additional resources available on the RAISE Membership website, all aimed at helping your free-from toddler thrive.

30 Top 9 Free Toddler Meals Cookbook by The Allergy Chef Gluten Free, Top 9 Allergy Free Rainbow Lunches
Free-From Toddler Feeding & Nutrition Basics Letter to Preschools and Daycare Centers
Allergy Seminar: Introducing New Foods to Toddlers Allergy Seminar: Making Toddler Food
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