Cereal

Obviously, you can serve pretty much any cereal which isn’t too high in sugar, but I would like to just make a special mention of raisin Mini-Wheats or Toppas. These do not contain any added sugar, and little ones can eat them by themselves with their hands – you just soak them in milk until they’re a bit squidgy. My ds will happily pick at a bowl of them next to his usual breakfast of toast or roll with jam.

Another big hit recently has been honey pops – puffed wheat with honey. I serve them in a bowl either dry or with a splash of milk. Ds eats them with his hands, or has attempted to go in with a spoon (better when they’re slightly sticky with the milk).

 

Toast

Yes, yes, of course you know how to make toast, I haven’t gone completely mad. Here are just a few ideas of what to put on it and how to serve it up, you know, for inspiration.

• cream cheese – an absolute favourite, even when teething and not wanting to eat anything else
• marmite and butter – for the ultimate savoury kick
• mushroom pate – we get a particularly tasty one from alnatura, so I’ve never actually tried making my own, but if I ever do, I’ll post the recipe here
• jam and butter - interestingly, ds has shown that he does have preferences when it comes to jam, sour cherry being the favourite
• fruit spreads - again, we were able to get a selection from alnatura, but basically is was just lightly cooked and pureed fruit, the apple and banana being the tastiest (also fab on pancakes!)
• avocado  – yes, really. Make sure it’s very ripe and then spread away. Also very nice in combination with cream cheese.

We cut the toast into triangles – perfect to hold, and not too much at once.
And we use both white and brown sliced bread, though we all prefer the white.