Infants 8 months+ will love this quick and tasty scrambled eggs for babies. It’s packed full of protein with the added goodness of spinach and mushrooms!
Fast and simple scrambled eggs for babies
These scrambled eggs are super easy and quick to whip up that I was able to make it for Mr Fussypants in less than 3 minutes!
It comes loaded with protein thanks to the egg, milk and cheese so it’ll keep babies fuller for longer. As for the veggies, we are going to sneakily add in mushroom and spinach. Both are subtle in flavour so babies won’t even know they are eating it.
BUT we definitely will! Mushrooms are rich in vitamin B and spinach is ‘Popeye’s’ power food so babies will be pumping iron with this!
This recipe is recommended for infants older than 8 months. It’s a great baby-led weaning food and makes it’s a fun way for them to learn to use their fingers to pick up small objects.
An update on Kai’s world
Just a few weeks ago I was telling Tomasi how much I was enjoying this sweet spot we were in with Kai because he was eating and sleeping like a champ!
Everyone told us that babies would sleep all the way through the night when the are 6 months, but Kai obviously has eaten his memo instead of reading it! We waited for an excruciating 9 and a half months to get a full night sleep and then it finally happened!
WOOHOO! Kai has been sleeping consistently through the night for the last few weeks for 11 to 12 hours AMAZING!!!
….BUT his eating just hit a very bumpy road so back to BOOHOO!
Seriously, it’s like a war zone when we try to sit Kai down in his high chair. He would arch his body backwards like that possessed girl in The Exorcist movie and kick and scream loudly. He is so strong that I need my husband to help me put him down safely.
It doesn’t get any better when we feed him as he would fake cry (mummy is on to you Kai). When he sees a spoon headed in his direction he goes into self-defence mode in a move that would make Bruce Lee jealous. He would simultaneously lift his hands and feet up to block his face from his enemy, the spoon!
It’s unbelievable because he’s not even ONE yet and he is already defying us.
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Babies change all the time and we must adapt!
Kai’s eating pattern goes hand in hand with his sleeping pattern. Kai has begun waking up a few hours earlier in the morning because he is hungry from eating so little during the day.
From when Kai was 6 months I fed him iron-enriched baby cereal which he loved until recently, and now he is barely tolerating it.
Sometimes I get stressed thinking that Kai may not be getting enough nutrients to support his growing body as some days he eats so little.
Thinking about Kai’s recent changes and his dietary needs resulted in me creating this recipe. I needed a breakfast meal that was filling, healthy and slow-burning but most importantly something that he would eat!
When I first made this scrambled eggs for Kai he was in the kitchen with me. I had this whipped up so fast that he had no time to moan and when I served it to him he kept eating and eating, and to my surprise, he finished the whole thing! Job well-done mummy!
Ingredients needed
For the milk, butter and cheese I always use full cream as babies need fat for the first few years of their life for health reasons.
Cheese – I used shredded mozzarella but this can be substituted with any cheese as long as it melts into the egg when cooked.
Spinach – I used baby spinach as is milder in flavour and softer in texture than other types of spinach.
Mushroom – I used a medium-size Button mushroom
How to make scrambled eggs for babies
Step-by-step guide with photos
Firstly, roughly slice and chop up the spinach and mushroom to the size that is safe for your baby/infant to eat. The veggies will wilt and reduce in size once cooked.
1 & 2. Whisk the egg and add in all the ingredients excluding the butter and stir to combine well.
3. On medium heat melt the butter in a small pan and pour in the egg mixture.
4. Stir the mixture slowly for approximately 1 min or until the egg is fully cooked and the veggies have softened.
Serve scrambled eggs to the baby right after cooking but wait till it’s at a safe temperature. Discard any uneaten eggs.
Check out my post on how I save time and stress when it comes to preparing daily meals for Kai.
Cooking measurements are in Australian standard spoon and cup measurements.
A Third-Party Application calculated the calories and nutritional information. Please use this as an approximate guide only.
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SCRAMBLED EGGS FOR BABIES
Ingredients
- 1 large egg
- 1 small mushroom (cleaned & sliced) (NOTE 1)
- 5 baby spinach leaves (sliced) (NOTE 2)
- 2 tbsp milk
- 1 tbsp shredded mozzarella cheese (NOTE 3)
- ½ tsp unsalted butter
Instructions
- In a small bowl whisk the egg. Add all the ingredients (excluding the butter) into the egg and mix well.
- In a small pan melt the butter on medium heat, pour in the egg mixture and stir the mixture slowly for approximately 1 minute or until the egg is fully cooked and the veggies have softened.
I didn’t use spinach but I substituted it with broccoli and my 1 year old daughter loved it
Glad to hear your daughter loved it and broccoli is a great sub!