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My kidlets have never been on the over-weight side of the scale. The Little Lady, since infancy, has always hovered around the 3rd percentile for weight, and Mr. Boy stays around 25th percentile mark. Because of their tendency to be “light-weights,” our pediatrician has pushed protein, healthy fats, fiber and “real” calorie snacks for the kidlets, as opposed to lots of fluff like crackers.
(which makes Mr. Boy very, very sad because Goldfish is his very “favoritest” snack in the whole wide world)
Since the kidlets love eggs, they have become a staple in our meals. Even lunch and dinner see the incredible, edible egg several times a month. . . but in ways beyond the normal scrambled egg.
Two favorites around here are hard-boiled eggs and a meal we call “egg in a basket.” Since I am a fan of making food visually appealing for my toddler and preschooler, I enjoy making these two meals fun for them.
Not Your Mother’s Hard-Boiled Eggs
Plain ol’ hard-boiled eggs? Not here! I use egg molds and decorative elements to give the Little Lady’s bento lunches “personality,” making the egg anything but routine.
(our pilgrim bento from Thanksgiving week)
*Use silicone egg molds to shape your eggs or use nori (dried seaweed sheets), cheese or cake decorating elements to add thematic flair to the eggs.
Eggs and Toast – with a Twist
And for a quick dinner (or “brinner,” the silly word my Hubby uses to describe a “breakfast for dinner” meal), the kidlets LOVE Egg in a Basket.
In a matter of minutes, I can very quickly create a fun dinner for the kidlets … and thanks to the myriad of cutters flooding my bento cabinet, I can turn a simple egg and humble piece of bread into an easy holiday themed (and frugal) meal.
Baked French Toast for the Holidays
Recently, I tweaked my Baked French Toast with Bacon Breakfast Casserole and replaced the bacon with cherries. Yes, I know — how could I get rid of the bacon? Hubby questioned me too, but I wanted to serve a festive looking breakfast now that we’re smack-dab in the middle of the Winter Holidays.
(I love, love, love Christmas and will look for ANY excuse to make ANYTHING more festive … so THERE, Hubby!)
In each of the shown meals, I used Land O’ Lakes All-Natural Eggs (the Little Lady and Hubby love when I use brown eggs). These eggs have a rich, deep yellow yolk and a full, deliciously “eggy” flavor.
Land O’Lakes Eggs are backed by more than 90 years of experience in delivering premium, quality dairy foods that families can trust. All Land O’Lakes Eggs are “eggstraodinary,” because they are produced by hens fed a premium vegetarian whole grain diet consisting primarily of whole ground corn and soybean meal, with no added hormones, antibiotics, animal fats or animal by-products. These eggs are gathered at the peak of the hens’ egg-laying cycles, which can make the eggs more delicious.
To find these eggs at a store in your area, visit the Land O’ Lakes site and for even more recipes, check out their Facebook Page (they are sharing TONS of yummy looking holiday recipes right now).
Disclosure: I received a coupon for Land O’ Lakes Eggs as well as a gift-package to share information about this product. Any opinions expressed in this post are my own.
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About Rachel Lacy
My name is Rachel -- I share tales about food and family. I'm a home-cook who focuses on fresh & simple meals to both fuel us and to help us celebrate our family-life. My day starts with coffee. Lots of coffee. 
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The Christmas Tree bread is a great idea.
eggs are a favorite here too but my kids are boring and don’t want to try new things, I’m going to experiment more using your ideas.
LOVE the cute little egg in toast – I honestly have never seen that before. I think my son would love it. (My daughter is not a bread / toast person, I don’t get it!)
And the baked french toast – that’s actually our Christmas morning traditional breakfast. I love the cherries – and Bacon?!? I’ll have to check that one out
We love eggs at our house, but I’m not nearly as clever as you are with displaying them! I will definitely be making some of the Eggs in a Basket (I’m already envisioning heart shaped ones for Valentines and shamrock ones for St Paddy’s Day). I also want to try my hand at your Pilgrims. They are sooooo adorable!
My girls love hard-boiled eggs and although they’re teenagers, they’re still completely enamored with fun shaped food!
Thanks for the great ideas!
We LOVE the eggs in toast meal – I love the idea of using a cookie cutter! I have some small heart-shaped cookie cutters that would be really cute.
That cherry french toast casserole looks utterly amazing.
These are great ideas. I love eggs in a nest, the tree is adorable.
certainly adorable and entertaining I think my kids would rather me take a photo of it than eat it LOl
What great ideas! Luckily my son loves eggs.
The cutout idea filled with eggs is awesome! I’m going to try it!
Those are some great recipes!
These all look amazing & fun for kids AND adults
Hmmm…no kids, but I might be able to get hubby to eat them if I try this. LOL
I recently bought some egg molds. The children love it when their hard boiled eggs are shaped like a fish or car
I’m loving that Cherry French Toast Casserole – such a genius idea!
Egg toast is a family favorite in our house
The Baked Cherry French Toast Casserole looks yummy!
I love the Land O’Lakes Brand!
Will you be my mommy?
I love Land O’ Lakes. And I love your ideas for breakfasts! I’m going to do that toast one with the egg in it… for myself!
you have fab idea for breakfast
Great ideas! I need to try some of them.
Baked french toast? Love it. I’m going to try it this week.
I love the egg/toast Christmas tree!
Thanks for the great ideas!
I like making them with a Mickey ears cutter…for myself!
I love the idea of cutting bread into shapes with cookie cutters. Brilliant!
How fun! I may have to try this!
What a great recipe! I have been trying to find Land O Lakes eggs but it doesn’t seem that any of my grocery stores carry them.
This looks great!
When my hubby and I first started dating, he told me he was going to cook up his “specialty”. It ended up being an egg in a basket. I still make fun of him for it. lol.