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Need ideas for healthy toddler lunches

MominatorMominator
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Our breakfasts and dinners are generally healthy, but I tend to slack off seriously at lunch time and my kids end up eating a lot more mac n chz, hot dogs, grilled cheese and chicken nuggets than they should. I'm trying to make healthy eating choices a part of daily life for all of us, especially since DS#1 and I could afford to lose some weight. Any suggestions?
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Re: Need ideas for healthy toddler lunches

  • CleoKittyCleoKitty member
    If you're already doing pretty well at dinner then just make a little extra each night and eat the leftovers for lunch the next day.
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  • xbrooklyngrlxbrooklyngrl

    I agree w/cleo. Or just keep the lunches light like quesadillas or whole wheat sandwiches with a salad, homemade english muffin pizza, soup.

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  • DandelionMomDandelionMom

    Will they eat soup?  When I'm being good, I make a big vat of soup for the week and when I'm not being good, I buy a bunch of canned Amys soup (there are lots of low sodium ones).  The girls' favorites are black bean soup, tomato bisque, and lentil. 

    Quesadillas are good too, you can sneak black beans and veggies in with the cheese. 

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  • camrudecamrude
    Sandwiches with veggies and humus are always a big hit here.
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  • Angela814Angela814 member
    I have to send a lunch to daycare every day. I have a bunch of those 1/2 cup gladware containers. I put a veggie in one and a fruit in the other. Then the main dish is things like a sandwich, quesadilla, chicken nuggets, mac & cheese, spaghetti o's, leftovers, etc. In general, she gets mostly sandwiches (on wheat bread so that's healthy at least) just because that's what she'd prefer.
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  • libra31libra31 member

    We do quesadillas, pb&j, natural turkey & cheese sandwhiches, whole wheat english muffins w/ cr cheese or hummus, bean burritos.  We also do a decent amount of grilled cheese/ grilled turkey and cheese.  You can use 2% cheese and spray butter to make it healthier. 

    I don't think mac&cheese and chicken nuggets are that bad if you serve healthy sides.  We almost always have yogurt and fruit or carrot sticks at lunch.  We don't eat chips at lunch or dessert afterwards either. 

    DD(7), DS(4.5), DS(2.5), DS(baby)
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