I need easy toddler meals!!

lkm2006

I'm a SAHM and lunch for DS is killing me. We did BLW and ive always fixed him what i was having but I still have pretty bad morning sickness so some lunch times I want to eat nothing or either complete junk.

I feel like he is burnt out on Mac and cheese and chicken tenders but I don't know what else to fix.

What is your Lo's favorites?

HappyAardvark

Meatballs are generally a hit. So is the filling from a chicken cheesesteak, and taco meat. Cubes of cheese, smooshed beans, olives, any green veggie, the little Barilla pastas with veggies piccolini? tossed in butter and olive oil, ravioli...

pennysuedog

grilled cheese

pasta

cooked carrots

I gave Violet a whole apple (peeled) she devoured it!

oatmeal

avocado

cottage cheese

get a rotisserie chicken sand take the meat off the bone and divide it up into freezer bags and pull out portion.

scrambled eggs

french toast (you can freeze batches)

pancakes (you can freeze batches)

pasta salad

bananas chunks mixed with yogurt and rice crispies

 

 

 

 

KrisM86

Pasta with olive oil and cheese or marinara sauce

Grilled cheese sandwich

Turkey or ham sandwich with cheese and avocado

Bean and cheese quesadilla with  guacamole

Omelet

Soups are always a hit - chicken noodle, tomato, chili, etc.

I always add fruit and veggies to any lunch (cut up grapes, berries, banana, mango, cooked carrots, broccoli, green beans, etc.) 

 

Stewartandmaura

E's lunch is almost the same everyday-- cheese and crackers, cut up fruit (grapes, strawberries, peaches, plums), meat leftovers from the night before, and/or yogurt and avocado.

I do try to rotate the things around so it doesn't feel like she's eating the same thing, but really, it is the same.

We have started doing some soup now that it has cooled off a little, chicken noodle or tomato with a grilled cheese sandwich.

blu-eyedwife

My guy loves sandwiches - avocado and cheese are his favorite (though he enjoyed a chicken sandwich for dinner last night).  He also really likes meatloaf for lunch. 

I pack his lunch for daycare and some of the things I pack include:

pasta, ravioli, sandwiches, meatballs, yogurt, leftovers from dinner (chicken, stew, steak, pork)

and then I throw in some fruits and/or veggies.

Today he had southwestern quinoa and black beans and some savory madeleines I made last week.

lkm2006

Great ideas!! I feel like we may escape the rut!

Ms.Jade

Here are a few things I've done. 

She always gets a mix of cereal and pureed fruit for breakfast. Old habits die hard. Right now she also gets 1/2 a mini blueberry bagel with it. I change up the bread up often. 

Last week her choices for lunch were 1) turkey meatballs, lightly seasoned and cut into quarters with steamed baby carrots cooked firm enough for her to pick up and bite but soft enough for her eat easily, or 2) mild cheddar quesadilla cut into triangles easy to pick up with a mixture of canned corn and canned black beans or 3) veggie ravioli. 

This week she gets 1) chicken apple sausage cut into slices and then quartered so that it's easy to pick up with mini pancakes, or 2) baked sweet potato fries.

Each meal is served with a either blueberries, blackberries, strawberries, or raspberries.

I do all of the cooking on Sundays and package them into small containers in the fridge. 

colliebabe

DD loves hummus and cheese on wheat bread. Personally I wouldn't eat just that, but she loves it!  I also do some roll ups with various fillings, and meatballs are always a big hit around here.  I just buy the frozen meatballs and heat one or two up a time.