12 mo-so sick of chicken, what else?

kerby1013 · April 2013

I know my LO needs protein but it seems like he eats so much chicken? What else do you moms make for lunch and dinner that has protein in it?

lindslalala · April 2013

I make batches of turkey meatballs that have some veggies tossed in them as well. I freeze them and they defrost really quickly so it's easy to get his meals together.

BamaMom2 · April 2013

DD does not like chicken at all! =( We don't eat red meat...only vension.

mben1119 · April 2013

Steak, ground beef, pork, cheese, greek yogurt.

kalette · April 2013

LO eats lots of chicken and ground beef, and some tuna, ham etc.. Eggs are great too.. she loves scrambled eggs with cheese.

FabulousMrs.P · April 2013

Turkey...sometimes just baked turkey breast...sometimes I use ground turkey and make meatballs.

Hot dogs...try not to do it too often, but every now and then she has one for lunch

My DD loves both lentil soup and minestrone soup. The beans

gui's gal · April 2013

Recently I got turkey hotdogs from a brand called Applegate. They are organic and don't have too many nasties. I heated them up, peeled off the outer skin, and then cubed up the inner hotdog. I served it with tiny bits of fresh baked bread. Kind of like a

melissa0726 · April 2013

We buy frozen pre-cooked turkey meatballs from Trader Joe's. DD absolutely LOVES them. They heat up in a minute in the microwave.

Other than that, I use leftover ground beef to make a quick quesadilla with some cheese and thawed green

WhitWed · April 2013

I chop up turkey breasts into cubes and cook them on the stove. I can put them in noodle casseroles or just with veggies and LO likes it! I will also brown some ground beef and put it into macaroni. You can also get proteins from peanut

Haley.Beth · April 2013

Her proteins for lunch usually include peanut butter and a low-fat cheese. At dinner, she eats whatever we do.

TiffanyBerry · April 2013

By 12mo, protein sources for us were chicken, beef, salmon, eggs, sunflower seed butter, almond meal, cheese/yogurt, beans, lentils, garbanzo beans in hummus).

chardonnay24 · April 2013

I read this as, "so sick of children". I was like, um...you still have at least 17 more years, suck it up?

Anyway, he eats the same things we do, so in addition to chicken, we do turkey meatballs, roast beef, stew, pork chops, pork roa

vindaloo · April 2013

DS loves string cheese, fish, and pork sausage! I'm wary of additives in sausage so we use Wellshire brand organic maple pork breakfast sausage--DS eats it many mornings for breakfast!

He also loves eggs--I usually beat an egg and make an o

laurakaz13 · April 2013

Also lots of chicken, ground turkey, beans and eggs. I'm not a red meat eater, but DH is so he will give her steak and hamburger on the occasions he has it. She likes it all.