Stay at Home Moms
Lunch help
I feel like I feed my LO the same five things each week for lunch. I need healthy, easy to make lunch ideas that aren't chicken nuggets or mac and cheese! TIA
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Re: Lunch help
The short answer: if you want LO to have a more diverse menu then you should plan for it and shop for it.
I make Grant's weekly menu right along with mine and Dh's. I make a lot of his food on Sunday and portion it out (some into the freezer and some into the fridge).
This week he rotated between grilled chicken breast and tofu with corn/green/pureed squash casserole or diced carrots mixed with pureed carrots + fresh basil and parsley. I made some cinnamon apple sauce, diced up some apples and tossed in cinnamon, and made up some pear-sauce and diced pears.
Next week I'll make different items to rotate between. Wholesome baby has a lot of good recipes and menu ideas.
DD eats a lot of leftovers for lunch. Last night for dinner I grilled some chicken breasts in garlic, butter, and spinach, and added rice and kidney beans (we ate it on tortillas for dinner). She had the leftover chicken, beans, and spinach for lunch today. Yesterday she had some leftover tilapia and rice from Monday's dinner. I just microwaved some frozen broccoli to go along with it. (I always give her veggies first).
I often give her a series of "snacks" in her high chair for lunch. I'll start with fruit and/or a veggie. She absolutely LOVES peas, pears and strawberries, and will eat an entire pear in one sitting. I cut it up in "sticks" and she devours them. If I'm doing veggies, again, she gets those first. Then I'll give her a cowbell cheese (those little round ones in red wax), or some cheddar slices, then a Yo Baby yogurt.
I don't even buy chicken nuggets, but she does eat mac 'n' cheese about once a week (either homemade or Annie's organic). If she eats chicken nuggets, they are leftovers handmade by me the night before (which is very simple! just cut breasts into strips, dip in egg and panko bread crumbs, and bake).
Another go-to that is simple and healthy is turkey meatballs. I'll make a pound of them, freeze them, and can pop two or three in the microwave for her lunch.