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Babies: 9 - 12 Months
Moms of older babies: Quick, easy food ideas?
Jack is on 100% table food and I am struggling with finding things he can eat. A lot of nights we eat dinner after him and our leftovers are usually not suitable for him (last night was lamb chops and asparagus) so I usually make him something seperate. I need ideas for healthy, kid friendly ideas that are easy!
So far I rotate between a kind of pasta, hummus, eggs, fruit, veggies. I need more main meal ideas that are not so carb based. TIA!
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Re: Moms of older babies: Quick, easy food ideas?
grilled cheese sandwich, chicken nuggets, french fries, lunchable jr., bread product (roll, croissant, toast, etc)
Have you tried giving him small bites of whatever you are eating? You will be surprised at how they will really eat anything. DS loves broccoli.
Here are some of the things Katen eats:
Grilled cheese sammys
quesadillas
chicken tenders - just chicken, not breaded
asparagus, carrots, peas, beans, potatoes in small chunks
chicken noodle soup that's thickened - messy but healthy
cheese sticks (I like sargento's or Kraft Cheese crumbles)
cottage cheese
applesauce
Freezer waffles (target makes organic whole wheat tiny waffles)
breakfast bars - earth's best makes organic
toast
pumpkin and squash cubes - make ahead and freeze
I get the bags of organic frozen peas and carrots - they seem to be a nice size for little fingers
Stir fry veggies that are frozen seem to work well too
I make star pasta and put a mixture of melted shredded cheese and sour cream or cream cheese on it. Sometimes I add broccoli also
Black beans - rinsed really really well and put with rice
Minute rice makes whole grain rice in a microwavable bowl. Just pop in microwave for 30secs. Add some beans or veggies and you have baby stirfry - add some egg and you have baby fried rice
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I have a pretty big list at this point, it is difficult to keep their little tummies fed! Here's what I keep around...
Frozen peas, crinkle cut carrots, and green beans - these are really easy to nuke, also frozen cherries are delicious for "dessert"
Frozen slices of turkey meatloaf I made a few weeks ago
Frozen whole wheat pancakes, frozen waffles - I spread pureed pumpkin (which I freeze in cubes) on the pancakes, and you would think I was feeding him chocolate cake!
Cooked pasta in the fridge, I make a big batch at the beginning of the week and just use a little at a time, ditto for a cooked sweet potato
American cheese, cottage cheese, yogurt, shredded mozzerella/cheddar
Tofu, I just serve this straight from the package, I once made "tofu nuggets" but my DS likes it better raw!
Little jars of canned peaches/mixed fruit, like you get for kids' lunches
Eggs, but only if we're having eggs for dinner, too
I just made a spinach lasagna, I will freeze that in pieces
Meatballs/meat sauce, very messy!
Sometimes I cook use avocado when cooking, so I cut an extra one up for DS
I got a can of Amy's organic mixed chili beans - no spices, just the beans - and that was a big hit!!
Hmm, that's all I can think of right now. I read a good rule of thumb somewhere, to serve at least 3 different categories of food per meal - so a veggie/fruit, a grain, and a protein/fat. So it's good to find foods that combine these, like the spinach lasagna or meatloaf (make it with veggie purees). Sometimes I literally just melt a piece of American cheese over pasta and serve it with peas, seems lame to me but DS loves it.