What are some quick nutrional meals for lunch and dinner for my 1 & 2 year old toddler?

Answer 1

Lunch they should have a fresh fruit cut it up, some veggies carrots are good cold at least for your older child. My son loves tuna, pbj ocassionally, homemade mac n cheese ( I use cheddar, cottage cheese) yogurt, cheese and crackers are yummy snacks. Cottage cheese and tomatoes are one of my sons favs. I buy a turkey breast cook it, slice it and freeze into smaller portions for sandwiches, same with roast beef, its cheaper and healthier in long run then processed meats.

I used to keep the Gerber toddler meals too for lunches they are especially made for toddlers and very healthy. Beechnut has the microwave ones in the cups too. Much better then frozen meals for adults. I also keep some chef boyardee on hand for the days we need to really hustle (but I really limit them they are so unhealthy)...

Dinners I make a quick homemade sauce with ground turkey and pasta, cube steaks, chicken, with a veggie and a bread. homemade chili, takes about 20 mins and you can make enough for two meals. Rice and veggies with chicken. If you cut up chicken breasts it cooks really quick. We have whole wheat pasta with peas and grated cheese with a bit of butter, or garlic and olive oil and sundried tomatoes. I make alot of different pastas and add fresh/frozen veggies and meat its really fast and pretty good for you. I also serve milk at every meal, my son doesnt get alot of juice or sugar ( he gets hyper and its bad for their teeth)... I keep alot of fruit in the house, and freeze strawberries, blueberries, and even grapes, then defrost them and he loves them for a snack.

Answer 2

Once a week or so I cook homemade food and freeze my 2 1/2 yr old meal size portions for the week. I buy chicken breast dip them in egg white and bread crumbs and cook in an oven at 450 for 25 minutes and when cool I freeze them for him. They are a lot healthier than any packaged meal. I keep a jar of Newmans Own organic pasta sauce and just boil him whatever whole grain pasta he picks from the pantry and add a couple of table spoons of sauce. He won't eat a tomato but he eats that. He loves cream cheese so I fill up 1/2 of a celery stalk with cream cheese or peanut butter and top it with raisins or chocolate chips and that is a great snack. I also make homemade turkey or chicken soup (monthly) I let him help add everything, like carrots, celery, spinach, onions, string beans and whole grain brown rice and mini pene whole grain pasta. I freeze smaller portions for him and larger ones for me. This is the only way I can get him to eat vegetables. He loves to help make english muffin pizza's too, I use the pasta sauce and let him add the cheese. He loves pumpkin muffins and I substitute pumpkin for the oil the recipe calls for and they are great. What ever it takes right!

Answer 3

whole wheat bread and peanut butter, cut up with cookie cutters into a star or heart. Serve with grapes and sliced apples.

Hard boiled eggs and slices of cheese with grapes or apples.

My little ones this age seem to like finger foods a lot.

I also get benefiber and add it once a day to their drink or food to help them keep regular and as far as drinks I like to get a teaspoon of splenda, cold water and a squeeze of lemon, to keep them from all the sugary drinks. It is kind of a mock lemonade but mostly water.
My two year old loves egg noodles with beef gravy and cooked carrots. Spaghetti is also a good choice. ( I use really lean meats) You can cook the carrots and noodles together to make it quicker.

Those V8 fruit juices that have all the servings of veggies and fruits for the day would be good to use if they hate veggies.

I also make them warm applesauce with Cinnamon and a small bowl of low sugar oatmeal in the morning with a little milk added.

My other favorite is making them "milkshakes" and get those protein packets or kid's chocolate ensure and a scoop of low fat frozen yogurt or ice cream and making it really thick. They don't know the difference and it is full of nutrients.
Good luck!

Answer 4

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Answer 5

My two year old has to have grape tomatoes at almost every meal. She also loves cucumbers. She's a veggie girl. Peas, corn and apples. Cheese sticks are easy to pack in her lunch for day school.

Answer 6

I believe these are made by Gerber but they have toddler meals. You can find them at your local store or Target-Walmart-Fred Meyers, in with the baby food. They are great and it takes 30 sec in the microwave and there you go a good healthy meal.

Answer 7

Keep fresh fruits and veggies on hand to cut up for a quick meal. Mix them with low-fat cheese cubes, or even a grilled cheese, cold cuts, or even tofu, and you have a nutritious meal. Another idea is to make these when you have spare time and keep them ready to go in small containers in the fridge so you have them ready to go. Frozen produce is fine too.

Answer 8

Tuna fish, Carrot (mashed), Apples, Bananas, Pears, Green Beans, Pomegranate Juice(diluted with water), Apple Juice(diluted with water), Spinach, and Peas(mashed).

Answer 9

1 tin of baked beans mixed with 1 tin of tuna - heated and poured over cubed toasted wholegrain bread.

Answer 10

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