Go to toddler meals

[mary1217]

There are only a few things that dd will eat consistently.


grilled cheese
cheese pizza
sweet potato fries

And she even turns her nose up at these things sometimes.  Most nights I have to still add in a container of baby food so she gets enough food.

What are you ladies go to meals/foods that lo's like.  I need help!!

[jnnfrrose6]

Both of my kids love beans: black, refried, black eyed peas, baked, so I usually put some version on their plates. Spaghetti is always a winner. Cheese, yogurt, pancakes, eggs, pb&j. That's what I've got off the top of my head.

[isolemnlyswear]

Any type of fruit
Green beans
Peas
Mashed potatoes
Sweet potatoes
Pb&j
Speghetti
Cheese
Yogurt
Waffles
Pancakes
French Toast
Eggs
Oatmeal

[Lola]

We are dairy free. Our go tos:
Eggs
Pancakes
Hot dogs
Ham
Spaghetti
Any fruit
Veggie/fruit pouches
Pizza without the cheese
Coconut milk yogurt
Sausage links


We gotta find a way to get more veggies and proteins.

[anotherdreamer]

Mine love:
Blueberry pancakes
Waffles (with syrup, or peanut butter, or jam, etc)
French toast
Bagels, with cream cheese
Grapes
Bananas
Jar peaches
Avocados (they flip out, each ate a half with dinner last night)
Homemade "lunchables" (ham cut, cheese sticks or slices, crackers)
Spaghetti (made with macaroni noodles, extra veggies added)
Lasagna
Pizza
Chicken nuggets
French fries
Mashed potatoes (huge fav)
Potatoes in general, TBH
Blackbean quesadillas (I add taco chicken if I have leftover from our weekly roast chicken)
Cheese sticks (colby jack and cheddar are their favorite)

I have a pouch station so I sometimes fill the large pouches with pureed fruit and Greek yogurt as a meal addition or a snack.

If I make mine sandwiches they just open them and eat the insides... so I don't give them sandwiches that much right now.

[liziz]

Breakfast:
yogurt, eggs (maybe with lots of cheese, since that seems to be something she likes?), we stopped being able to hide veggies in the eggs, though

Lunch:
hot dogs, lunch meat, applesauce, cheese sticks, pb&j, sweet potato fries

Dinner:
Any meat/meals we have leftover, lunch items, steamed broccoli, avocado, noodles

We're really struggling with veggies, but I'm planning to make some spinach pancakes I made when she was littler this weekend, because I think she'll eat them. We recently discovered that she likes long noodles (like spaghetti) and not short noodles. We also often add yogurt, cheerios, and cheddar bunnies to any meal, and she likes most fruits (favorites are "blues" (blueberries), "bapes" (grapes), and "apupupple" (pineapple))

[kelpsu]

raviolis - with or without sauce
hot dogs
tuna noodle casserole
grilled cheese or just a slice... he loves cheese
yogurt
all fruits
most veggies, especially peas
cheerios
oatmeal
soup
pasta salads
pizza (thinking about trying English muffin pizzas)

smoothies with some added protein if I can't get him to eat anything else.

[mary1217]

Omg I am so jelly of all the things your kids eat.

[dawnfire]

If E starts throwing food or giving it to the dogs, I consider him full and done. (I do always offer another swig of milk, though. Sometimes he does it when he's thirsty.)

My pathetic go-tos:
pizza
grilled cheese
macaroni and cheese (do you see a theme here?)
Fruit/veggie pouches I forget which brand
Dole Fruit Fusions (fruit cups that get him a serving of veggies, too!)
cheese enchiladas
cheese quesadillas
cheesy roll-ups


There may be more that I can't think of. Cheese is our main theme.

ETA: Broccoli and cheese.  That's like the only non-processed veggie he loves to eat.

[mamanorris]

Breakfast~ eggs, pancakes, French toast, smoothies, fruit

Lunch~ Kid Fresh are my go to lazy lunch. They ha e veggies snuck in so it makes me feel a little better. Quesadillas, grilled cheese, chicken, I keep meatballs and mini meatloaf in the freezer and I add shredded veggies to them.

Dinner~ whatever we eating, if he won't eat it I will adjust the meal for him.

Snacks~ bunny crackers, fruit, cheese, pouches, popcorn

This is just for DS2, DS1 is the pickiest human ever and has a short list of foods he will eat. He did recently add sweet potatoes and broccoli. It was a huge deal because he won't eat fruits or veggies unless they are pureed.

[mamanorris]

Also he LOVES Zoodles. I just made the Zoodles (super easy) sauté them in a little olive oil and add a couple spoonfuls of sauce.

[emilillies]

I'm not smart enough to figure out which of these are repeats so here goes. Things DD will eat on a consistent basis.

Elbow pasta/spag with sauce
Grilled cheese
PBJ
Pb toast, pb waffle
Yogurt especially Greek
Cottage cheese
Cheese, any type. Loves swiss.
Banana, blueberry, clementine, pear, peach,
Dry cereal
Oatmeal with raisins, cinnamon, syrup, bananas or yogurt mixed in
Applesauce, puree fruit, pouches
Crackers- Annie's bunnies, saltines
Mixed Veggie (corn/pea/carrot)
Peas with or without parmesan
Tomato
Sweet potato, baked, fries
Fish- baked, breaded or battered
Hamburger
Chicken
Ham
Bacon
Eggs, scramble
Tomato soup (watered down becsuse of salt, in a cup)
Pizza

I'll add more as I can think of them.

[hurricanerek]

Breakfast:
Yogurt, any fruit, toast with cream cheese, cheese omelets, sometimes I'll make muffins or pancakes for her.

Lunch: leftovers from dinner, macaroni, cheese, quesadilla, fruit, hummus and crackers

Dinner: she eats what we eat. If she doesn't like what we eat, too bad so sad.

She is much more likely to eat something with a utensil or if she can dip it into something.

[emilillies]

hurricanerek Lol at "too bad so sad". That's how I feel about it. I feel that you need to try everything, I will try to never serve anything inedible. You don't have to clean your plate but you certainly need to make an effort and I won't make an alternate meal.

[soon2bmrsn]

My kid also has a pathetic list of "acceptable" foods.

-macaroni & cheese (90% success rate)
-deli turkey
-cheese (her favorite)
-crackers/snack stuff
-fruit pouches
-nutrigrain bars
-cheese quesadillas
-plain Greek yogurt
-spaghetti (50% success rate)
-avocado, watermelon, grapes, bananas, apples, plums, raisins, cantaloupe, etc.
-pancakes, waffles, French toast

That's it. She won't touch eggs, pizza, meat, fish, or veggies.

[missilini]

I've been making a ton of freezer meals for DD. I try to cram as much veggies into them as I can. Some she really likes and some she just tolerates and some end up on the floor at first glance. I've made chicken and rice cheese cups, meatballs, baby meatloaf, tons of muffins, bean patties. I just Pinterest toddler freezer meals. She pretty much only eats veggies if they are hidden or in squeeze packets. We try to feed her pretty healthy, but some days I say screw it and we eat more processed food.

[isolemnlyswear]

I just made what I thought was one of C's favorite ways to have chicken. She usually shoves it in as fast as I can cut it up.

Today she flips her plate off of her highchair (she never does this). I'm to tired to care so she's eating a pb&j.

[surfmama106]

Ugh the struggle is real. I feel like most of it is my fault bc I'm lazy and not creative. But here are our go tos:

Breakfast
Eggs, French toast, or pancakes
Banana, blueberry, clementine
Yogurt pouch

Lunch
PBJ or Grilled cheese
Cheese stick
Apple
Grapes

Dinner
Spaghetti with butter
Macaroni and cheese
Grilled chicken
Chicken sausage
Broccoli
Peas
Black beans
Quesadilla

Snacks
Fruit bars
Granola bars
Graham crackers
Raisins
Cheerios

[honeybee434]

Her favorites:

Breakfast:
She always eat and egg and fruit. Sometime yogurt and toast instead of an egg if we're in a hurry or out of eggs.

Other meals:
Spaghetti is her absolute favorite
Quesadillas with some type of meat melted in.
Grilled cheese and if I have meat I'll melt that in, last week she did Ham and cheese a few times.
Hot Dogs
Chicken shredded with some barbecue sauce
Peanut Butter
Any fruit in the world goes with the above. Usually Berries, Halos, or applesauce

Other than those she gets leftovers from what DH and I make (we usually eat after she goes to bed due to DH's schedule.) she likes casserole bakes or enchiladas the best from what we make. Anything that ends up being a big creamy. She hates veggies so I usually have to hide them in a saucy dish.

[ladytiffany24]

mamanorris, I just googled Kidfresh. I'd never heard of it. It sounds magical! Where do you buy them? I may see if I can find a few to keep in the freezer for last minute go-to's.

[ladytiffany24]

DD will eat almost anything except veggies. This is why I'm intrigued by the Kidfresh meals. Anyways, here are our go-to's:

Breakfast:
Mini pancakes
Bagels
Toast
Banana
Any other fruits
Breakfast pouch (fruit with oatmeal or yogurt usually)
Turkey deli meat
Cheese Stick (or cheese in general - she loves it)
Fruit/Veggie pouch
Mac N Cheese
Spaghetti
Cheese Pizza
Whatever we're eating
PBJ
Grilled Cheese
Mashed potatoes
French Fries
Quesadillas
Nutragrain bars
Grilled chicken

That's what I've got off the top of my head.

[mamanorris]

Jan 29, 2016 9:45:13 GMT -5 ladytiffany24 said:

mamanorris, I just googled Kidfresh. I'd never heard of it. It sounds magical! Where do you buy them? I may see if I can find a few to keep in the freezer for last minute go-to's.

I buy them at price chopper, I think you can go on their website and do a search.