This Master List of 75 Toddler Meals is full of healthy and easy breakfast, lunch, snack and dinner recipes for your little one! Most of these recipes can be made in 5-30 minutes, are freezer-friendly and have allergy modifications. Great for toddlers 1-3 years old!
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Healthy School Lunches For Kids
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Feeding toddlers can be tricky! But, donāt worry, Iāve got you covered! Here you will find real-life toddler meal ideas, over 100 toddler snack ideas, great hidden-veggie recipes, 50 cooking with toddler recipes and so much more!
According to the 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, nutrients of concern for underconsumption in a childās second year are vitamin D, calcium, fiber, and potassium, so make sure your toddler gets a variety of foods with these nutrients daily.
Healthy Lunch Ideas For Kids
Below are recommended daily intakes for toddlers of different ages. Still, itās important to look at what your child eats throughout the whole week instead of focusing on each day since toddlersā eating habits can be erratic and unpredictable. As long as you keep offering a variety of foods from all of the food groups, your childās nutrition should balance out each week.
A good method for building a well-balanced meal for 1-3-year-old toddlers is to include foods from a variety of food groups each day. You donāt have to have all food groups represented at every meal but make sure you offer a protein at all meals and snacks to help keep little bellies full.
When serving dairy products, give whole milk products until age 2. Focus on whole fruits instead of fruit juice and aim to make half of grains whole grains for more fiber and other nutrients.
Fun & Healthy Dinner Ideas For Kids
Offer foods multiple times, even if your toddler acts like he does not like it, because it can take up to 15 times of being presented with a food for a child to develop a taste for it. Try offering foods cooked in a variety of ways so your toddler can explore different tastes and textures. Even better, serve your child what you are eating (in age-appropriate sizes, of course) and eat meals together so you can model healthy eating behaviors for them.
Below is a sample 5-day meal plan for toddlers. Feel free to use leftovers if you have them to add to the next meal.You can also add in sides of cut veggies and fruit that you have on-hand.
Made with only 3 simple ingredients ā banana, egg and flour, yet these pancakes are fluffy, soft and perfect for baby, baby-led weaning and toddlers!
The Best Veggie Recipes For Kids
Donāt forget about babyās dinner on your favorite meal night of the week ā Taco Tuesday! This flavorful meal is filled with your favorite taco flavors, only mini-sized for those little hands to be able to eat.
These Blueberry Avocado Mini Muffins are loaded with fruit, healthy fats, and whole grains. Their mini size makes them perfect for small baby and toddler hands, and they are great for baby-led weaning. Yum!
These easy-peasy pizzas come with a fun surprise ā pepper āsprinklesā. Toddlers will love adding these bright and colorful veggie sprinkles onto their lunch pizzas.
Healthy Kid Friendly Dinner Ideas
These naturally sweetened frozen treats are a fun and tasty way to serve a fruit and veggie to your toddler. Great for snack time or dessert.
These Chicken Parmesan Meatballs are the perfect family dinner ā easy to make and loved by all! This healthy dinner is great for all ages ā baby to adults! Made in 30 minutes with only 5 simple ingredients!
This Easy Garlic Broccoli Pasta is the perfect family dinner! Using one-pot, 5-ingredients and made in less than 20 minutes, what's not to love?
Healthy School Lunch Ideas And Recipes For Your Kids
Handheld and portable, these egg cups are great for baby and toddlers on-the-go. These savory cheddar cheese and broccoli breakfast cups can be served warm at the breakfast table or packed cold for a morning playdate or school lunch.
Easy and quick to make, these whole wheat chocolate chip cookies are the perfect treat for the whole family. Ready to enjoy in 20 minutes and made with simple ingredients, these cookies are wonderfully chewy and crunchy.
If you have a picky one at home who refuses to eat their vegetables, this chocolate peanut butter smoothie is a great way to sneak them in! This kid approved smoothie is great for a quick and easy breakfast or snack and is nutrient dense.
Kids Healthy Recipes
The perfect-sized toddler plate with a suction base. It comes in a selection of fun colors to make your toddler happy. Plus, it is dishwasher, freezer, microwave-safe!
These savory cheddar cheese and broccoli breakfast cups can be served warm at the breakfast table or packed cold for a morning playdate or school lunch. Plus, enjoy 74 more healthy and easy meal ideas for your toddler!
Storage: in an air-tight container in the fridge for up to 5 days or in the freezer for up to 2 months.
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