Lunch: PB&J (why not?) with pear and cucumber slicesĭinner: Stir fry! Sautee rice with a frozen veggie medley (optional to add in tofu, eggs, or meat)īreakfast: Whole grain Amara Oat pancakes topped with leftover chia pudding and mixed berries Lunch: Grilled cheese and tomato soup with cut appleĭinner: Sauteed tofu and spinach served with pear and sliced cheeseīreakfast: overnight chia seed pudding - leave chia seeds soaked in coconut milk overnight in the fridge (optional to also toss in a dash of vanilla extract &/or maple syrup), and serve with berries & nuts in the AM Lunch : Wheat pasta with oil/butter and cheese served with frozen peas & cornĭinner : Roasted sweet potato “fries” served with a meat or fish of choice and cut veggies (cucumbers, peppers, and/or cherry tomatoes)īreakfast: Steel-cut oats with nuts (or nut butter), bananas, and berries So I hope this full week of toddler meal plans helps get you going… and please share your own ideas in the comments!īreakfast: Cottage cheese topped with pear and kiwi and a whole grain muffin The hardest part - for me - was getting started, because I felt like I was starting from nothing. (Bonus points if you have your children draw pictures on them!) Each weekend, I simply select the week’s meals from my cards, and put them on display somewhere my kids can easily see them (this way they know what to expect). I made a notecard for every healthy meal I could think of in the breakfast, lunch, and dinner categories, making sure to include a few easier/faster recipes I could rely on when I was short on time, and looked up some new ideas for fresh inspiration - over the months, I’ve built up a nice little collection. Sometimes we need a quick, easy meal, and that’s okay. As parents who live in the real world, we know that we need to balance that exemplar with… reality. In a perfect world, we’d all be able to use this framework to offer our children a variety of fresh foods and dishes featuring different tastes, textures, and flavors. The key here is to focus on diverse, whole, fresh foods - the less processed the better.
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