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Thursday, January 17, 2013

Sample menu for a toddler

I have searched the internet high and low for some sort of guidance on what to feed my one year old and have only found 1 thing that gave a sample menu of what to feed my child. If you're a parent you know how frustrating it can be to try to give your child different things to eat. More often than not I feel like I'm just giving her grilled cheese sandwiches over and over again. This past weekend we started the transition to whole milk which mean she for sure can't miss her 3 meals a day plus her snacks. So, here's a sample week of breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks. I'm working hard on trying to give Moo more variety. You'll probably notice that Moo gets a lot of cheese or yogurt, and it's because she seems to not be a huge fan of the whole cow's milk I've been giving her so I want to ensure she gets as much full fat cheese and full fat yogurt as possible.
 
Monday:
breakfast - cheesy scrambled egg and banana
lunch - macaroni and cheese and green beans
dinner - chicken, veggie, and cheese quesadilla and a fruit pouch.
 
Tuesday:
breakfast - whole wheat waffles with cream cheese
lunch - cheese tortellini with broccoli and a fruit pouch
dinner - subway kids sandwich with a fruit and yogurt parfait
 
Wednesday:
Breakfast - grits and a biscuit with a little cutie
Lunch -Rotisserie Chicken, shells and cheese, a banana, and yogurt
Dinner - Italian chicken pasta and a banana
 
Thursday:
Breakfast - yogurt and mixed fruit
Lunch - peanut butter and jelly sandwich and green beans
Dinner - Hot dog, oven fries, and mixed fruit
 
Friday:
Breakfast - grits and toast with fruit preserves
Lunch - Macaroni and Cheese and peas and carrots
Dinner - omelet with biscuit
 
Saturday:
Breakfast - scrambled egg and oatmeal
Lunch- Biscuit pizza with green beans and baked apple
Dinner - Creamy potato soup with grilled cheese
 
Sunday:
Breakfast - grits and a cutie
Lunch - Turkey meatball and pasta served with a marinara sauce
Dinner - pot roast with onions, carrots, and potatoes
 
Snacks:
Variety of fruit (banana, cuties, fruit cups in 100% juice, etc)
Green beans (I cook these ahead of time with a low sodium beef bouillon cube and serve them as an extra side or a snack. They're super convenient.)
Colby jack cheese sticks
all natural cheese puffs
fruit pouches (plum organics, happy baby, etc)
yogurt
leftover scrambled egg from breakfast
A sippy cup of milk is given at each meal.
Hope this list and sample menu is helpful when you're trying to create something healthy for your toddler to eat!

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