Baby Food

Question: What do you give your toddler foods menu?

(Posted by: Mommy of two beautiful ♂ on 2008-07-26 13:44:17)

Just been curious what do you give your toddler foods menu?

Posted by: Blondie131 on 2008-07-26, 22:22:18

BREAKFAST choices: eggs (1 scrambled) waffle (1 regular size or 2 mini ones) pancakes (1 regular size or 2 small ones) oatmeal (1 packet) bowl of cereal -all served with a fruit (i do banana or apple in the morning) SNACKS: served with juice -grahm crakcer (1) -nilla wafers (4 or 5) -pretzels (5 or 6) -applesauce -rice cake crisps (by quaker, reallly good!)(4 or 5) -all served with a fruit (peaches, strawberries, grapes, cantaloupe) LUNCH: -grilled cheese (half a sandwhich) -3 or 4 chicken nuggets -mac and cheese -yogurt -sliced deli meat (turkey or bologna only) served with water and a fruit or veggie DINNER: -hamburger -rotisserie chicken -baked chicken (coat breasts in italian dressing, cover with bread crumbs, bake @350 degrees) -pasta with meatball and sauce ( a little) -pizza (occasionally 1/ 2 a slice is enough with other sides) served with water served with rice and a veggie or potato and a veggie some veggie favs i see are: -carrots, string beans, asparasus, peas, broccoli DESSERT: -ice cream (i prefer peach or strawberry or vanilla flavors) -frozen yogurt -100% juice no sugar added ice pops -fruit -carrot cake try to limit juice to one or two cups a day, one milk in the morning and once at night, at least 4 or 5 cups of water. make sure ur juice is 100% juice. *Motts make a juice called Motts for Tots which is watered down 100% juice with vitamins, comes in several flavors, i only buy that.* make sure no foods have fake sugar like sucralose or aspartame. make sure no foods contain too much sodium per serving or high fructose corn syrup!

Posted by: dee a on 2008-07-26, 13:52:10

I don't really understand you question. Are you talking about like a kids menu at a restaurant? Or at home. Our boys are 3 and 5, they really don't eat a whole lot yet and when we go out to eat they could never eat a whole plate off a kids menu so we usually get one plate and let them share and let them have some off ours as well. At home they eat everything that we eat, except the 5 year old has some food allergies that we have to watch, so sometimes I do end up making him a separate meal.

Posted by: ruby's mom on 2008-07-26, 13:56:07

Ruby eats: organic mini waffles for breakfast every day (she loves them and they are calcium fortified -- she hates milk) calcium fortified OJ tomatoes "pirates booty, " "veggie booty, " and "tings " garden burgers (all brands/ varieties) soy "chicken " nuggets (we are vegetarian) cheese -- mozzarella is her fave whole wheat mac and cheese apples sweet potato fries (a brand called "alexia " -- all natural and frozen) pizza (homemade usually: wheat crust, homemade sauce, mozz, and spinach), but she also eats take out pizza sometimes vegetable lasagna vegan chili bananas soy bologna multi grain bread big, soft pretzels (she loooooves them. we get them at whole foods and jamba juice) whole wheat bagels (or regular if necessary) steamed carrots, but only when mixed into other things (such as pasta or chili) cucumbers (she loves them...don't give her many, though, since they don't have much nutrition) organic mini cheese crackers organic vanilla cookies orgnaic "goldfish " and "cheddar bunnies " that's pretty much it right now. edit " OOOH, if you mean off of a kids menu: grilled cheese or mac and cheese.

Posted by: wendy b on 2008-07-26, 14:15:27

Anything you eat, unless spicy hot, they can eat. just cut it up small so they can chew and pick it up if they are not utensil ready.