https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 12 Jul 2026 01:56:00 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/quick-toddler-meals#post-1971100 Thu, 04 Dec 2014 15:03:23 +0000 avivoca 1971100@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This is what we feed H when we need something quick:</p> <p>-Mac and Cheese (I like Annie's and I usually have some leftovers that I heat up)<br /> - Cheese sticks and crackers<br /> - Yogurt<br /> - frozen veggies<br /> - bread (girlfriend loves bread)<br /> - dried fruit (we usually have raisins, pineapple, and apricots at home)<br /> - Goldfish<br /> - fruit leathers<br /> - leftovers from the night before<br /> - Nutragrain bars</p> <p>Parents of the year. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/quick-toddler-meals#post-1971083 Thu, 04 Dec 2014 14:56:09 +0000 yoursilverlining 1971083@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@NurseDMB: How do you make those rolled PB/oat balls? Sounds like something my LO would love!!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/quick-toddler-meals#post-1971056 Thu, 04 Dec 2014 14:44:17 +0000 LuLu Mom 1971056@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My go tos for quick meals: </p> <p>- rotisserie chicken (can eat for days)<br /> - deli turkey/ham/roast beef<br /> - turkey or beef meatballs (I get frozen and heat up)<br /> - eggs/omelet<br /> - TJ chicken nuggets (pretty much any of TJ frozen food is great for LO)<br /> - and do fruit, veggie (even frozen and just head up quick in microwave), rice, cheese, yogurt as a side.<br /> - also pasta with sauce is a good one for LO she loves anything pasta (tortellini is a huge hit) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/quick-toddler-meals#post-1970944 Thu, 04 Dec 2014 14:04:21 +0000 NurseDMB 1970944@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@travellingbee: yes, I second trader joes! I love their meatballs. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/quick-toddler-meals#post-1970897 Thu, 04 Dec 2014 13:42:23 +0000 travellingbee 1970897@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Also if you have a Trader Joe's near you, they have lots of frozen things that you can heat up that kids will eat and have no preservatives. LO loves their chicken nuggets that are real breast meat. They also have yummy tortellini and pesto sauce and good little meatballs. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/quick-toddler-meals#post-1970895 Thu, 04 Dec 2014 13:41:13 +0000 travellingbee 1970895@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I keep those Gerber pasta pick ups in the house for times when I just need to grab something. He loves those things! Otherwise it's some kind of pasta with red sauce, scrambled eggs, or PB&amp;J. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/quick-toddler-meals#post-1970889 Thu, 04 Dec 2014 13:37:40 +0000 NurseDMB 1970889@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I also sometimes make stuff ahead of time one night and make different snacks/easy meals. His favorites are pancake muffins which you can bake different vegetables and fruit into- I love putting kale in it because he hates green vegetables normally. </p> <p>Another favorite of his is peanut butter oat balls - it's peanut butter, oats, flax seed, honey, and vanilla extract - you don't need to bake them at all and they're so easy to make. I just stick them in the fridge and he has them as a snack or with meals. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/quick-toddler-meals#post-1970884 Thu, 04 Dec 2014 13:34:56 +0000 NurseDMB 1970884@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>-Peanut butter and "jelly" sandwich (I just use raspberries or strawberries for the jelly)</p> <p>-Turkey or ham on pita bread with hummus, with fruit</p> <p>-Turkey burger with sweet potato fries (I just make them myself and toss them with olive oil and pepper. Super easy!)</p> <p>-Breakfast for dinner: chicken sausage, pancake or waffles, fruit </p> <p>You could also do cut up fruit, cheese stick, and pita bread or some other type of grain. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/quick-toddler-meals#post-1970880 Thu, 04 Dec 2014 13:34:00 +0000 yoursilverlining 1970880@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We eat (almost always) after LO has gone to bed too, so we make meals just for her. I think things that I can make a batch of and give her for a few nights, like:</p> <p>Soup<br /> Chili<br /> Pasta (plain and just toss with olive oil to keep it from sticking, then heat up and top with whatever sauce)<br /> Cheese<br /> Cheese sauce (have over pasta for mac and cheese or as dip for broccoli or cauliflower)<br /> Rice<br /> Baked chicken<br /> Chicken salad<br /> Quesadilla </p> <p>LO also *loves* shrimp, which are quick and easy to sauté up and throw over pasta with some frozen veggies. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/quick-toddler-meals#post-1970801 Thu, 04 Dec 2014 13:01:54 +0000 Smurfette 1970801@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>turkey deli meat and cheese<br /> frozen turkey meatballs<br /> chicken nuggets<br /> Turkey sausage<br /> chicken sausage<br /> Keilbasa<br /> fish stick<br /> grilled cheese<br /> quesdilla<br /> Pasta<br /> Rice </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/quick-toddler-meals#post-1970773 Thu, 04 Dec 2014 12:52:01 +0000 autumnlove 1970773@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Dinner last night was random...Plain macaroni, leftover tri tip, steamed carrot sticks and PB and J on Hawaiian rolls.</p> <p>Tortellini, grilled cheese, and quesadillas are great! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/quick-toddler-meals#post-1970757 Thu, 04 Dec 2014 12:48:33 +0000 My Only Sunshine 1970757@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsTiz: Here's a random list of things we give our 15 month old when we're having something she wouldn't eat or can't have:</p> <p>-I made a batch of meatloaf in a mini muffin tin and freeze the "mini meatloaves"<br /> -Frozen turkey meatballs (Target generic ones are pretty good)<br /> -String cheese<br /> -Frozen peas and carrots thawed with butter<br /> -Canned black beans or cannellini beans<br /> -Frozen ravioli or tortellini<br /> -Canned soup (I just strain off the broth and give her the meats and veggies)<br /> -Quesadillas (my kid will eat pretty much anything if it's between two tortillas with some cheese - broccoli, cauliflower, spinach, you name it) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/quick-toddler-meals#post-1970752 Thu, 04 Dec 2014 12:47:14 +0000 mrs.shinerbock 1970752@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I cook up tortellini and meatballs (no sauce) and A eats that for a few days. </p> <p>A also REALLY likes grilled cheese and quesadillas so I cook those up with some mashed veggies or shredded/sliced meat inside. The veggies and meat are usually leftovers from our dinner the night before or frozen and I just heat up 1/2 a cup in the microwave before mashing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/quick-toddler-meals#post-1970749 Thu, 04 Dec 2014 12:46:52 +0000 coopsmama 1970749@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>What about quesadillas? We do that a lot when we need something quick for our 1.5 year old. I will put leftover taco meat and cheese in a tortilla and fry it on the stove in a little butter. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/quick-toddler-meals#post-1970734 Thu, 04 Dec 2014 12:42:41 +0000 blackbird 1970734@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I used to make broccoli patties on the weekend-they had cheese, broccoli, and italian bread crumbs with an egg. They heated very easily! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/quick-toddler-meals#post-1970729 Thu, 04 Dec 2014 12:41:09 +0000 MrsTiz 1970729@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO has an early bedtime so that means he has to eat dinner early. We get home from work at 4:15ish and then I usually feed him dinner around 4:30. DH and I don't eat until after he's in bed, so that's out..</p> <p>I'm struggling to find stuff that I can feed him for dinner. Mainly finding things that are quick to throw together or heat up well. I've found that probably half of the dinners DH and I eat aren't all that great for heating up the next day, and I'm really struggling with feeding him nutritious foods. My fall back is 2 fruit cups and some Cheerios.</p> <p>Halp! </p>