https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 22 Apr 2026 13:11:32 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/store-bought-easy-meals-for-lo#post-2502358 Mon, 21 Mar 2016 19:14:45 +0000 T.H.O.U. 2502358@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>You can buy canned rice and black beans. He loves them. Lots of different flavors. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/store-bought-easy-meals-for-lo#post-2502357 Mon, 21 Mar 2016 19:13:29 +0000 Foodnerd81 2502357@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For nights when I want her to eat something and she won't eat what I made for dinner, I try to offer something pretty boring- crackers, plain yogurt. If I offer something she really likes like cheese or waffles or pbj in afraid she would always hold our for that. She will almost always eat frozen veggies though, either peas or the mixed ones. So especially if I'm giving her something she might now eat I make sure to have those veggies. </p> <p>But I also always keep frozen tortellini, chicken nuggets, and meatballs on hand. And randomly she really likes these lentil pouches from Costco. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/store-bought-easy-meals-for-lo#post-2502334 Mon, 21 Mar 2016 18:41:27 +0000 Pumpkin Pie 2502334@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We always have meatballs and dumplings around because LO will almost always eat that. I also always have some steamed veggies in a container in the fridge. </p> <p>We have:</p> <p>dumplings<br /> meatballs<br /> mac &amp; cheese<br /> meat patties<br /> steamed veggies </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/store-bought-easy-meals-for-lo#post-2502324 Mon, 21 Mar 2016 18:30:47 +0000 LilSprinkles 2502324@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>There is a brand called kid fresh. They are frozen meals that can be microwaved or cooked in the oven. We usually get a box of fish sticks and chicken meatballs to have on hand if we get home late. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/store-bought-easy-meals-for-lo#post-2502315 Mon, 21 Mar 2016 18:19:51 +0000 deerylou 2502315@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Breakfast for Dinner is quick, easy and nutritious. Steel cut oats topped with fruit, french toast spears, green smoothies, hard boiled eggs (make a large batch at the start of the week), frozen sausage, etc.</p> <p>Annie's White Cheddar Mac; add frozen peas </p> <p>"Sandwich Skewers" - chunks of baguette, rolled salami and squares of cheese. Serve with fruit, baby carrots and almonds .</p> <p>Soup from your grocer's cold case - better than canned, usually loaded with yummy additions.</p> <p>Rotisserie chicken is always great to have on hand. Serve with whatever odds and ends are in your crisper. </p> <p>Bean and Cheese Burritos or Tacos.</p> <p>Tuna Salad in a pita pocket, with cucumber rounds.</p> <p>TJ's has great frozen and refrigerated options if you're really in a bind. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/store-bought-easy-meals-for-lo#post-2502303 Mon, 21 Mar 2016 18:10:47 +0000 KayKay 2502303@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I second @snowjewelz: and the TJ's frozen things. My kids would eat their weight in sweet potato gnocchi if I'd let them, and the spelt risotto (strangely...despite it being full of vegetables!) is a huge hit too. </p> <p>They also tend to like all variety of breakfast foods -- scrambled eggs (60s in microwave), french toast, pancakes, oatmeal, chicken apple sausage. When/if I'm feeling ambitious, I'll make a batch of pancakes at home with an extra egg or two, some fruit, and PB thrown in and then just freeze the leftover ones in a gallon ziploc so they can easily be nuked. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/store-bought-easy-meals-for-lo#post-2502293 Mon, 21 Mar 2016 18:03:29 +0000 regberadaisy 2502293@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think there are a lot of quick easy meal ideas that don't have to venture into frozen entree territory. Dumplings, applesauce, frozen veg or even giving a fruit. It really depends on what your LO will eat? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/store-bought-easy-meals-for-lo#post-2502242 Mon, 21 Mar 2016 17:32:24 +0000 gingerbebe 2502242@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I keep chicken nuggets, meatballs, sausages (hot dog, breakfast sausage, chicken sausage, etc) in the fridge or freezer at all times. I can pop a few frozen ones in the microwave for a minute or two and be ready to go. Plain omelet also works. And rice in the rice cooker and nori. He will almost always eat sticky rice, with or without nori, and fruit. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/store-bought-easy-meals-for-lo#post-2502143 Mon, 21 Mar 2016 16:38:14 +0000 looch 2502143@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>cereal bars, crackers with peanut butter, laughing cow wedges, yogurt are staples in our house. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/store-bought-easy-meals-for-lo#post-2502129 Mon, 21 Mar 2016 16:29:36 +0000 SLR 2502129@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Canned ravioli/spaghettios, turkey and cream cheese rolled up in a tortilla, PB and banana sandwiches, quesadillas, frozen pre cooked chicken nuggets? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/store-bought-easy-meals-for-lo#post-2502127 Mon, 21 Mar 2016 16:29:31 +0000 snowjewelz 2502127@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We eat a bunch of frozen meals from Trader Joe's... Much healthier and tasty! Great for the nights when we just don't have the time. </p> <p>DH also routinely gets the rotisserie chicken! So many possibilities. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/store-bought-easy-meals-for-lo#post-2502120 Mon, 21 Mar 2016 16:27:05 +0000 catlady 2502120@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We use alot of frozen stuff - veggies, spinach or kale and fruit (to put into green smoothies), raviolis</p> <p>We also keep chickpeas and beans in the pantry and my LO (who is weird) will eat those plain. We use pouches, but I think cans are probably the same. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/store-bought-easy-meals-for-lo#post-2502114 Mon, 21 Mar 2016 16:21:31 +0000 Bao 2502114@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I know, frozen or boxed meals aren't the healthiest but looking for some ideas. LO2 is SO picky she barely eats what we eat for dinner. If she tries a bite and doesn't care for it I let her have something else to eat, which usually ends up being a waffle...but even that is getting old. Sometimes it's a PB sandwich, but she eats that and toast a lot as is. </p> <p>What are some easy store bought meals that take less than 5 minutes to make, that I can have on hand? </p>