LO is becoming picky so I need some new inspiration!
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My kids are 2.5 and 5
My kids are picky and I am all about simple stuff so they get leftover dinner from the night before 3 days a week and the other 2 they get turkey rolls, fruit, crackers, yogurt, and some other snack.
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My LO loves a grilled cheese sandwich!
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Pasta with tomato sauce, roasted chicken and steamed veggies, roasted fish, tortellini with butter sauce...or leftovers from dinne.r
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I pack things I know she will always eat since she's in school - like sandwiches, bagels with cream cheese, ravioli, chicken tenders, mac and cheese. I also include fresh fruit and greek yogurt for snacks.
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Chicken quesadilla, grilled turkey melts, leftovers!
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@hilsy85: that totally sounds like our dinners! maybe I should start getting more creative with dinner..lol!
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@sorrycharlie: ha I often give him the same meals for lunch and dinner (not on the same day, but he often has chicken and veggies for lunch, and for dinner).
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Erm, not quite a toddler, but close enough. I like to do one fruit for sure (grapes, orange, melon, etc.), then I often do a dairy product (yogurt, cheese cubes), carb (bread or pasta), and occasionally (depending on our leftovers) a meat. Yesterday I bought a rotisserie chicken from the store just before lunch, and she gobbled it up along with half an orange and 2 cheese cubes. Then she hardly ate her dinner, which was pretty much a repeat :-/.
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@rawrasaur: my LO usually won't eat the same thing two meals in a row--I have to mix it up! I guess he gets bored?
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Leftovers. Mac n cheese. Veggies/fruit. Grilled cheese...hmm a lot of the same stuff lol.
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@hilsy85: I'm wondering about that. I hate to waste food, so I don't like offering her something different after she doesn't eat other things well, especially because I don't want it to become a habit. Usually I don't do repeats on the same day, but she seemed to like it so well the first round...
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@rawrasaur: ha I too have fallen into that trap (he ate the whole plate! He loved it! Great, he'll have a big dinner too!) only to be disappointed. I also hate offering othr stuff after he refuses--I try only to do it for dinner, and mainly fruit and cheese, because I'm afraid he'llw ake up (more) at night from hunger.
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Leftovers, pb&j + fruit, or pasta with veggies and cheese.
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Also, this is the pasta I like to use, since veggies tend to be more work than I like to put into lunch prep.
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LO is 16 months and has been super picky... she'll literally like something for lunch but hate it for dinner! We usually do mac and cheese, pasta & marinara/meat sauce, quesadillas, rice with cut up steak or fish, or breakfast for dinner. She HATES veggies right now and will only eat peas every now and then. Ugggggh.
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We typically eat leftovers for lunch so we pack the same for her.
Last night we were at the ILs for dinner so DH threw something together this morning while I was getting ready. Pan seared pork tenderloin medallions, peas, apples and cuties. -
We have just decided that for the most part she will eat what we eat. If not I just give her fruits, and I usually have some easy to eat leftovers like pasta, veggies, or I'll make her a grilled cheese or something easy. But mostly we are trying to just feed her what we are having.
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