Poor DS, I feel like I'm always feeding him the same old stuff. I usually grill some chicken breasts and freeze them. I buy cauliflower, broccoli and baby carrots, I steam them and freeze them in small one ounze portions so I always have something on hand for him.

Sometimes I will give him some cooked ham, cheese and cucumber for a change and I always have some rice or whole grain ready for him. He loves spaghetti, but I really need some new ideas.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

By Tonya on Friday, March 18, 2005 - 01:58 pm:

Your son is only a little younger than my daughter I think and she eats everything we do almost. Last night we had chicken patties and peiroggies (sp?) for dinner she loved it. She eats mac-n-cheese. She eats allot of veggies out of the can green beans, peas and carrots, she loves cut up fruit. Like dannon single serving containers of mixed fruit or single fruit. I give her bananas and apples cut into pieces and gramb crackers or goldfish. She likes chicken noodle soup w/o the brouth (sp?). She has 6 teeth right now and she can eat it all.

By Amecmom on Friday, March 18, 2005 - 01:59 pm:

My son loves turkey hot dogs, green beans,turkey meatloaf, grilled turkey, very thin sliced pork roast, hamburger, baked chicken, and of course the ubiquitous chicken nuggets and french fries.

Ame

By Boxzgrl on Friday, March 18, 2005 - 02:19 pm:

I just typed in toddler meal ideas in google and copied and pasted. Of course, adjust this to age and allergy stuff:

Cheese cubes
Round butter crackers
Grated Raw carrots (MUST be grated)
Diced Apples (boiled until just soft)
Canned fruits in lite syrup (cut up small pieces not round)
Apple sauce
Canned no sodium or salt vegetables
Yogurt
Bananas diced (not round)
Bagels with a thin spread of cream cheese or peanut butter
Hamburger patties
lunch meats
cheese slices
bread
crackers
Gerber fruit snacks
cheerios
Peanut butter (spread thin) and jelly sandwiches made w/ wheat Ritz crackers
Tuna
Pasta
Scrambled eggs
Toast with jelly
Chicken (chopped)
Hamburger
Oatmeal with fruit mixed in
Cereal bars
Gerber's Graduates snacks
pasta with tomato sauce
Mixed frozen veggies with butter and parmesan cheese
Chicken nuggets
French fries
Ice cream
Macaroni and cheese
Plain elbow noodles in chicken/beef broth
Grilled cheese
Toast with a slice of cheese
Saltines and Ritz crackers
Graham Crackers
Teddy Grahams
Fruit Wheels
Arrowroot cookies
Vanilla Wafers
Jell-O
Raviolis
Spaghetti
Instant oatmeal with pureed fruit mixed in

By Trina~moderator on Friday, March 18, 2005 - 02:42 pm:

Both my kids were eating table food (whatever DH and I had for meals) by then. Of course we made their portions toddler friendly - ie: cut into small pieces, minus spicey sauce, etc.

By Fraggle on Friday, March 18, 2005 - 03:42 pm:

We did the same thing as Trina. I think the only foods I did not give my girls when they were toddlers were pork chops and steak. My oldest DD loved pizza when she was a toddler. I would make at home (you can make your own crust or buy it at the grocery store) and top it with sauce, cheese and broccoli. She is 5 now and still asks for broccoli on her pizza.

By Hlgmom on Friday, March 18, 2005 - 03:49 pm:

we do alot of veggie burgers, fresh fruit at every meal, Spinach pizza pie- spin, ricotta, mozzarella, mushrooms(sauteed) Mixtogether and fill one of those refrigerated roll out pie crusts, Black bean and cheese wheat quesadillas- or add chix sometimes, Pasta with pesto, hummus and pita!