Toddler Meal Ideas

Chef BoyRDee and Apple Slices

Mac & Cheese, Chicken Nuggets, and Watermelon

So often I have moms ask me what do you do for lunch? They tell me they feel like their kids eat PB&J all the time. Well, I will say my kids WON'T eat PB&J so I have had to come up with other lunch options. ( I know weird right?)

As the mom  of an 18 month and 3.5 year old I have come up with some things that are fairly cheap and easy to make. Here are some ideas for moms out there who are ready for some variety. I usually serve 1 "main dish" and 1-2 "side dishes"

Main Dish

Chicken Nuggets

Mac & Cheese

Chef BoyRDee ( many options and I always do cans much better price)

Spaghettios

Eggs & Toast

Cheese & Crackers

Hummus & Crackers

Grilled Cheese

Pizza Burgers  (pizza sauce on a bagel with cheese and put in the toaster oven to heat/melt)

Ramen Noodles or other soup

Salad with left over Chicken

Hot Dogs

Tuna  or Hamburger Helper

Tuna in a Wheat Wrap sprinkled with Cheese

Pizza Grilled Cheese(make grilled cheese, but add pizza sauce)

Tuna Melt(Grilled Cheese with Tuna in the middle- my kids love tuna)

LEFTOVERS!!!!

Side Dishes

Yogurt

String Cheese

Fruit(remember to buy based on the season in the winter my kids eat alot of  canned opposed to fresh fruit)

Raw Veggies & dressing

Goldfish

Fruit Smoothie

I know I must be forgetting some as I am currently suffering from prego brain, but these are some ideas to start you out. What things have you been making for your kids at lunch?