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Paula
I was recently laid off so my kids are home with me full-time now, but I'm stumped on what to fix for lunch. My daughter, who is almost 3, would eat pb&j sandwiches everyday if I'd let her. I don't want to give her chicken nuggets and pb&j everyday. Do you have any suggestions? I'd love something easy and quick. Thanks!
Answer
Hope these help
Good Luck
Barb
Easy Toddler Lunch Recipes and Lunch Ideas for Toddlers
Below you will find a few easy ideas for lunch for the Toddler. Feel free to substitute any ingredients you feel may be inappropriate for your Toddler!
PEANUT BUTTER & BANANA GRILLED SANDWICH
** See below for a Note concerning Peanuts and Tree Nuts **
Peanut Butter
Bananas
Whole Grain Bread
Warm frying pan
Lightly butter 2 slices of whole grain bread
When frying pan has warmed, lay one slice of bread butter-side down and spread with peanut butter and thinly sliced bananas
Top with remaining slice of bread; butter side up. Fry and flip sandwich as needed until bread becomes golden and toasted.
"TRADITIONAL" GRILLED CHEESE
Warm frying pan and take out 2 slices of cheese from the fridge
Lightly butter 2 slices of whole grain bread
When frying pan has warmed, lay one slice of bread butter-side down top with 2 slices of cheese and then top with remaining slice of bread;
butter side up. Fry and flip sandwich as needed until bread becomes golden and toasted.
Hide meat and/or veggies in there!! Turkey, Chicken, Cooked Broccoli, Carrot Slivers, Onions, Peppers, Tomatoes or even Green Beans for example!
PASTA SALAD
1 bag of tri-color pasta (shaped in wheels or another "fun" shape if possible)
1 C chopped fresh broccoli
1/4 C sliced black olives
1/2 C baby Carrots, julienne
1/2 C zucchini, sliced thin
1/2 red onion, sliced very thin
2 T olive oil
black pepper and lemon juice (low-fat salad dressing if your choose)
Boil pasta al dente. Sauté broccoli, carrots, zucchini in olive oil until crisp yet tender. Drain & rinse pasta. Combine pasta and vegetables in large bowl and add parmesan cheese to lightly coat. Add black pepper and lemon juice if you wish. Serve warm or cold
PINWHEEL PLATTER
Cheese Slices
Veggie and Fruit sticks or slices
Turkey, Chicken Breast or other Meat Slices ** NATURAL ONLY - CHECK FOR PRESERVATIVES**
Lay meat slices on plate, top with cheese slices and roll into a tube.
Cut the "tube" into separate portions.
If appropriate, use colourful toothpicks to hold the "pinwheel" slices together.
Your toddler will have fun eating the portions from the toothpicks
(you may even lay these out if find them inappropriate!) as if on an hors de vours tray! Add sliced veggies and fruits to your pinwheel platter for colour and variety to tempt the toddler palate!
CHICKEN POTATO CHOWDER
1/3 C. diced and cooked boneless breast or ground chicken
1/4 C. cubed and cooked potato
3 T. shredded mild Cheddar or American cheese
1/4 C. milk
2 tsp. butter
Peas, carrots and/or corn
Mix chicken, veggies, potato, milk, and butter in a small saucepan. Simmer over low heat for 10 minutes. Stir in cheese. Serve warm.
CHEESE MELTS
Top a slice of bread, open pita or flour tortilla with the following:
2 tomato slices
Strips of cooked thinly sliced chicken, natural ham, beef or ground turkey sausages, (you may also use tuna fish if your toddler may have fish).
Top off with a slice of cheese (deli style "real" cheese).
Hide some veggies like cooked Broccoli, Carrot Slivers, Onions, Peppers, even Green Beans for example!
Broil in oven or toaster oven until cheese is melted.
Allow to cool prior to serving
NANA'S CREAMED PEAS & NUGGETS
4 cups peas, fresh, frozen (or canned as a last resort)
1 cup milk
2 tablespoons flour
2 tablespoons butter
salt and pepper to taste
pieces of chicken, fish, pork or beef
Melt butter in a large sauce pan and whisk in flour- allow to cook for 1 minute.
Slowly add milk, whisking to prevent lumps. Add salt, pepper and other spices as desired. Cook until sauce begins to thicken. Add peas, stir and cook until peas are heated through (about 5-7 minutes) Add meat Serve warm alone or over multi-grain toast. **Other veggies may be added if you desire, however - ensure that ratio of veggies equals 4 cups!**
PUPS IN A BLANKET
One pack of all-beef, or turkey all-natural (or tofu) hot dogs
Puff pastry dough or Ready-to-Bake Crescent Rolls or Lavash or Wraps
Veggies & Cheese
Directions:
In a skillet, cook the (tofu) dogs until they brown and blister- may boil if using meat dogs, while the dough sits out defrosting.
Wrap the dogs in a square of the dough and roll them up like a cigar with veggies & cheese.
Cut into smaller pieces to desired Toddler-friendly size.
In an oven preheated to 375-400 degrees F, bake the rolled dogs for about 25min. or until they are fluffy and golden brown.
Serve with Sweet Potato Fries or Veggie Sticks and Dipping Sauce
Hope these help
Good Luck
Barb
Easy Toddler Lunch Recipes and Lunch Ideas for Toddlers
Below you will find a few easy ideas for lunch for the Toddler. Feel free to substitute any ingredients you feel may be inappropriate for your Toddler!
PEANUT BUTTER & BANANA GRILLED SANDWICH
** See below for a Note concerning Peanuts and Tree Nuts **
Peanut Butter
Bananas
Whole Grain Bread
Warm frying pan
Lightly butter 2 slices of whole grain bread
When frying pan has warmed, lay one slice of bread butter-side down and spread with peanut butter and thinly sliced bananas
Top with remaining slice of bread; butter side up. Fry and flip sandwich as needed until bread becomes golden and toasted.
"TRADITIONAL" GRILLED CHEESE
Warm frying pan and take out 2 slices of cheese from the fridge
Lightly butter 2 slices of whole grain bread
When frying pan has warmed, lay one slice of bread butter-side down top with 2 slices of cheese and then top with remaining slice of bread;
butter side up. Fry and flip sandwich as needed until bread becomes golden and toasted.
Hide meat and/or veggies in there!! Turkey, Chicken, Cooked Broccoli, Carrot Slivers, Onions, Peppers, Tomatoes or even Green Beans for example!
PASTA SALAD
1 bag of tri-color pasta (shaped in wheels or another "fun" shape if possible)
1 C chopped fresh broccoli
1/4 C sliced black olives
1/2 C baby Carrots, julienne
1/2 C zucchini, sliced thin
1/2 red onion, sliced very thin
2 T olive oil
black pepper and lemon juice (low-fat salad dressing if your choose)
Boil pasta al dente. Sauté broccoli, carrots, zucchini in olive oil until crisp yet tender. Drain & rinse pasta. Combine pasta and vegetables in large bowl and add parmesan cheese to lightly coat. Add black pepper and lemon juice if you wish. Serve warm or cold
PINWHEEL PLATTER
Cheese Slices
Veggie and Fruit sticks or slices
Turkey, Chicken Breast or other Meat Slices ** NATURAL ONLY - CHECK FOR PRESERVATIVES**
Lay meat slices on plate, top with cheese slices and roll into a tube.
Cut the "tube" into separate portions.
If appropriate, use colourful toothpicks to hold the "pinwheel" slices together.
Your toddler will have fun eating the portions from the toothpicks
(you may even lay these out if find them inappropriate!) as if on an hors de vours tray! Add sliced veggies and fruits to your pinwheel platter for colour and variety to tempt the toddler palate!
CHICKEN POTATO CHOWDER
1/3 C. diced and cooked boneless breast or ground chicken
1/4 C. cubed and cooked potato
3 T. shredded mild Cheddar or American cheese
1/4 C. milk
2 tsp. butter
Peas, carrots and/or corn
Mix chicken, veggies, potato, milk, and butter in a small saucepan. Simmer over low heat for 10 minutes. Stir in cheese. Serve warm.
CHEESE MELTS
Top a slice of bread, open pita or flour tortilla with the following:
2 tomato slices
Strips of cooked thinly sliced chicken, natural ham, beef or ground turkey sausages, (you may also use tuna fish if your toddler may have fish).
Top off with a slice of cheese (deli style "real" cheese).
Hide some veggies like cooked Broccoli, Carrot Slivers, Onions, Peppers, even Green Beans for example!
Broil in oven or toaster oven until cheese is melted.
Allow to cool prior to serving
NANA'S CREAMED PEAS & NUGGETS
4 cups peas, fresh, frozen (or canned as a last resort)
1 cup milk
2 tablespoons flour
2 tablespoons butter
salt and pepper to taste
pieces of chicken, fish, pork or beef
Melt butter in a large sauce pan and whisk in flour- allow to cook for 1 minute.
Slowly add milk, whisking to prevent lumps. Add salt, pepper and other spices as desired. Cook until sauce begins to thicken. Add peas, stir and cook until peas are heated through (about 5-7 minutes) Add meat Serve warm alone or over multi-grain toast. **Other veggies may be added if you desire, however - ensure that ratio of veggies equals 4 cups!**
PUPS IN A BLANKET
One pack of all-beef, or turkey all-natural (or tofu) hot dogs
Puff pastry dough or Ready-to-Bake Crescent Rolls or Lavash or Wraps
Veggies & Cheese
Directions:
In a skillet, cook the (tofu) dogs until they brown and blister- may boil if using meat dogs, while the dough sits out defrosting.
Wrap the dogs in a square of the dough and roll them up like a cigar with veggies & cheese.
Cut into smaller pieces to desired Toddler-friendly size.
In an oven preheated to 375-400 degrees F, bake the rolled dogs for about 25min. or until they are fluffy and golden brown.
Serve with Sweet Potato Fries or Veggie Sticks and Dipping Sauce
Cheap and healthy ideas for meals?
KaylaKhaos
My boyfriend and I are on a very tight budget and lately, we've noticed that we've gained a bit of weight since all we eat are cheap meals. I'm sick of eating all this processed garbage and I'm tired of eating foods that don't keep me full.
I was wondering if anyone knew of meals that were healthy and also cheap. Thank you in advance!
Answer
Casseroles--nothing stretches a budget like casseroles or stews or anything that combines all the ingredients in 1 dish. Try bean dishes too with or without meat
Buy a large chicken or small turkey and roast it. You can get many meals out of one. When you've finished your first meal slice the meat up and freeze it in portions big enough for a meal. Pick the bones and put about 2 cups of small pieces in a dish and freeze for a casserole. You can use the slices cold or make hot chicken sandwiches. Mix some small pieces with cream of mushroom soup and frozen peas and serve over toast
Buy meat when it's on sale. I buy roasts on sale and cut them up for stewing beef. I buy the whole pork loin and cut it into butterfly chops Just cut down almost to the bottom and all the way through on the next slice and open them up like a butterfly.
Here are a couple of casserole recipes
COMPANY TUNA BAKE
1-4oz. package of cream cheese
1 tbsp. mustard
1 can mushroom soup
¼ cup milk
1 tin flaked tuna
1 cup cooked macaroni
1 tbsp. finely chopped (or grated) onion or just use onion flakes
Soften cream cheese and blend in soup (I find it blends better if I microwave the cheese for 20 seconds to soften it) Stir in remaining ingredients and spoon into a casserole dish.
Topping
½ cup bread crumbs 2 tbsp butter or margarine
Melt butter or margarine in the microwave spoon in the bread crumbs and stir until they are coated with the butter. Sprinkle on top of the casserole
Bake @375 for 20 to 25 minutes or until heated thoroughly.
I usually make double the recipe and freeze the extra one minus the baking and topping. When I bring it up, I thaw it and add the topping and bake
TURKEY FLORENTINE
1-10 oz. bag spinach---cook and put in a casserole dish. Pour half of
sauce on top, then layer on top
½ cup fresh mushrooms 3 cups cooked turkey
Sauce
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 can cream of celery soup
¼ cup dry white wine
Mix together and pour half on top of spinach and half after turkey is added. Sprinkle with
1 cup grated cheddar cheese
Bake @ 350 until cheese is hot and bubbling—20-30 minutes
Note you can replace the wine with chicken broth
TURKEY CASSEROLE
1 cup thinly sliced onions
2 cups cooked diced turkey
1 tbsp. chopped green pepper
1 can mushroom soup
2-3 cups cooked vegetables
½ cup milk
salt and pepper
Sweat onions and green pepper in a frying pan in a little water until tender. Add remaining ingredients. Then you can cook many ways.
Put it in pie crust or crusts for pot pie or make individual pies
Bake @ 425 for 20-25 minutes until pastry is done(less for individual)
Put in a square baking dish and top with biscuits.
Bake @ 450 for 15-20 minutes or until biscuits are done.
Put in casserole and top with
1-1 ½ tbsp melted butter mixed with 1 ½ cups fine bread crumbs. Stir to coat all bread crumbs and sprinkle on top of prepared casserole.
Bake @ 350 for 20- 30 minutes or until hot and crumbs are toasted (this is our favorite)
You can replace the turkey with chicken
Casseroles--nothing stretches a budget like casseroles or stews or anything that combines all the ingredients in 1 dish. Try bean dishes too with or without meat
Buy a large chicken or small turkey and roast it. You can get many meals out of one. When you've finished your first meal slice the meat up and freeze it in portions big enough for a meal. Pick the bones and put about 2 cups of small pieces in a dish and freeze for a casserole. You can use the slices cold or make hot chicken sandwiches. Mix some small pieces with cream of mushroom soup and frozen peas and serve over toast
Buy meat when it's on sale. I buy roasts on sale and cut them up for stewing beef. I buy the whole pork loin and cut it into butterfly chops Just cut down almost to the bottom and all the way through on the next slice and open them up like a butterfly.
Here are a couple of casserole recipes
COMPANY TUNA BAKE
1-4oz. package of cream cheese
1 tbsp. mustard
1 can mushroom soup
¼ cup milk
1 tin flaked tuna
1 cup cooked macaroni
1 tbsp. finely chopped (or grated) onion or just use onion flakes
Soften cream cheese and blend in soup (I find it blends better if I microwave the cheese for 20 seconds to soften it) Stir in remaining ingredients and spoon into a casserole dish.
Topping
½ cup bread crumbs 2 tbsp butter or margarine
Melt butter or margarine in the microwave spoon in the bread crumbs and stir until they are coated with the butter. Sprinkle on top of the casserole
Bake @375 for 20 to 25 minutes or until heated thoroughly.
I usually make double the recipe and freeze the extra one minus the baking and topping. When I bring it up, I thaw it and add the topping and bake
TURKEY FLORENTINE
1-10 oz. bag spinach---cook and put in a casserole dish. Pour half of
sauce on top, then layer on top
½ cup fresh mushrooms 3 cups cooked turkey
Sauce
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 can cream of celery soup
¼ cup dry white wine
Mix together and pour half on top of spinach and half after turkey is added. Sprinkle with
1 cup grated cheddar cheese
Bake @ 350 until cheese is hot and bubbling—20-30 minutes
Note you can replace the wine with chicken broth
TURKEY CASSEROLE
1 cup thinly sliced onions
2 cups cooked diced turkey
1 tbsp. chopped green pepper
1 can mushroom soup
2-3 cups cooked vegetables
½ cup milk
salt and pepper
Sweat onions and green pepper in a frying pan in a little water until tender. Add remaining ingredients. Then you can cook many ways.
Put it in pie crust or crusts for pot pie or make individual pies
Bake @ 425 for 20-25 minutes until pastry is done(less for individual)
Put in a square baking dish and top with biscuits.
Bake @ 450 for 15-20 minutes or until biscuits are done.
Put in casserole and top with
1-1 ½ tbsp melted butter mixed with 1 ½ cups fine bread crumbs. Stir to coat all bread crumbs and sprinkle on top of prepared casserole.
Bake @ 350 for 20- 30 minutes or until hot and crumbs are toasted (this is our favorite)
You can replace the turkey with chicken
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