A Week of Toddler Meals

I hope you're having a lovely day so far. We are having a fantastic morning....not! If I was to tell you that porridge is so hard to get out of your hair once dried you will know that I own a two year old!!!! The little monkey even managed to put some of the poor dogs back. So you could say that sitting down to meals is not something that we look forward to in the Combes household. We have been really struggling with getting my daughter to eat her evening meal, I seem to waste so much time and effort for her to not even touch her food.

Does anyone else have this problem with their two year old? I must say that despite this morning and the whole porridge in my hair thing, she eats really well. I do like planning her meals for each day of the week to make sure that the are as colourful and varied as possible to keep encouraging good eating habits. We have this Cath Kidston section plate and this seems to have help improve meals times - the sections are perfectly sized for her portions. I know that sometimes it can be difficult to try and be creative with toddler meals, you can get to a stage where they can be eating the same. It is always a good idea to try new foods each week and don't forget to be persistent with refused foods. I cannot count the amount of times that Amelia has pushed food away and then decided the following week she cannot get enough! So without further ado here is what a typical week of toddler meals is like in our household...

DAY 1

Breakfast: Crumpet, Banana, Kiwi & Strawberries 

Lunch: Ryvita Crackerbread with Cream Cheese, Carrot & Cucumber Sticks, Tuna, Sweetcorn with Cherry Tomato Halves.

Dinner: Potato Wedges, Carrot & Green Bell Pepper Sticks, Fish Fingers, Chive with Onion Chutney Cheese and Cherry Tomato Halves.

  

DAY 2

Breakfast: Porridge with Raisins, Apple Wedges, Grapes and Strawberries.

Lunch: Dutch Crispbakes with Ham & Cream Cheese, Carrot Sticks, Cheese, Kiwi, Savoury Egg and Cherry Tomatoes. 

Dinner: Savoury Rice, Broccoli, Chicken Bites & Corn On The Cob

DAY 3

Breakfast: Banana Porridge, Strawberries, Raspberry Greek Yoghurt & Raisins. 

Lunch: Soft Cheese Sandwich, Cucumber Slices, Cherry Tomatoes, Sundried Tomato Focaccia, Cheese Chunks

Dinner: Tagliatelle, Grilled Courgette, Boiled Eggs, Carrot Sticks and Cherry Tomatoes

  

DAY 4

Breakfast: Crumpets, Banana, Kiwi and Red Grapes

 Lunch: Ryvita Cracker bread with Ham Stars, Carrot & Cucumber Sticks, Cheese with Cherry Tomatoes

Dinner: Spaghetti Bolognese, Cheese and Cucumber

DAY 5

Breakfast: Toast, Banana, Scrambled Egg and Pear Slices

Lunch: Ryvita Cracker bread with Soft Cheese, Carrot & Cucumber Sticks, Tuna, Cherry Tomatoes and Sweetcorn.

Dinner: Tomato Pasta, Cucumber Wrapped in Ham, Sweetcorn and Cherry Tomatoes

DAY 6

Breakfast: Teacake, Banana, Strawberries and Red Grapes

Lunch: Dutch Crisp Bakes with Soft Cheese & Ham, Carrot & Cheese Sticks, Kiwi and Savoury Egg with Cherry Tomatoes

Dinner: Herb Mashed Potato, Carrot & Yellow Bell Pepper, Baked Beans and Ham

DAY 7

Breakfast: Teacake, Strawberries, Yoghurt and Pear Chunks

Lunch: Dutch Crispbakes with Cream Cheese, Cucumber Sticks, Cheese Chunks, Tomato Halves and Ham.

Dinner: Savoury Rice, Cod Fingers, Chantenay Carrots and Corn On The Cob

So that's about it a typical week of toddler meals. What does your toddler eat? Until the next time....