Thursday, January 7, 2010

Food recipes for a toddler?

any food recipes for a toddler pls?????Food recipes for a toddler?
Toddlers like simple foods and food they can pick up easily.





Noodles, Hot dogs, Eggs, Raisin Bread, Fruit, Fish


Chicken (drumsticks), Chicken nuggets, Fries - Try kumara chips,


stir fry (colorful veges), pasta etc...Food recipes for a toddler?
i have 3 daughters-they were SO picky when they were toddlers!!! here are some ideas for ya





chicken sticks:





cut up chicken breasts into strips


roll in some plain yogurt then roll in crushed cereal (honey nut cheerios or honey bunches of oats cereal worked great for me). bake on lighty greased cookie sheet at 400 degrees for about 20 mins.





for added fun, shove a popsicle stick into the strip before baking to make chicken on a stick!! kids love this.





pinwheels:





take a large tortilla, spread cream cheese on it then add lunch meat (turkey or ham work well) and some sliced cheese (any kind). if your child likes them-you can add chopped pecans or walnuts, and/or sliced cucumbers. roll the tortilla up and then slice into 1'; slices to make the pinwheels. serve with dipping sauce.





mini english muffin pizzas





-take a toasted english muffin and spread pizza sauce on top. top with shredded mozzarella cheese and broil in oven until cheese is bubbly and golden brown. really easy and kids love it.





';pigs in a blanket'; my kids still love this one





take hot dogs and roll them up in a crescent roll. bake at 375 for 10-15 mins or until the bread is golden brown.





stuffed pita pocket





-take a whole wheat pita pocket and fill it with strips of carrots, celery, cucumber, and chicken strips/ham strips. serve w/ranch dressing.





easy fried rice (my girls loved this when they were small)





take precooked white rice and saute in skillet w/1 tbsp of oil. cook for 2 mins. push the rice to one side of the skillet. on the open side, scramble 2 eggs then mix with rice. add precooked, diced chicken or beef and some diced carrots and celery. cook for an additional 1-2 mins. serve w/some soy sauce.





with toddlers-50% of the battle is presentation-if the food looks fun or colorful to eat, they are more likely to try it.





I served my daughters cut up veggies and fruit in an empty ice cube tray-she loved this!! use a few different types of dipping sauces in a few of the slots too.





-use cookie cutters to cut up sandwiches-kids love the fun shapes.





-make faces/shapes w/their food. for example-my kids liked having their ';butterfly'; for snack. to make:





take 1-2 mini carrot sticks for the body. then use 4 apple slices to make the wings and some thinly sliced cucumber for the attenas. super cute!!





hope this helps!!!
im 12 yrs old and i really like to cook. I make more than half of the meals (dinner meals) my family eats. Im sorry i dont have any recipes for you, ive never served toddlers. But i do know that you can just give them parts of sonmething you would eat. My sister used to like yoghurt and broccoli when she was young, and one day they were both in bowls on her high chair plate, and she mixed them together. Since then she always did. (not now, bu when she was little) i know that didnt really help you, just a little advice =)

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