I know its been done before...toddlers eating habits

Please, Please help me my son only eats chicken cutlets, chicken nuggets, pasta with butter or Pizza for dinner. Please tell me what your toddler eats for dinner.

TIA

Re: I know its been done before...toddlers eating habits

Sounds like typical toddler fare to me, I wouldn't stress over it.

Re: I know its been done before...toddlers eating habits

Stacey, I swore I would not do processed food, but thank God for mac and cheese and fish sticks. I can always count on Connor to eat those.

In the summer all he wanted was watermelon He's the only kids who won't touch burgers and hotdogs

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Posted by Gatsbygirl

Stacey, I swore I would not do processed food, but thank God for mac and cheese and fish sticks. I can always count on Connor to eat those.

In the summer all he wanted was watermelon He's the only kids who won't touch burgers and hotdogs

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Jack's menu is limited so here goes:

Oatmeal with Raisins and Spice - every day for breakfast.
French Toast (will do for dinner sometimes)
Pancakes (will do for dinner sometimes)
Chicken Nuggets/Fingers
Fish Sticks
Pizza
Sweet Potato Fries
Regular French Fries
Pasta with Peas and Corn (somedays he'll eat it - some he won't)
Ziti (somedays he'll eat it - some he won't)
Hotdogs (but only when we are at a BBQ)
Baked Beans

Any kind of fruit.

ETA: He loves steak!

That's about it!

Message edited 9/23/2009 8:52:48 PM.

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Re: I know its been done before...toddlers eating habits

This is one of DSs favorite meat dishes:

Chafing Dish Meatballs

2 pounds ground beef
1 egg, slightly beaten
1 large onion, grated (or 1 tbsp onion powder)
Salt to taste
1 (12 oz.) bottle chili sauce
1 (10 oz.) jar grape jelly
Juice of 1 lemon (or 1 tsp. of lemon juice from squeeze bottle)


Directions:
Combine the meat, egg, onion and salt. Mix and shape into small meatballs. Gently drop the meatballs into a sauce of the chili sauce, grape jelly and lemon juice. Simmer until meatballs are brown.

The New Elegant but Easy Cookbook, page 40.

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Re: I know its been done before...toddlers eating habits

DS eats

Breakfast
cereal (cherios, raisin bran, cinnamon life)
blueberry waffles
pancakes
French toast
eggs
bagel

Lunch
Pizza
Annie's brand mac and cheese
grilled cheese
tuna fish (only some times) and can't be on bread
peanut butter and jelly sandwich

Dinner
Chicken Nuggets
Chili
Chafing Dish Meatballs
Gnocchi
Pasta
Peas
Green Beans
Baby Corn
Chicken pad thai
Pre a wan Chicken (basically chicken with baby corn and pineapple)
Chicken has to be in minute pieces smaller than an eraser.
Squash soup

NO stake or hard meat what so ever
ETA: French fries - how can I forget that. Lol
Also tater tots...

Message edited 9/23/2009 9:07:12 PM.

Re: I know its been done before...toddlers eating habits

I make all of DDs food except for occasional pizza (which I sometimes make) or chicken fingers (which she doesn't like).

Dinners are:
flattened grilled chicken breast
Turkey burgers (minus the rolls she won't eat them)
turkey meatballs and pasta
tacos with either meat or chicken
stir fry with chicken and veggies and pasta
pasta with grilled chicken and veggies
Last night I made a version of macaroni and cheese (with pinwheels pasta) with grilled chicken, carrots, broccoli

All meals are served with plain steamed veggies - she loves carrots, broccoli, string beans, asparagus etc. I don't put anything on them so she isn't used to butter etc on her veggies. She also loves plain sweet potatoes.

She does eat a lot of cheese on our peds request - but that is b.c she has a milk protein issue and can tolerate yogurt and cheese but she cannot drink any milk.

I would be happy to share any of the above recipes with you - they are all pretty simply to make I think.

She also often has apple slices or other fruit after her meal if she is still hungry

Lunches are things like
small pizza bagels,
grilled cheese and fruit
cheese, crackers, fruit, yogurt
occasionally I will make her a sandwich
pizza (prepared)
she LOVES soup and has been asking for this recently - so I took to getting organic low sodium chicken broth and adding in pasta carrots and whatever other veggies I have around

Breakfasts are a bit harder b.c she isn't a big breakfast eater so it tends to vary considerably
Cheerios and fruit
Cheerios and eggs
omlettes and fruit
on weekends sometimes she will have pancakes or french toast and fruit
Hot cereal
She tends not to eat much for breakfast no matter what I have tried to serve her

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DD will only eat pasta with butter and mac and cheese. She MIGHT take a bite of a chicken nugget. NO VEGGIES.

She love blue berries and bananas. And she'll eat yogurt and apple sauce.

She'll eat cheese too.

That's it.

SOOOOOO annoying.

Re: I know its been done before...toddlers eating habits

my ds eats a great variety of food but he eats soooo slowly b/c of low oral muscle tone.

breakfast:
(always a yobaby yogurt with a fresh fruit and carb)
cherrios
pancake
waffle
french toast
blueberry toaster struddle
scambled eggs
cereal bar

lunch:
~sandwiches= egg salad, ham, turkey, bologna, roast beef, cream cheese & honey
~pb&j on ritz
~mac and cheese
~egg & cheese omlette
~soup (veggies, noodles, beans, chicken)

with a 'dessert'- cheese stick, orange, yogurt, strawberry & banana smoothie, pear, mini muffins, apple sauce, peach mango sauce

dinner:
(usually carb + protein+ veggie all seperate b/c he'll only eat the most prefered food if i give it together.)
~chicken ,turkey or beef hotdogs
~organic: chick nuggets, cheese and corn nuggets, spinach nuggets, broccoli and cheese nuggets
~ meatballs or meatloaf
~tofu
~sausage & peppers
~breaded white fish
~salmon
~gefilte fish
~very thin turkey breast and stuffing
~fish sticks
~veggie lomein
~gerber meat sticks
~chicken legs in a stew
~stir fry chicken and veggies
sides:
~ noodles with peas, corn & tofu
~ cauliflower & cheese and rice
~peas & carrots
~baked fries or sweet potato fries
~ dif. types or rice
~ broccoli & cheese
~ pasta with dif. sauces
~breaded eggplant
~humus
~matzah ball soup
~mushrooms and sprouts
~breaded zuchini strips

not always healthy food but i'm just happy he's eating it.

i just ordered a crock pot and i'm excited to use some of the yummy recipes that the girls on here recommended!

editted to add: he won't eat most of this if i didn't give him something to dip his food in. usually ketchup, tomato s\auce, sweet and sour sauce, or even broth.

Message edited 9/24/2009 11:39:10 AM.

Re: I know its been done before...toddlers eating habits

Sounds about right! That's about all DD eats right now!

Re: I know its been done before...toddlers eating habits

DD (just turned 2) eats what we eat. She rarely refuses anything. Given a choice (like in a restaurant) she'll always choose chicken and fries but at home she has never been given a choice, what I cook is what we eat.