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I really need some help with dinner for my 2 year old
He is picky, but I need to try some new things.. I feel like he eats about 2-3 things that I keep rotating. 
What does your toddler eat for dinner?
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Posted 4/7/08 3:35 PM  |
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Bxgell2
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Re: I really need some help with dinner for my 2 year old
She eats everything we eat.
2-3 times a week we eat fish, usually tilapia or salmon, with a side of whole wheat couscous and some sort of vegetable.
She LOVES egg schnitzel with hummus and pita. Also Shakshuka, which is a traditional Israeli dish with eggs in a tomato sauce.
Pita with falafel, hummus and israeli salad.
Veggie burger or veggie hot dogs
Pasta with veggie meatballs
Pasta with garlic, pine nuts, tomatoes, spinach and feta
Pasta with shrimp, tomatoes, artichoke and feta
Pita pizza (pita toasted with tomato sauce and mozzarella)
Egg with avocado salad
Vegetarian chili
Bean soup with croutons
And if all else fails, veggie chicken fingers and corn
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| Posted 4/7/08 3:44 PM |
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ckdk
My girls
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Re: I really need some help with dinner for my 2 year old
DD only eats a few things too... she likes turkey meatballs (frozen), perdue chicken short cuts... The honey roasted or grilled...
Pizza, almost any kind of pasta...
Sometimes she will eat our leftovers... chicken or whatever...
Besides that, she doesn't really like much else... I give her veggie/turkey burgers, she will eat maybe half...
But she will also always eat her veggies and fruit with dinner...
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| Posted 4/7/08 3:44 PM |
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sept2703
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Re: I really need some help with dinner for my 2 year old
No help here my DD eats - chicken nuggets, fish sticks, pizza, mac n cheese, pbj and grilled cheese and yogurt adn that's about it besides fruit and cereal.
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| Posted 4/7/08 3:45 PM |
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ckdk
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Re: I really need some help with dinner for my 2 year old
Posted by Bxgell2
She eats everything we eat.
2-3 times a week we eat fish, usually tilapia or salmon, with a side of whole wheat couscous and some sort of vegetable.
She LOVES egg schnitzel with hummus and pita. Also Shakshuka, which is a traditional Israeli dish with eggs in a tomato sauce.
Pita with falafel, hummus and israeli salad.
Veggie burger or veggie hot dogs
Pasta with veggie meatballs
Pasta with garlic, pine nuts, tomatoes, spinach and feta
Pasta with shrimp, tomatoes, artichoke and feta
Pita pizza (pita toasted with tomato sauce and mozzarella)
Egg with avocado salad
Vegetarian chili
Bean soup with croutons
And if all else fails, veggie chicken fingers and corn
wow, that is impressive!
DD will try all everything but will usually just end up giving it back to me
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| Posted 4/7/08 3:46 PM |
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TwinMama
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Re: I really need some help with dinner for my 2 year old
Raviolis, mac and cheese, chicken cutlets, fish sticks, peas, fruit..Sometimes happy meals, eggs. it seems like i feed my girls the same thing..,BUt i read not to push food on them and if i try to feed them something different from the above I end up throwing it out. So i stick to what they like and if they eat they eat and if they don't they don't..I don't make food a big deal..I always try and give them a yogurt smoothie sometime in the day so at lease i know they are getting something healthy.
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| Posted 4/7/08 3:47 PM |
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Bxgell2
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Re: I really need some help with dinner for my 2 year old
Posted by ckdk
Posted by Bxgell2
She eats everything we eat.
2-3 times a week we eat fish, usually tilapia or salmon, with a side of whole wheat couscous and some sort of vegetable.
She LOVES egg schnitzel with hummus and pita. Also Shakshuka, which is a traditional Israeli dish with eggs in a tomato sauce.
Pita with falafel, hummus and israeli salad.
Veggie burger or veggie hot dogs
Pasta with veggie meatballs
Pasta with garlic, pine nuts, tomatoes, spinach and feta
Pasta with shrimp, tomatoes, artichoke and feta
Pita pizza (pita toasted with tomato sauce and mozzarella)
Egg with avocado salad
Vegetarian chili
Bean soup with croutons
And if all else fails, veggie chicken fingers and corn
wow, that is impressive!
DD will try all everything but will usually just end up giving it back to me
Well, I figured out the key to my daughter's eating a while ago - keep her entertained. She can go for hours with food that she "dips" or has to put together, like a Pita with falafel and salad inside 
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| Posted 4/7/08 3:52 PM |
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yankinmanc
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Re: I really need some help with dinner for my 2 year old
MY 2 year olds diet looks a bit like this:
Monday: Pasta with pesto
Tuesday: Pasta with NOOOOOOOOOOOO Pesto
Wednesday: One bite of fish finger and one spoonful of beans
Thursday: Pasta on a Chinese Soup Spoon
Friday: Pasta with a fork standing on one leg in the living room watching the choo-choos
Saturday: one bite of chicken
Sunday: Beans and a bite of scrambled egg.
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| Posted 4/7/08 3:56 PM |
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Sweets13
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Re: I really need some help with dinner for my 2 year old
Ds eats whatever we are eating...
Pasta with either ricotta, homemade sauce, pesto,garlic and oil, lemon and bread crumbs (similiar to a francese sauce), chicken cutlet, pork chops, steak, sausage, ribs, asparagus wrapped in bacpn with melted mozzarella (his favorite), rice, corn, peas, brocoli with garlic and bread crumbs, potatoes (all different ways)
My son LOVES food with flavor/spices. He actually says "mmm" and licks his lips when he eats!!
Message edited 4/7/2008 4:11:20 PM.
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| Posted 4/7/08 4:07 PM |
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JessieQ
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Re: I really need some help with dinner for my 2 year old
Posted by Bxgell2
She eats everything we eat.
2-3 times a week we eat fish, usually tilapia or salmon, with a side of whole wheat couscous and some sort of vegetable.
She LOVES egg schnitzel with hummus and pita. Also Shakshuka, which is a traditional Israeli dish with eggs in a tomato sauce.
Pita with falafel, hummus and israeli salad.
Veggie burger or veggie hot dogs
Pasta with veggie meatballs
Pasta with garlic, pine nuts, tomatoes, spinach and feta
Pasta with shrimp, tomatoes, artichoke and feta
Pita pizza (pita toasted with tomato sauce and mozzarella)
Egg with avocado salad
Vegetarian chili
Bean soup with croutons
And if all else fails, veggie chicken fingers and corn
That is amazing!
My DD is pretty picky with what she'll eat. She does like chicken, so I usually just call other meats chicken for her to even try them (I know, bad mommy!). She looooves pasta, macaroni and cheese, yogurt, bagels, and cereal. She'll also eat veggie burgers, rice, some veggies, and most fruits. She takes a long time to try something new, but I found that letting her "help" make the food does make her more interested in eating it.
However, we were at a Chinese wedding and she had jellyfish, and loved it! (she's a mystery wrapped in a riddle inside an enigma )
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| Posted 4/7/08 4:22 PM |
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Addiesmommy
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Member since 9/07 264 total posts
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Ellen
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Re: I really need some help with dinner for my 2 year old
DD eats-
Turkey meatballs
Turkey Hot Dogs
Broccoli
PB & J on Whole Wheat or Multi Grain
Annie's Organic Mac-n-Cheese
Mixed Fruit Cups
Perdue Dino Shaped Chicken Nuggets with Sweet Potato Fries
Pasta with butter & grated cheese or tomato sauce
Spinach
Italian Wedding Soup with the broth drained
Chicken Noodle Soup
And if she really wont eat anything at all for dinner- she gets Eggo Multi-grain pancakes or yogurt with a banana and granola.
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| Posted 4/7/08 4:30 PM |
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Karebaby
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Re: I really need some help with dinner for my 2 year old
DD loves quesadillas, soy corn dogs, PB&J, any kind of pasta.
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| Posted 4/7/08 4:34 PM |
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Re: I really need some help with dinner for my 2 year old
Thank you everyone! I got some really good ideas. Some of your kids have a great diet. Ryan would eat PB&J and raisins 24/7 if I let him.
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| Posted 4/7/08 5:00 PM |
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NS1976
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Re: I really need some help with dinner for my 2 year old
How many ways can I serve pasta every night of my life?????????????
I am in the same boat. I try new things..she wont eat them. She HATES meat. She will eat a meatball or meatloaf but hates chicken or anything else.
So we stick with pasta..
pasta with peas
pasta with broc
pasta with cauliflower
pasta with sauce
pasta with butter and parm
pasta even with egg..
So sad. I am no help at all huh?
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| Posted 4/7/08 5:05 PM |
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aja
my princess
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Re: I really need some help with dinner for my 2 year old
my son would eat butter with a spoon if he could...so he prefers food that has butter
pancakes
waffles
toast with butter
cream cheese
Buittoni makes these raviolettes that are bite size i mix it with alfredo sauce and peas
He is sooo picky he won't even taste anything
He is so wierd ...one day he will eat something and then next he won't
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| Posted 4/7/08 5:06 PM |
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Stefanie
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Re: I really need some help with dinner for my 2 year old
He doesn't like our food.
I make him
Chicken nuggets
Pasta with marinara sauce
Pasta with butter and cheese
Pizza
Mac and cheese
rice and carrots
pancakes
When all else fails...a bologna sandwich.
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