Find four easy to make and healthy recipes for your growing toddler.
Have you often wondered… Am I feeding my toddler enough? Am I introducing my little one to new tastes? Am I helping my baby develop his/her taste buds to the best possible extent? I do very often!! My biggest concern has always been IĀ hope I am not boring my daughter with the same recipes again and again? Personally I do love exploring food but I still would put myself in the category of a “safe eater”. I always try to taste new cuisines from various parts of the world but in terms of developing tastes, I always stick with the same flavors, salty, spicy mostly savory… Whereas Mayank on the other hand just loves to explore his dishes. He can go from eating a spicy dish one day to absolutely loving a sweet dish the other day. I am always surprised by how much he is able to appreciate the food with varied tastes from all over the world.
So, definitely I would love Mishika to be more like her dad in this perspective but one can only hope and try š In order to introduce her to new flavors and help her develop the taste buds I made a pact with myself to try one new dish for her every week. Why one dish? Coz' it's achievable, you get an entire week to plan (with your busy schedule) and you are able to stick with this routine for long š
After trying many dishes over the past few weeks, I have compiled a list of the top four toddler recipes which were successful the most being the veggie cheesy pasta. You can introduce them as a breakfast item, lunch, snack, or dinner in your kid's routine. Here they go!
Veggie Cheesy Pasta
Vegetarian, egg-free, nut-free
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup uncooked pasta spirals
- 1 tbsp peas
- 2 tbsp grated carrot
- 2 tbsp grated zuchinni
- 2 tbsp grated squash
- 1 tbsp thickened cream
- 2 tbsp grated parmesan cheese
Prep Time
15 minutesHow to prepare
- Cook pasta according to packet instructions
- In the meantime steam or boil veggies until tender
- Once pasta is cooked, strain the water and mix veggies to it
- Add cream and parmesan cheese to the mixture
- Heat and keep stirring the mixture until cheese is melted
Veggie Cakes
Vegetarian, egg-free, nut-free
Ingredients
- 4-6 baby potatoes
- 4 tbsp peas
- 2 tbsp chopped spinach
- 2 tspn butter
Prep Time
10 minutes
How to prepare
- Steam the potatoes and once done, mash it and keep aside
- Steam the veggies
- In a bowl mix the mashed potatoes and the steamed veggies
- Divide the mixture in equal parts and make small cakes as shown in the picture
- Heat the pan with a small amount of butter
- Place the cakes in the pan
- Cook on both sides till the cakes are golden brown
French Toast
Contains eggs, nut-free
Ingredients
- 1 bread
- 1 large egg
- 1/4 cup chopped tomato
- 2 tspn butter
- Salt to taste (optional)
- 2 tspn whole fat or 2% milk
Prep Time
5 minutesHow to prepare
- Beat one egg in a mixing bowl
- Add milk, beat it again and make sure that it is mixed properly
- Once it is done, heat butter in a pan
- Dip a bread slice it in the egg mixture and put it on the pan
- Spread some chopped tomatoes on the top of bread and pour some egg mixture on it again
- Turn the bread and let the other side also cooked properly till it is light brown in color on both side
PS – Make sure the egg is cooked properly before feeding your little one
Blueberry Muffins
Contains eggs, Nut-free
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 1 tspn baking powder
- 1/2 tspn salt
- 2 eggs
Prep Time
25 minutesHow to prepare
- Preheat oven to 400Āŗ F
- Grease 12 cup muffin tin or line it with fluted paper cups
- Combine flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in a large bowl using a whisk
- Stir the wet ingredients into the dry ingredient and then mix the blueberries using a spatula
- Fill the muffin cups with the batter and distribute it evenly
- Sprinkle top with slight sugar
- Bake for 15 minutes
I would love to hear what toddler recipes are a hit with you?
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Great recipe ideas for toddlers! Iām hoping your toddler ends up being a better eater than my boys!
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Those recipes do look tasty even for older folks! LOL My son started out as a good eater so he would have enjoyed these — but he is now a 16-year old picky eater. Hopefully, you avoid that issue!
I don’t have kids but these recipes as far concerned would me happy. ā¤ā¤
These are great ideas! I had one toddler who was oh so picky – and it carried on into adulthood! Even feeding him a hot dog was impossible! I wish I’d known more back then about choosing ‘real foods’ instead of jarred baby food.
I think getting your kids to trying new foods very early on will keep them open-minded and not such picky eaters. However, these comfort foods are hard to say no to! xo, Suzanne
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