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List of Toddler Food Ideas

I've written a bit about food and eating on this blog, and I recently commented on where we're at with the dreaded toddler eating phase. A few friends have asked me for the food idea list that I alluded to, so I'm posting it here for future posterity. This list is a combination of ideas generated from several twin moms.


Pizza toast - a piece of toast that goes back in the toaster oven with marinara and shredded cheese. Can also put thawed frozen spinach finely chopped down as the first layer before the marinara.
English muffin or toast topped with hummus
Chickpeas sauteed with zucchini and summer squash 
Sometimes I put a couple of slices of deli ham or turkey on the grilled cheese
Mac & cheese with cooked veggies
Scrambled eggs or vegetable frittata
Open-faced tuna melt (I make tuna salad with shredded carrots & zucchini to get more veg in there)
Pasta with marinara and cooked veggies
Turkey burgers with shredded veg - I make a bunch of small ones and freeze them
Tofu marinated in Trader Joe's soyaki and cooked in a little sesame oil
Salmon or tuna cakes (also with shredded veg mixed in)
Black beans or pinto beans (sometimes with cooked with carrots) mixed with brown minute rice

Frittatas or Quiches  Easy to fill them with different veggies.
Pasta with sauce
Dips = spinach & artichoke (which you make ahead of time and freeze),
cottage cheese & pineapple
Quesadillas, burritos, paninis, soft tacos (messy but yum)
chicken skewers (with the skewer)
shepherds pie (also can make in advance and freeze)
Trader Joes: masala burger (made of potatoes and veggies)
tuna, chicken, egg salad sandwiches, double decker (egg salad and avocado)
veggie pancakes (savory pancakes)
Sushi - cucumber, avocado
Polenta fingers - also can put different veggies in there.

peanut butter, jelly & cream cheese roll-ups (http://tatertottwins.blogspot.com/2011/01/yummy-roll-ups-for-kids.html)
grilled ham & cheese
turkey & cheese sandwich
wrap with peanut butter & banana (you could use almond or apple butter)
hummus & cucumber wrap
pasta with butter & parmasan cheese
pasta with sauce
cheese tortellini
egg & cheese sandwich
english muffin pizza
drained & rinsed soup
hot dogs (beef & turkey
chicken sausages
chicken & cheese quesadillas
cheeses & crackers
hummus & crackers
annies mac & cheese (with/without hotdogs)
any deli meat cut up with cheese
YoBaby Meals yogurt (the one with the veggies in it) and fresh fruit along with one of 3 choices: pb&j, hummus sandwich, or cream cheese on toasted english muffin. 
Barilla Plus pasta (used to use whole wheat pasta, but I like that Plus is made with lentils, chick peas, etc.) with half regular pasta sauce and half babyfood (hidden veggies).
Stop&Shop brand fresh small ravioli w/ same sauce as above.
Fish sticks.
HappyBites frozen toddler foods (veggie bites, salmon sticks).
Tofu - cold, unseasoned, simply cut into cubes right out of the fridge.  They love it!
Pizza (I make it the easy way with a Boboli whole wheat pizza crust).
Tuna mac, french toast, omelettes, ground beef or turkey in pasta sauce... I think that's it!
I also "hide" veggies in their yogurt (they love chobani kids yogurt) w/ babyfood purees....they don't even know it's there.

More great ideas can be found on this twin mom cooking blog.

Happy Eating!
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