Toddler Recipes

Recipes for Toddlers

Toddler Recipes....free and easy recipes for toddlers, toddler meals for your family to enjoy. Don't forget; toddlers can eat your table food as long as it is not food that can be choked on.

It is best not to start a toddler on peanut butter until they are around 2 because of possible allergy implications. Ensure that grapes, cherry tomatoes etc. are cut into quarters if given, and steam carrots a little before giving to soften them. Hotdogs should be cut very small if given to a toddler. Popcorn, whole nuts and chewing gum should be avoided until your toddler is a little older. As well as the toddlers mealtimes they will need snacks throughout the day to keep up their energy levels. Finger foods make a great snack or lunch option for toddlers.

Tuna burger

• One can of tuna
• 50g fresh breadcrumbs
• 2 dollops of tomato ketchup
• 1 egg

• Place your ingredients in a bowl and mix together into balls
• Flatten the balls in your hands and then fry on both sides until heated through
• Tuna burgers were a great favourite of our toddlers and the kids as they got older

Here is a vegetable pasta dish which our toddlers enjoyed and it got them to eat the dreaded veggies.

Veggie pasta

• What you need
• Dried pasta
• vegetables such as zucchini, broccoli cauliflower, carrots chopped up.
• You could use some frozen vegetables, this works just as well.

• Boil a handful of pasta
• During the last 5 minutes of cooking add the chopped vegetables
• When your pasta and vegetables are cooked drain add a tablespoon of cream cheese
• Stir together until cheese has melted and serve.

Easy Chicken strips

• Chicken breast
• Plain yoghurt
• Crushed cereals such as cheerios

• You will need to thinly slice a chicken breast
• Roll the strips into your yoghurt
• Then role in the crushed cereals
• Lay on a greased baking tray and bake for around 15 minutes at 400degrees.

Omelettes

• 1 egg
• Grated carrot
• Grated zucchini
• small pieces of broccoli
• small pieces of red and orange peppers
• Grated cheese

• Fry the vegetables in a little oil or butter.
• Whisk the egg
• Add the egg to the vegetables and create an omelette.
• Top with grated cheese and put under a hot grill until melted.
• Serve in fingers either hot or cold

Fish mix

• a piece white fish
• milk or cream
• 1/2 potato 1/2 carrot and a little swede or butternut squash
• grated cheese

• Poach the fish in the milk for a few minutes.
• Peel the potato, carrot and swede, cut into small pieces and boil until tender.
• Drain then mash with some milk or cream
• Flake the fish and mix well with the mash.
• Stir in some grated cheese or sprinkle cheese over the top and serve.

Healthy French Fries

• 1/2 washed sweet potato, 1/2 parsnip
• 1 tbs.. olive oil
• Salt, pepper, or seasoning to taste

• Preheat oven to 425°F.
• While oven is heating, slice vegetables into short french fry shapes Leave skins on for more nutrition.
• place the fries in a bowl and add the olive oil salt pepper and seasoning. Toss gently until vegetables are coated in the oil.
• Place vegetables on cookie sheet. Bake for around 20 minutes turning as needed.

Cheesy pasta.

• Pasta
• Broccoli
• Peas
• Cream
• Grated cheese

• Boil pasta
• Add broccoli and peas about 5 mins before pasta has finished cooking.
• Drain, return to gentle heat then stir in cream and grated cheese until melted.

Fish and vegetables

• 1/2 Cup Potatoes, peeled and cubed
• 1/2 Cup Carrots, peeled and chopped
• 1/3 Cup Peas
• 2 Sole Fillets

• Cook sole fillets in some milk for around 5 minutes or until cooked through
• Place the potatoes in boiling water and cook for 2 minutes.
• Add the carrots and continue to cook another 2 minutes.
• Add the peas and and cook for another 2-5 minutes until all is tender.
• Cool and serve chopped up small for little mouths
• You could also sprinkle cheese on top.

Mini Pizza

• Spaghetti sauce
• English muffin
• 1 Mushroom sliced
• 1 slice orange pepper chopped

• Spread English Muffin with spaghetti sauce
• Sprinkle on your mushroom slices, orange pepper, cheddar cheese
• Toast for about 10 minutes or until cheese is melt

Chicken Stew

• 1 chicken breasts
• 1/4 large leek
• 1 small carrot
• 1 medium potato
• 200ml vegetable or chicken stock
• bay leaf

• Chop and fry the leeks in a little butter.
• Chop the chicken breast and add to leeks and fry for about 5 mins or until chicken is cooked.
• Chop carrots and potato into small pieces and add to chicken and leeks
• Add stock and bay leaf and cover, cook on low heat for about 3/4 hour.
• Serve

Cheesy pasta

• 1/4 cup pasta shapes
• 1/4 carrot
• 1 broccoli florets
• 1 tsunami olive oil
• 1/4 yellow summer squash
• 1 slice small red bell pepper
• 1 1/2 Tchaikovsky cream cheese
• 1/4 cup shredded Cheddar cheese

• Cook the pasta in boiling water according to package directions
• Peel and cut the carrot into small matchwood. Cut broccoli into small pieces then add both to pasta for last 3 minutes of cooking time for the last 3 minutes of the cooking time.
• Stir fry the peeled and chopped squash and red pepper until softened
• Drain the pasta and vegetables then add them to the squash
• Add cream cheese and cheddar, stir in and heat for about a minute or so to melt the cheese.
• Serve

Hopefully your toddler will love these toddler recipes. Check out our snacks for toddlers page as well for ideas on healthy snacks.

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