Need some healthy toddler meal ideas? Here are 50 kid-friendly ideas for breakfast, lunch and dinner to help inspire you if you’re stuck in a rut!
Hi friends!
Time for another round-up of Squish meals. It’s been about four months since I shared this 40 Healthy Toddler Meals post, which a lot of you seemed to really enjoy so I’ve been saving more healthy toddler meal ideas since then and I’m back with another edition.
Here are 50+ meals I’ve fed Squish over the past few months! Hope they give you some ideas! Plates are Re-Play Recycled (affiliate link) and we love them. If you’re interested in my feeding philosophy you can read Why My Toddler Doesn’t Always Eat What I Eat.
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Peas + Applesauce +Baked Salmon + Chicken & Cheese Tortellini (from Costco)
Cheese quesadilla + Frozen peas + Beer Braised Pulled Pork
Deconstructed Meatball Sub + Maple Bacon Roasted Carrots
Apples + Leftover Pumpkin pie + Turkey + Avocado
Cottage cheese + Pears + Sweet Potato Bite + Life cereal
Blue Corn Tortilla Chips + Green Bean Casserole + Cheesy Chicken
Hummus + Strawberries + Smoked Salmon (we get it at Costco)
Cottage cheese + Clementine + Hard Boiled Egg (from Costco) + Smoked Salmon
Sweet Potato Fries + Clementine + Freezer Chicken Tenders
Sweet Potato Protein Cookie + SimplyNature Broccoli Bites (from Aldi) + Chicken Sausage
Clementine + Cucumbers with Hummus + Turkey (Plainville Organic) & Crackers
Clementine + Steamed Sweet Potato + Stuffed Shells
Clementine + Cottage Cheese + Whole Wheat Yogurt Waffle with peanut butter (I love Crazy Richard’s)
Fresh Mozzarella + Deconstructed Chicken Sausage Skillet with Zoodles
Clementine + Broccoli Bites + Paleo Turkey Sweet Potato Meatballs
Broccoli Bites + Mandarin Oranges + Instant Pot Asian Chicken
Applesauce + Cottage Cheese + Peanut Butter & Jelly Toast (on Dave’s Killer Bread)
Pears (in 100% juice) + Cottage Cheese + Waffle French Toast (dip bread in egg/milk mixture & cook on waffle iron)
Blueberries + Mini Bell Peppers + Instant Pot Pulled Chicken (just chicken breasts + broth) + Hummus
Roasted Sweet Potatoes + Blueberries + Smoked Salmon
Cinnamon Roasted Sweet Potatoes + Grapes + Green Beans + Instant Pot Asian Chicken
Cottage Cheese + Clementines + Egg Wrap
Sweet Potatoes + Blueberries + Smoked Salmon
Sweet Potato Bite + Raspberries + HB Egg + Shrimp with Sweet Thai Chili Sauce
Raspberries + Polenta + Cheesy Pesto Chicken
PB Toast + Avocado + Turkey + Hummus
Meatball Sub + Green Beans
Raspberries + Cottage Cheese + Shredded Chicken + Marinara + Sweet Potatoes
Sweet Potatoes + Broccoli Bites + Lemon Garlic Chicken
PB Banana Oat Muffin + Siggi’s 4% Blueberry Yogurt + Egg Wrap
Blueberries + Blueberry Yogurt + HB Egg + Bite of donut
Applesauce + Blueberries + HB Egg + Sweet Potato Bite
Cottage Cheese + Donut + Clementine + French Toast Waffle
Strawberries + Peas + Sweet Potato Protein Cookie + Slow Cooker Honey Garlic Chicken Thighs
Apples + Squash Yogurt Dip + Avocado Chicken Burger
Strawberries + Sweet Potato + Cheeseburger
Pasta + Steamed Carrots + Shrimp
Mashed Sweet Potatoes + Pears + Turmeric Yogurt Chicken
Mandarin Oranges + Yogurt + Egg + Sweet Potato Bite
Sweet Potato Protein Cookie + Grapes + Pesto Pasta + leftover chicken something or other
Mac & Cheese + Roasted Green Beans + Turkey & Hummus Roll-ups
Sweet Potato + Clementine + Egg Wrap + Hummus
Strawberries + Cottage Cheese + PB & J Roll-up
Cottage Cheese + Mixed Veggies +BBQ Chicken + Broccoli Bites
Paprika Roasted Sweet Potatoes + Blueberries + Garlic Chicken + Hummus
Mixed Veggies + Apples + Turkey + Triscuits
Clementine + Siggi’s Plain Whole Milk Yogurt + Life Cereal + Coconut Oil Banana Muffin
Strawberries + Baked Beans + Sheet Pan Italian Salmon and Green Beans
Other recipes we’ve been eating a lot lately:
- Gluten-Free Pumpkin Yogurt Bars or Easy Banana Oat Bars for snacks
- Thai Chicken Meatballs or Crockpot Meatballs (except baked in the oven)
- Homemade Whole Wheat Tortillas
- One-Pot Shrimp & Orzo
- Lemon Energy Balls
Like these healthy toddler meal ideas? Pin this post to share with others! Reminder- the plates are from Re-Play Recycled. (aff link)
Need more ideas?
- A Month of Toddler Meal Ideas
- 40 Healthy Toddler Meals
- 50+ Toddler Meal Ideas (free PDF)
- 50+ Quick Toddler Meal Ideas
Enjoy!
–Lindsay–
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Great ideas. Thanks for posting this!
Where did you get your containers for the lunches?
the plates are made my replay. i get them on amazon
Great ideas. Is this available in a printable file?
this one isn’t but there’s a link at the bottom of this post to a free PDF with 50 ideas!
Does your toddler have any snacks during the day? These are wonderful, complete meals, and probably leave him feeling pretty satisfied. I struggle to get my almost-3-year-old to eat during meals. I feel like it’s because he knows he will get a snack in an hour.
he does. in fact he probably gets more snacks than he needs. it’s one habit that i’m currently working on getting better about. i’ve definitely noticed if i’m not quite as liberal with the snacks he eats better at dinner. but, at the same time, i’m a huge snacker. i prefer smaller meals and more snacks and if he’s the same way, i don’t want to deprive him of that just because “normal” is 3 meals and 1-2 snacks per day…so it’s something we’re currently working through trying to figure out what’s best for him!
Like the list a lot! When you serve your little ones a treat, do you always serve it the meal? At what age did you allow the donuts, pie, cookies etc? I am a dietitian as well. I have a 16 month old daughter. I try to stay very neutral in my emotions to what she eats and practice Ellen Satter technieques as well. I want to find a good balance of allowing her to have the “not so healthy” foods with “healthier” foods. I’d be interested in trying serving dessert with the meal like you have pictured. Does your toddler usually eat the dessert first?
with my oldest i was a lot more strict about no sugar etc until after his first birthday. that all kinda went out the window with my second. i work really hard not to put dessert on a pedastal. i actually wrote about this a little bit in this recent post: https://www.theleangreenbean.com/tips-for-feeding-toddlers/
Hi there! These are helping me get out of our quarantine rut. Running out of ideas.
My son is only 13 months old, are these appropriate portion sizes for that age? I feel like he eats a lot more than what is pictured on your plates.
i always recommend starting small to minimize food waste. you can always serve more!