This week, the twins surprised me with their eating. Millie inhaled, I mean ate an adult sized portion fast, of a sandwich I made with sun-dried tomatoes and olives and Jackson was all about homemade Shrimp Pad See Ew. Who knew?! A great example of why you never know what your children will like until you give them variety. Here’s what I fed the twins this week…
5 Creative Toddler Meals
Lunch: Cheesy Toasts with cucumber and “Everything But the Bagel” seasoning. Tomatoes and olives with ranch.
Notes: This idea came from the Trader Joe’s sample station and the twins loved it. For my version, I toasted whole wheat bread with just a little bit of butter under the broiler. Then removed it, topped it with shredded cheese and put it back under the broiler to melt. When melted, cut into small squares and top each with a slice of cucumber and a sprinkle of seasoning.
Lunch: Falafel with hummus, pita and strawberries.
Notes: The twins weren’t crazy about falafel but they love hummus. This is just a simple homemade hummus I whipped up and they ate it by the spoonful!
Breakfast: steel-cut oatmeal with raisins, milk, cinnamon and nutmeg. Berries and pear slices.
Notes: The twins love oatmeal! Messy but filling and always a good breakfast choice.
Breakfast: Green scrambled eggs with cheese, breakfast potatoes with ketchup and strawberries.
Notes: I used leftover pesto to make these eggs “green” and it added so much flavor! The potatoes were also leftover from the previous night’s dinner and I sautéed them in a little bit of olive oil to re-heat.
Lunch: Cream cheese, sun-dried tomato and olive sandwiches. Hummus with bell peppers and pea crisps for dipping.
Notes: This is definitely Millie’s new favorite sandwich! Jackson simply picked out the olives and ate the hummus and crackers. Neither of the twins cared for raw bell peppers but ate them sautéed with dinner that night! Just goes to show you should always try foods cooked/raw for your kiddos to see what they like best.
So, what did your babies and toddlers eat this week? Leave me your favorite meal time suggestions in the comments section.
More Creative Toddler Friendly Foods:
If you are looking for more toddler friendly meal ideas from snacks through dinner, you might enjoy some of these posts!
- The Ultimate List of Healthy Trader Joe’s Toddler Snacks
- 5 Bento Box School Lunches
- What I Fed The Twins: Another Week of Toddler Meals
- Easy Homemade Chicken and Stars Soup
- Lion King Snack Board
Sarah L says
My son, who is 15 months old, loves pot stickers and the salmon edamame patties, both are from Trader Joe’s. He also loves mini pancakes, fish sticks, broccoli/cheese balls using the “Riced” broccoli from Trader Joe’s. I simply sautéed it with a little butter until brown, toss in some shredded cheese, cook until melted, place on a plate until slightly cooled, and then roll into little balls.
Leah Bergman says
Yum! I definitely need to try the broccoli cheese balls. I’ve been wanting to try broccoli tots but those sound even better!
thatskinnychickcanbake says
Boy, your twins are fabulous eaters! Such a variety of yummy foods you make for them—lucky ducks!
Leah Bergman says
Thank you Liz! I’ve always just tried to feed them foods that I eat. Sometimes it works and sometimes…not so much.
Melinda says
OK, can you be my mom, too??? Those all look delicious! Lucky babies!???? I like making pancakes with bananas and berries for sweetness (I use some healthy bobs red mill stuff that doesn’t have sugar) and will freeze or refrigerate some for the next couple of days. When I have time I use dinosaur cookie cutters after cooking them!
Bre says
You are a genius!!! The foods you choose are so good for them and yet you keep it interesting enough to keep their attention. I used to make all of my twin’s baby food. Wish I would have had this when they were toddlers!!!
Jane Delgado says
I just found your website and noticed that you mentioned large bibs in a previous post. What large bibs do you recommend for 16 month old boys? They are very messy eaters at this age. Thanks for all of the meal ideas!
Leah Bergman says
Hi Jane! I have some large cotton bibs by Aden & Anais that I think are called Birpy Bibs. They are super large because they can be used draped over your shoulder for a burp cloth or used as a bib. They look like a smock on my twins and even though my twins are 21 months they still work great when I feed them soup or smoothies. Hope that helps!