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Toddler Meal Planning

Toddler Meal Monday: Shake & Bake Chicken

by admin on July 17, 2007

When I was a little girl I remember getting SO excited over my mother making Shake & Bake Chicken or Pork Chops. Maybe it was those commercials? Do you remember those? LOL Anyway, Shake and Bake is actually not a staple in our house and it is actually something I totally forgot about until I saw a buy 1 get 1 free coupon in our Sunday paper.

Sure enough I got the 2 boxes and now I remember why I LOVED this stuff so much as a kid…it is REALLY good!

Luckily, my little girl is at that age where she can actually help by shaking the bag, which also brought back memories of me shaking the stuff up as a child…crazy huh?

So today’s Toddler Meal Monday is simple Shake & Bake Chicken.

What you’ll Need:

1 Box Shake & Bake (or similar brand)

1lb Chicken Breast Tenders

1 Can Green Beans

This stuff is so simple you just moisten your defrosted chicken fingers with water, place in bag, and have your little one shake it up. Place the coated chicken on baking sheet or broiler pan and bake as directed. The tenders do not take long at all to cook. Meanwhile open you can of green beans as heat as desired. Really this meal takes about 20 minutes and is delicious. Your toddler will eat it up for lunch. For dinner, I like to add some yellow rice to make up a meal.

This Shake & Bake method is much healthier than your fried chicken tenders, or processed frozen ones you find in the store…and much better tasting too!

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Toddler Meal Monday: Yummy Fruit & Yogurt

by admin on July 9, 2007

Feeding your toddler can really be a stressful thing..and really it shouldn’t be! I know as a work at home mom I struggle every other day in feeding my little one a healthy meal that she will enjoy (especially for lunch). I think the problem is we get into a routine of making chicken nuggets and tater tots way too often, and neglect other much healthier food groups because they seem harder to prepare, or our toddler just may not like them…so we make whats quick, and something they will eat.

Each week I am setting out to make a new meal for my toddler that is healthy and hopefully, something she will love to eat :)

This weeks meal is: Yummy Fruit and Yogurt!

As simple as it is, this is one meal my daughter loves to eat up, but I often forget all about it. There a couple great things about Yummy Fruit & Yogurt.

1. Easy and quick to make

2. Inexpensive (Get yogurt & fruit on sale)

3. Healthy

4. Can be made as a breakfast, lunch, or snack

5. Mommy likes it too!

For lunch I whip up this meal in about 2 minutes.

Ingredients:

1 Cup Yogurt (Any flavor your toddler likes)

2. 3 or 4 strawberries halved

3. 1 Half Banana (or whole if you will be enjoying some too!)

Simply mix the yogurt, strawberries, and banana up in a bowl and serve :)

For lunch I would also serve this with a half sandwich of peanut butter on wheat.

This is an extra large serving below (enough for 2 to share)

My toddler LOVES this and this is a great way to get some extra fruits in their diet.

Enjoy!

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Weekly Meal Plan for Toddlers

by admin on January 1, 2007

Now that the New Year is here I know I am trying to get everything organized and have some new resolutions I’d like to get in place. One of them is getting a nice weekly meal plan together for my toddler.

I just got a 3 month subscription to Dine Without Whine to get our family dinners together and I am going to also sign up for Kid Approved Meals to get our breakfast and lunches together.

Meal Planning in the New Year is now going to be a breeze!

I encourage you to sign up for either of these meal planning services, the small price you will pay will more than make up for the stressing out and time you’ll save!

Happy New Year Moms!

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Quick and Easy Toddler Meals

by admin on December 4, 2006

Since I am a work at home mom, I am here all day with my daughter. Meal time around here seems to be the same old frozen waffles for breakfast, and chicken nuggets or hot dogs for lunch, day after day. In a toddler world this might taste good, but really, it isn’t very nutritious, and I am the one to blame.

Luckily, my online friend Christine of Dine Without Whine introduced me to Kid Approved Meals. Kid Approved Meals provides you with a daily meal plan for 13 weeks and the shopping list and recipes to go along with it.

These are great tasting breakfasts and lunches that toddlers and older kids will love!

This kind of thing is perfect for the stay at home mom, work at home mom, or just the mom on the go that needs quick, nutritious meals for their children.

Check out Kid Approved Meals

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