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!

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!