So not happening over here. He loves multigrain Cheerios and that is ALL he will ever have for breakfast. Once in a while, I’ll make him pancakes, waffles or French toast just to get some eggs and fruits into him but those times are few and far between. I don’t really want him eating cereal all the time so I’m wondering what y’all give your toddlers and preschoolers? What else can I try?
I would also love some snack suggestions. I try to pack fruits, mini yogurts, raisins, granola, and bagels but it’s hit and miss with those. Are there any snacks your kids absolutely love?
Breakfast - my daughter eats sooji made in butter and sweetened with honey for breakfast. also sometimes simple butter sandwich , omelette and pooris on the weekend (that’s her fav).
Snacks - she takes fruits (bananas and grapes) sandwiches , nuggets , home made cake , noodles , cucumber etc. she doesn’t like dry fruits otherwise almonds (4-5) are a very good option.
breakfast: French toast, butter and jam on bread, honey and cream on bread, paratha sometimes plain sometimes filled wth potatoes, waffles, pancakes, oat meals
snacks:fruit smoothie, papparoti( we have this one filled wth butter here), croissants, chicken bread, nuggets, I add nuts in her either oat meal or smoothie. rolls any filling vegie , potato or chicken
My daughter is a super picky eater. And when she does eat she takes ages to finish her food. Will get off her chair and walk around the whole house, dance, do gymnastics … basically anything to avoid sitting at the table and finish her food.
I try to change it up for her. I feel that if she has a proper breakfast she’ll eat well at lunch and dinner too. So for breakfast she likes pancakes, waffles, hash browns with yogurt on the side. A glass of orange juice. Peanut butter jelly sandwiches. Peanut butter banana sandwiches (or I’ll just put it on pancakes). Absolute favorite cereal for life is Cinnamon toast crunch. She also likes scrambled eggs.
Snack time is usually fruits and veggies. Strawberries, grapes, carrots, melon pieces, pears etc. She likes crackers and hummus too so if we have that she’ll eat it. Corn tortillas and salsa is another fave.
Oooh and gogurts!!! Yogurt on the go. She is crazy about that stuff
Cheesy omelettes/scrambled eggs are a big hit as is french toast.
We have phases of jam on toast, oatmeal (sweetened with honey and cinnamon), toaster waffles (usually when we’re in a rush), pancakes, etc.
Snacks: any fruit, yogurt (Greek yogurt is particularly popular), cheese sticks, banana bread, nuts, dried fruits, crackers and cheese, etc.
Breakfast: cheese omelete with brown bread or boiled egg n cheese sandwiches…nutella banana sandwiches/pancakes(i also add oatmeal in pancakes)…and an apple
Snacks:baked fries…french toast(when no eggs in breakfast) …potato croquettes…yogurt with fruit…any fruit…peanut butter sandwich
Breakfast and other meals etc for my 4 year old are pretty consistent.She is a picky eater and doesn’t wanna explore outside the things she likes.With her what I have noticed is that making anything ‘fun’ makes it easier for her to like it.For example,she wont eat a whole piece of french toast as is,but if I cut it into thin strips,she will eat the whole thing.She wont eat a toast with her fried egg in the morning,but if I cut it up into fun shapes like stars,moon,flowers (I use cookie cutters),she will eat the whole thing.Similarly a paratha roll is more liked than a paratha cut into bite size pieces.
I have had a difficult eater…
My parents always offered us fruit/eggs/toast/yogurt at breakfast. Anything boxed such an cereal was a big no no; so thats pretty much I give my kids too in the mornings.
Some of our favourite snacks for home and on the go are, I try very very hard to give them everything homemade, so I completely stay away from any canned meats/veggies/fruits with the exception of cheese/chocolate spread or ice cream for smoothies
Grilled cheese
Cheese sticks
Greek Yogurt
Fruit (Pineapple chunks, apples, berries, pears, bananas)
Puff pastry with mince filing (chicken or beef)
Popcorn chicken bites
Veggies (cucumber sticks, carrots, cherry tomatoes)
Sweet potato frites or baked
Banana/mango smoothies
Nutella sandwiches
Chocolate chip cookies with coconut
Homemade potato salad
Mini meat kebabs
Chicken salad in croissants
