10 QUICK MEAL IDEAS FOR TODDLERS
- Strawberries, yogurt and ground turkey with sweet potato hash. I just browned some ground turkey in a little olive oil with a pinch of salt and pepper. then cubed up some peeled sweet potatoes and added it to the pan with 1/2 cup of water or broth and put a lid on it. and steamed the potatoes until soft.
- Canned or jarred sardine are SO good for babies. Full of healthy fats and omegas- literal brain food. Posey loves them. I served it with a sweet potato and broccoli hash that steamed together and finished with a little butter and blueberries.
- Orzo pasta with sautéed zucchini and strawberries. I sauteed a little bit of onion in olive oil and butter and add in the yellow and green squash and seasoned with a little salt and pepper until soft.
- Lamb Bolognese Pasta – see recipe below!
- Tomato, spinach and egg scramble. Eggs are so easy, healthy and easy for baby to eat. I like to add sautéed and chopped spinach and tomatoes to make it healthy and heartier and for her to try new flavors. she loved it. Along with some full fat yogurt and berries for a perfect breakfast. Hot tip- add a splash of milk when whisking together your eggs for extra protien, calcium and to make them super fluffy.
- Rotisserie chicken is your friend. I get one from whole foods and serve it to Posey hot or cold. It’s great to just break it up and keep in the refrigerator as cooked protein ready to go. I served this with some beans- high fiber, calories and iron. And steamed broccoli. Easy. Delicious. Healthy.
- Elbow pasta with steamed spinach, sardines and peach.
- Hidden Foods Co. Pancakes! SO good and full of healthy goodies for baby. Alongside some blueberries.
- Cottage cheese, hard boiled, sliced turkey.
- Roasted sweet potatoes with olive oil, salt and pepper, poached salmon and white peach,
Lamb bolognese
Ingredients
- 1 pounds ground lamb
- 1 onion diced
- 3 stalks of celery diced
- 2 carrots diced
- 3 cloves of garlic grated
- 6 tablespoons tomato paste
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 28 oz can of crushed tomatoes
- 2 cups water
- Salt and pepper
- Olive oil
- 1 pound of Pasta of choice
Instructions
- In a large dutch oven, add 2 tablespoons olive oil.
- * Turn heat to medium and add in the onions, celery and carrots to the dutch oven.
- * Season with 1 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper and oregano.
- * Cook on medium low heat for 15 minutes, stirring every few minutes. You want let these veggies really develop in flavor and brown.
- * Add the ground lamb to the dutch oven. Season the meat with a teaspoon of salt and a little pepper. Brown the meat breaking it up with a wooden spoon.
- * Add the grated garlic and tomato paste and cook for another 5 minutes.
- * Add in the can of tomatoes and water and simmer least 1 hour with the lid ajar.
- * After an hour give it a good stir and taste to see if you need to season with any more salt and pepper.
- * Boil pasta until al dente and then add the noodles directly to the pot of bolognese sauce. Add in about 1 cup of pasta water to help coat to pasta with the sauce. Finish it off with parmesan cheese. Serve and enjoy!
