Updated Toddler Food List

So in my previous post you'll see I mentioned the "1 protein, 1 starch, 1 fruit, 1 veggie" method of feeding L.  This is my updated toddler food list now according to that.  I've put a breakfast set of lists, as well as a lunch/dinner set of lists.  Hope this helps someone.  I'll keep searching to see if I can find that blog post I found this on so I can at least give credit where credit is due.

Breakfast

Protein:

 Scrambled Cheese Egg 

Yogurt (chobani/greek yogurt is a great source of protein)

Cottage Cheese

OatmealSaussage links?  Lyla and I don't care for them but Jeff loves them so to each their ownBacon slices (they make some awesome precooked microwave bacon that heats up in a minute or so and you can just heat a few pieces instead of having to cook an entire package of it.

Fruit:

Apple

Banana

Fruit cups

Pineapple

Food pack (the on the go food packs that are an entire serving of fruit)

Peaches

Pears

Grapes (halved)

Blueberries

Strawberries

Clementine

Starch:

Half of a Bagel thin with light cream cheese or peanut butter

Cherrio's (with or without milk)

Toast (with butter of peanut butter for added protein)

Also can do Raisen and Cinnamon bread

Banana bread

Apple Cinnamon bread

Pancakes (add fruit, or mash a banana into the batter)

Waffles

French toast

Blueberry muffins

Graham Cracker

Veggie-

Still sort of at a loss for a breakfast veggie since she doesn't do omelets.

Lunch/Dinner

Protein:

Beans

Yogurt

Cottage cheese

Taco salad

Taco meat

Egg salad

Ravioli

Lasagna

Pasta and meatballs

Quick lasagna pasta (small pasta noodles, some ground beef, a scoop or so of ricotta, some red sauce and cheese)

Pulled pork

Stove top chili

Taco ring

Monterey jack cheese slicesHot dog (not a great source but Lyla seems to enjoy them, you could also try turkey dogs) String Cheese

Fruit:

Cherries (we'll do the marachino cherries in a jar if it's not in season)

Peaches

Pears

Pineapple

AppleBanana

Blueberries

Watermelon

Strawberries

Grapes (halved)

Apple sauce

Starch:

Potatoes (Sweet potato or regular, mashed, red potatoes roasted in butter and garlic, etc)

Rice (plain and pilaf)

Stuffing

Grilled cheese (sometimes I can sneak in some turkey)

Quesadilla (cheese, chicken, or beef depending on if he'll eat it)

PB and J

Mac and Cheese (We can usually sneak in peas with hers, we put tuna and peas in ours if he happens to like tuna, she doesn't yet)

Pasta, veggies and some alfredo sauceVeggies:

Mixed veggies with butter and some onion and garlic powder

Corn

Peas

Carrots

Spinach and artichoke dip (rarely but if I've made it I'll let it count as a means of her eating spinach)

We keep bags of frozen veggies on hand.  Put some in the bottom of a bowl with some water and pop it in the microwave for about a minute and a half, give or take 30 seconds depending on how much you're making (this if for little people sized servings.  If you're throwing in a serving for yourself it might take a little longer).  Drain it and season accordingly.  Glazed carrots are a hit, as well as carrots with honey.The woman who's blog I found this method on said that she and her husband eat the same way (as far as 1 from each category at each meal) and it makes it easy because if they just make a serving or 2 of each item then they can divide it up between the 3 of them.  Most things keep well in the fridge for the next meal.  Her snacks are usually things from these lists. Most commonly graham crackers, cottage cheese, yogurt or cheese slices/string cheese.

There's not much for chicken dishes on here because Lyla refuses to eat chicken right now.  Like, will eat everything in her mouth around the chicken, and then spit just the chicken back out.  But, that's not a bad source either.

When I started on board this woman's thinking for feeding Lyla it became SO much easier.  I didn't feel bad if there was Mac and Cheese as her "main course" because she was still getting some veggies and protein in the yogurt with it.  Things like that made it easier, rather than thinking to myself "Oh my word, you're eating grilled cheese for the 4th night in a row because you won't eat anything else."  Plus, with all the variety, rarely does she demand the same thing or refuse all 4 items.  About a quarter cup of each category is a good serving place to start I've found.  It's not so much that they only eat one thing or make a huge mess, but not so little that you're constantly handing out MORE food.