What Did Your Toddler Eat Today? Part 7

[MeAndVee]

My big boy ate half my peanut butter protein bar, 6 chicken nuggets, 6 apple slices, 1 bottle of yogurt/strawberry smoothie, 1 bottle of fruit/veggie juice.  Thats it as of 3:33 PM Eastern time.  Fingers crossed on a supper consisting of chicken & veg & rice!

Now does anyone know of a peanut butter bar that isnt a protein bar that a toddler would eat?  I'm not so keen on him eating the protein bars.  Once in awhile I don't imagine would hurt.

[*Ali*]

Thanks for the French toast recipe Amy. When you say cook on medium heat is that in a frying pan or grill? Excuse my ignorance.
B: Multigrain banana porridge
L: Tomato soup and bread, pot of fromage frais
S: Cheerios with FFCM, some pieces of apple, Few spoons of auntie's veg casserole
D: DH's homemade beef stew (leftovers), carrots, rice
 

[Mom to M&M]

I do french toast similar to Amy. I usually use challah bread and I cut relatively thick slices. I dip them in batter from egg, milk, vanilla extract, pumpkin pie spice and brown sugar and then cook them in a frying pan with some Pam and butter/margarine. YUM.

[twogirlsmommy]

What is challah bread?  That sounds yummy.

Today:
Breakfast: about 2 ounces yogurt smoothie, raisin toast with butter, some bites of pear.

Lunch: Veggie burger, cheese chunks, grapes

Snack: Carrots (refused), toddler cereal bar, strawberries and milk (she drank like an ounce out of a sippy cup for the first time! Usually she refuses)

Dinner: (this was a disaster) Was served: corn, rice balls (chicken, cheese, sweet potatoes and rice rolled in to a ball and then covered in bread crumbs) Yogurt smoothie.  She ate all the corn and drank all the smoothie....she then proceeded to eat some of the french fries from my dinner

[teilvnav]

Mmm, pumpkin pie spice would make it GOOD. And the challah bread would keep it nice and firm (B`smommy, it is a heavy, sweet, dense Jewish bread with lots of eggs in it; often braided). I`ll have to remember to try that!

Bernie, Scott said that to make the sauce he put about 15 peeled and seeded tomatoes in the slow cooker with a chopped onion, some chopped garlic, about 1 tsp of brown sugar, a few pinches of dried basil, oregano, and thyme, salt and pepper, and some meatballs. He made the meatballs by putting a pork chop in the food processor with some bread crumbs, an egg, and a bit of onion powder. He cooked the sauce in the slow cooker on high for four hours while we went out, and then added a small can of tomato paste when we got home since it seemed a bit thin.

Today Nathan ate:
B: thick slice of zuchinni cheese bread, dipped in cherry jam
S: raisins and chocolate chips, Ritz cracker
L: tri-colour pasta from last night (in sauce with meatballs), sprinkled with fresh parmesan cheese
S: a few nibbles while I was cooking dinner
D: chunks of smoked beef, cheese, a few leaves of spinach cooked in butter and garlic, and some butternut squash mash, goldfish crackers; all dipped in ranch salad dressing (even the mash... gross!).

He is so, so addicted to having a dip for his food now. He asked for it for both breakfast and dinner, when he saw that there was none on his plate.

[MeAndVee]

Forget french fries.  I want the rice balls!

[<Catherine>]

Yesterday:-

B - 1.5 weetabix
S - brioche roll, carrot sticks
L - Few bites of cheese spread sandwich, the rest went on the floor (!), refused yogurt had a choclate dairy desert
S - 1/2 banana, apple
D - Chicken enchilada, yogurt

[Mom to M&M]

Now does anyone know of a peanut butter bar that isnt a protein bar that a toddler would eat?  I'm not so keen on him eating the protein bars.  Once in awhile I don't imagine would hurt.

Clif Z makes some healthy, natural bars specifically for kids and I do believe they even have a peanut butter flavor!

Yesterday was:

B: 2/3 piece raisin toast with butter, blueberries
L: half yogurt with veg puree before nap, other half after
S: goldfish crackers
D: few bites veggie burger, some slow cooked Mediterranean chicken, whole wheat penne, arrowroot cookies, cantaloupe

Exactly what Amy said on the challah!

[Yazzie]

Totally want the recipe for the rice balls, plz

So, Adam's days yesterday was as follows:

B: cereal + few pieces of apple & nectarine
S: yogurt & grapes
L: sausage casserole with orzo, sweet potato, zucchini, leeks & tomatoes
S: yogurt , 3 toddler biscuits, 3/4 of a mango
D: yogurt + rice, chicken with tomatoes, corn & pinto beans

[twogirlsmommy]

Here is the recipe:
1/2 cup short-grain brown rice
Nonstick cooking spray
3 teaspoons olive oil
1/4 pound chicken cutlets
1 1/4 tsp salt
1/8 tsp pepper
1/2 cup sweet potato puree
1/4 cup shredded cheese (I used cheddar)
1/4 c buttermilk (I used regular milk)
1 large egg, lightly beaten
1/2 cup spinach or broccoli or butternut squash puree (I used broccoli)
1 1/2c breadcrumbs.

Basically you cook rice as directed and you set it aside
You cook the chicken and then cut it into chunks and put it in your food processor and puree it (you can also just shred it it your child will eat chicken...mine wont)
Then you add the salt, pepper, sweet potato puree, cheese, and milk to the food processor and puree till smooth. (leave the chicken out if you are not pureeing)
Next you pour that into the bowl with the rice and mix it all together.
Then you beat the egg and the broccoli puree (or whatever your using) together.
Then you take the rice mixture and you shape them into balls that you dip into the egg and broccoli mixture and then roll into the breadcrumbs to hide the green

Her next step is to pan fry them for 5-7 minutes until they are golden brown using the spray and olive oil.  I tried this it didn't work well for me.  Next time I might just pop them in the oven to brown them.

* I did bake them this time and they came out yummy. Crisp on the outside and yummy on the inside*

[teilvnav]

Thanks for posting that! Looks awesome. I have lots of kale to use up, so I am going to puree that and try it in place of the spinach.

[twogirlsmommy]

I use kale, spinach or broccoli...anythings green

[<Catherine>]

Today:-

B - Pain au chocolat, a bit of apple
S - cheese puffs
L - Lasgane, 2 chocolate dairy deserts
S - banana
D - Lasagne (again!), 2 yogurts

[MeAndVee]

Now when you say puree are you talking about baby food?  And could I use yogurt instead of buttermilk.  We don't drink/use buttermilk around here.  Have TONS of plain yogurt though.  I make it myself 

[*Ali*]

I took puree to just mean veg that has been liquidised in a food processor. Like you would for baby food, soup or smoothie etc.
Today:
B: Cheese omlette and toast plus 1/2 bowl of porridge
L: Baked beans and cheese with baguette and butter,
S: Yoghurt
D: 2 spoonfuls of lamb mince, onion, tomatoes and peas (then refused the rest), 1/3 chicken frankfurter, a chip and pot fromage frais