Food Shopping For 22 month old

spendaholiceejit

As with a lot of the others, my eighteen month old eats basically the same as we eat for dinner. (She could demolish a Happy Meal if required too!)

However, I get what you're saying, and sometimes there are occasions that she is no going to eat our meal (chicken fajitas etc... are not for her) and in that case she gets fish fingers and a waffle or something like that.
Good meals for batch cooking and freezing are: Irish Stew, Chicken and spuds, Beef Casserole ... you know the kind of meals I mean.
And occassionally she has a tub of baby dinner if I am badly prepared.
The thing is, those tubs cost about 2 times as much as it would cost to portion off a small amount of the family dinner.

jamespir

lauren_1 wrote: »

At 22 months old my ds could demolish a happy meal.....*runs for cover

i wouldnt worry theres always people in my local and there kids look younger

onlyroz

custardy wrote: »

same for us,only time i make a seperate meal for him is we are having something naughty like takeaway pizza

Oooh my kids love takeaway pizza

Katgoddess

digitalphase wrote: »

I am also of the mind that if they don't finish what is on their plate or they won't eat it, then they won't get anything else. Hopefully it will teach them the value of food

One of the concepts of Baby Led Weaning is to trust that their they know what they are doing and will eat until they are full and just what their body needs. :T

Oh my son had a happy meal on Sunday when we went to visit family. He loved his fishfingers and chips.

my_gorgeous_ellie-belle

DD always ate what we ate at that age, and younger. As for it being cheaper to cook from scratch, it really is but needn't be complicated. Here is an idea of what we eat for a weeks dinners:

1) Salmon fillets, mash and salad (salmon fillets, little bit of lemon juice/parsley/black pepper and cooked on grill for about 8 mins each side). Mash - pretty obvious just peel, boil potatoes, once soft add milk and butter and mash. As for the salad, a bagged salad is fine just shared out. For the little one give all the same just make sure to mash the salmon with a fork and remove any unlikely fish bones (salmon fillets rarely have bones in). In all takes about 20mins to prep and cook!

2) Roast chicken, roast potats, spinach, mixed veg and yorkshires - Now this is my cheat as i'll buy a ready seasoned chicken like sage and onion already stuffed and cook it for the required time. Potats are the only thing done from scratch and are parboiled then roasted. The spinach/mixed veg and yorkshires are all frozen and just take minutes to cook. Again little one should be fine eating all of this.

3) Spag bol, but with pasta twists rather than spagetti - Pasta, easy peasy just boil. I buy a jar of vegetable sauce (rather than just tomato so DD is getting another hidden helping of veg ) but can be made instead by just using a tin of chopped tomatoes and some veg - cook the mince in a frying pan till brown then add the sauce. Serve with side salad/topped with grated cheese.

4) Jacket potato with tuna/mayo/sweetcorn. With side 'Tri-colour' which is sliced avacado (very very good for your child) mozzerella ball (just buy as is in the fridge/cheese section) and tomatoes. Use extra light mayo if health consious

5) Rice with chicken in a chosen sauce (usually cantonese or sweet&sour) - Easy, just wash & cook rice. Buy diced chicken for ease and cook in a frying pan or wok in a tiny bit of oil until white - then add jar of sauce and a fresh stir fry veg mix from a bag (salad section).

I could go on and on but thats just a few ideas - as you can see you can choose to cook from complete scratch, but as a busy mum with another on the way i find it a bit tough - so i do buy some jars of sauce or bagged salad but everything is still nice and healthy. And you'll notice a massive change once you are used to eating much healthier - i sure did. Especially in DD, as when she used to be with childminder she used to eat mainly chips/fish fingers/nuggets etc, her behaviour was so-so but her attention span was low. She would also refused fruit wheras now she'll eat fruit and veg pretty happily! Took a while but we got there

my_gorgeous_ellie-belle

And yep we do MaccyD's/Pizza Hut on occasion too - my daughter loves it!!!

PurpleJay

We did BLW too. My son is now 3.5 and has always had what we have.

For breakfast it is always cereal (weetabix, porridge, malted wheats, cornflakes, rice crispies). Recently he wants a mixture but that's fine with me This is usually followed by toast or crackers, sometimes fruit.

Lunch is soup or beans, cheese or egg on toast. Sometimes a sandwich (cheese, sauce, jam, lemon curd, quorn ham) or bread and butter with finger foods - bits of cheese, sometimes pringles/crisps, cuc and tomato. He loves beetroot too.

Dinner is usually one of the following:-
- Jacket potato (with cheese/salad/beans)
- 'Gravy dinner' basically potatoes, veg (he loves brocolli, carrots, cauli, peas, mushrooms etc), gravy and either quorn fillet, quorn meatballs, quorn mince or veggie sausages.
- 'Fry up' - no frying involved lol - poached egg, beans, tomatoes, mushrooms, toast/bread (sometimes veggie sausage/potato waffle)
- Pasta (usually twists) and sauce - made up of tinned toms, onion, mushrooms, other veg, garlic, pesto, cheese (sometimes beans or mince)
- Cottage pie (with veggie mince) and veg or baked beans
- Chips and quorn dippers/egg/beans/sausage
- Veggie curry and rice (milded version of what we have - add tomatoes!)
- Veggie chilli and rice (make mild - take M's out - add more chilli !)

On the subject of quorn, for anyone who wants something quick to put with potatoes and veg when your little one isn't keen on meat - quorn swedish meatballs are brilliant. I just get 2 or 3 out of the freezer and you cook them in the microwave in about 3 minutes! M loves them with gravy and veg. Have also done them with pasta and sauce.

Hope this helps

meritaten

at nearly two years old - he/she should be eating what you eat. unless your diet is unhealthy. take a look at what youre eating - would you feed it to a two year old?

pebbles88

PurpleJay wrote: »

We did BLW too. My son is now 3.5 and has always had what we have.

For breakfast it is always cereal (weetabix, porridge, malted wheats, cornflakes, rice crispies). Recently he wants a mixture but that's fine with me This is usually followed by toast or crackers, sometimes fruit.

Lunch is soup or beans, cheese or egg on toast. Sometimes a sandwich (cheese, sauce, jam, lemon curd, quorn ham) or bread and butter with finger foods - bits of cheese, sometimes pringles/crisps, cuc and tomato. He loves beetroot too.

Dinner is usually one of the following:-
- Jacket potato (with cheese/salad/beans)
- 'Gravy dinner' basically potatoes, veg (he loves brocolli, carrots, cauli, peas, mushrooms etc), gravy and either quorn fillet, quorn meatballs, quorn mince or veggie sausages.
- 'Fry up' - no frying involved lol - poached egg, beans, tomatoes, mushrooms, toast/bread (sometimes veggie sausage/potato waffle)
- Pasta (usually twists) and sauce - made up of tinned toms, onion, mushrooms, other veg, garlic, pesto, cheese (sometimes beans or mince)
- Cottage pie (with veggie mince) and veg or baked beans
- Chips and quorn dippers/egg/beans/sausage
- Veggie curry and rice (milded version of what we have - add tomatoes!)
- Veggie chilli and rice (make mild - take M's out - add more chilli !)

On the subject of quorn, for anyone who wants something quick to put with potatoes and veg when your little one isn't keen on meat - quorn swedish meatballs are brilliant. I just get 2 or 3 out of the freezer and you cook them in the microwave in about 3 minutes! M loves them with gravy and veg. Have also done them with pasta and sauce.

Hope this helps

the quorn meatballs really are lovely, and are actually the only quorn product that doesnt supset my stomach, however i cant get them very often due to mushroom fungus being part of the production process as Oh is violently allergic to mushrooms :-( but in sauce they are as nice as the ones you can get from ikea.

tiamai_d

Cheers! I'll try the quorn meatballs, my kids LOVE meatballs