Lunch Ideas for 14 mo. old???

[Anonymous]

I’m out of ideas. Claire and I usually eat PB and J sandwiches, so I’m always scrambling for something for him. Usually he ends up still eating a stage 2 jar of orange vegetables and some cut up pieces of fruit. This isn’t really filling him up though, and he really doesn’t like eating the baby food anymore. So I’ve been giving him some crackers. I also give him some avocado chunks if I have it and it’s ripe, but I just can’t think of what else to do.

He seems ok with hidden dairy, but I’m holding off on cheese until after his tube surgery on the 20th. Otherwise I would give him some mac. and cheese or grilled cheese sandwiches. These were staples for his big sis at that age.

Any other easy ideas???? Lunch seems to be the worst. Breakfast, he eats yogurt and a waffle or toast, etc. and dinner, he will usually just eat what we are eating.

[Anonymous]

My Ben is a HUGE soup lover. It has been his lunchtime staple for a long time now. I usually stick with something like Campbell’s vegetable, beef vegetable, tomato rice, or chicken with rice (I often add frozen peas or corn to this one). I give him a lot more of the “stuff” than the broth. He usually likes to eat it with toast or crackers. He isn’t a big meat eater, so sometimes I also make baked chicken fingers, and when he was younger I just cut them up into finger food sized cubes.

I feel like I’m all out of ideas too! Ben’s such a picky eater and not very willing to try new things. Good luck!

[Anonymous]

Jelly sandwiches would be good. How about little chicken nuggets?

Sorry, I am not much help..

[Anonymous]

Chicken nuggets, fish sticks, hot dogs, noodles with a little sauce, beef stew, hamburger patties, meatballs. Taylor is a huge meat fan. We do a meat a little veggie such as cooked carrots, grean beans, peas, pieces of baked potatos and a little fruit cut up kiwi, blueberries, pineapple, ripe mango, grapes, bananas. Alexis’s mom2007-11-12 17:42:03

[hellbennt]

I’m all about frozen, healthy food, LOL!!

there’s a great brand called Health is Wealth or something like that-ok here it is- these are their vegan items: http://www.healthiswealthfoods.com/products/vegan.htm

& here are all the ‘Munchie’ products: http://www.healthiswealthfoods.com/products/munchees.htm

look for the green box- our supermarket even carries some of the products, but mainly I stock up at Whole Foods- there are little dough squares called ‘Munchies’ and they aren’t made with dairy- not sure if soy is ok? anyway, there’s a spinach/cheese one & broccoli cheese (not dairy cheese, but soy) and other varieties I’m sure…also, Amy’s brand makes similar little squares- not sure about dairy in them, though- I know that the ones I buy have dairy…

also veggie burgers (again, look at ingredients)- garden burgers and even boca burgers

how about eggs? there’s egg salad, scrambled eggs w/ spinach (again, frozen organic spinach, lol), hard/soft boiled, etc etc

beans? straight from the can

or refried from the can spread on bread or tortilla

I’m weird and even add it to rice or noodles

hummous? some toddlers enjoy it!

I’ll mix babyfood veggies in with pasta or rice, too…I ‘discovered’ this w/ Jonah when I didn’t give him tomato sauce- I used babyfood carrots instead…but I’ve been known to mix in green beans or peas or anything, really…

(I make all kinds of weird concoctions! some get eaten and, well, others don’t…)

hellbennt2007-11-12 20:03:25

[Anonymous]

It is tough coming up with ideas when they can’t have dairy. I’m trying to remember what I gave my older son (who had milk protein intolerance as an infant and is still lactose intolerant to this point) at that age….

We used to do turkey or ham sandwiches on wheat bread, cut into little pieces, sometimes with a little bit of mayo to help the meat stay in place. He also used to eat (and still does) what he calls “meaty noodles.” All I do is mix some whole wheat noodles with a little tomato sauce, and add some browned ground beef. You could add a spoonful of cottage cheese later on if he can tolerate it. I still make this pretty often, 2 or 3 servings of it at a time, then keep it in the fridge for a few days.

Does Ben like beans? We used to just rinse and drain canned black beans and give them alone, or mixed with brown rice and ground beef–that gets MESSY, though!

For veggies, I would just give bite-sized cooked pieces of squash, carrots, sweet potato, green beans, green peas, blackeyed peas, etc. Or continue with a jar of the baby food veggies — my son continued to eat those as a “side” dish to his sandwich or pasta for lunch til he was nearly 2 years old!

Anything high in protein and fiber should help to fill the little guy up. My son has always had a huge appetite so I’m constantly looking for new ideas. Hope this helps!

[Anonymous]

Can he do banana’s? I do banana sandwhiches with Alana and she loves them.

[Anonymous]

I’m trying to expand Dagney’s diet as well, and I found bread without dairy, but she refuses to eat it! I’ve tried it toasted, untoasted, buttered, not buttered…any ideas?? She LOVES Bisquick drop biscuits and pancakes though.

I give her a lot of Tyson’s Chicken nuggets (no dairy or soy) and a lot of pasta or rice cooked in chicken broth or pasta in tomato sauce, and mashed potatoes made w/ rice milk & safe margarine. I’m still looking for more ideas too, I have trouble with meats, getting her to eat them and feeling comfortable that they’re not too tough or hard to chew…

dfb052007-11-25 20:41:39

[hellbennt]

finger foods: https://www.infantreflux.org/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1653

Toddler foods-mspi safe& otherwise: https://www.infantreflux.org/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2599&PN=1

finger foods:

https://www.infantreflux.org/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1653&KW=finger+foods

safe Fish: http://www.checnet.org/healthehouse/education/quicklist-detail.asp?Main_ID=716

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