Monday, January 6, 2014

one year old meal ideas

Since my daughter started drinking whole milk and eating real food, I realized it's not very easy to come up with ideas to give her. Especially because I'm a very picky eater and do NOT eat healthy. She rarely gets to eat what we do so I am always making something separate for her and it is very time consuming. Luckily I have found some great breakfast foods to make her that you can freeze, so that is at least one meal that comes easily. I am going to add to this list daily so hopefully you get a couple ideas if your starting to run out.

Breakfast:  the pumpkin pancakes and oatmeal are freezer friendly, quick and easy, and my daughter loves them. plus that site has a lot of good meal ideas.
  • infant cereal and a pumpkin pancake
  • 1 whole wheat peanut butter toast and 1/2 banana
  • her favorite: 1 pumpkin pancake with a drop of maple syrup and 1/2 scrambled egg with American cheese
  • 2 cubes of fruit oatmeal (I used pear, apple, and bananas)
  • yogurt and kiwi/banana puree
  • bowl of whole wheat cheerios (sometimes I add slices of banana)
  • French toast with a drop of maple syrup
  • I tried this baked fruit oatmeal, which is a great way to get in the whole grain and fruit, and the whole family can eat it, but I realized I HATE oatmeal. no matter what way I cook it, it's so gross to me. but Lamora liked it so if you like oatmeal, definitely try that one. I had a bag of frozen mixed berries that I used but I bet fresh fruit would be great.
  • Breakfast burrito-whole wheat wrap with scrambled egg black beans fried up pieces of ham and Turkey deli meat and a little bit of cheese.
  • i finally got a waffle maker, so whole wheat waffles are now on the list!
  • peanut butter toast
I mostly just pick two from the list every day for her breakfast. she LOVES those pancakes and would have them every day if it were up to her.



Lunch: (usually consists of leftovers but for those days my fiancé eats it all..
  • 1/2 grilled cheese sandwich on whole wheat bread with tomato soup
  • 1/2 tuna salad sandwich on whole wheat bread
  • 1/2 scrambled egg with green beans
  • hamburger helper with peas and shredded carrots
  • chicken, cheese, and broccoli quesadilla with a side of yogurt
  • chicken, cheese, black beans, and corn quesadilla
  • my version of a healthy pasta salad:  whole wheat penne pasta, diced cheese, broccoli, chicken, and diced carrots with a drop of Italian dressing
  • spaghetti with vege packed meatballs and a clementine orange
  • cheesy crockpot chicken with mixed veges and sweet potatoes
  • whole wheat tuna wrap(tuna salad rolled up in a tortilla wrap)(you could add spinach, substitute greek yogurt for mayo, use whatever you have at the time)
  • whole wheat peanut butter and jelly sandwich with blueberries.
  • 1/2 grilled cheese and turkey sandwich, black beans and green beans, clementine pieces
  • turkey burger pieces, broccoli and peas, and homemade applesauce
  • blend( turkey burger, black beans, corn, diced tomatoes), a side of carrots and applesause
  • fried turkey ham, scrambled eggs, 1 piece of toast, apple slices, and mixed veges
  • tuna noodle casserole 
This was an example of her lunch the other day. hamburger with gravy, brown rice, sweet potato, and carrots.
I got the fruit out of the freezer for her snack later that day. she only likes the blueberries so I ate the peaches and strawberries.


grilled sloppy joes with spinach, diced tomatoes, diced strawberries, and sliced string cheese
It's hard to see, but she ate the string cheese first, then the sandwich. she doesn't like tomatoes but I still try giving them to her and it depends how ripe and juicy the strawberries are for her to like them. 



Snack:

Dinner:
if she hasn't had bread yet that day I give her a half piece with dinner
  • brown rice, broccoli, chicken, and cheese
  • chicken alfredo with broccoli
  • pork chop, applesauce, potato spinach and feta pierogie
  • Potato spinach and feta pierogie with shredded chicken and peas
  • vege packed meatballs(I used zucchini instead of garlic cloves), applesauce, and carrots
  • chicken and rice, brussel sprouts, and sweet potatoes
  • chicken, black beans and corn with a drop of spaghetti sauce and a side of applesauce
  • chicken parmesan meatloaf muffins, mashed potatoes, applesauce, and coleslaw for her to try.
  • cheesy crockpot chicken over egg noodles, and vege blend(cauliflower, broccoli, and carrots) with cheesy sauce over it.
  • Hungarian goulash over egg noodles and green beans  (pretty much beef tips over noodles)
  • sour cream parmesan chicken, red potatoes, and green beans
  • sour cream noodle bake (add tomatoes and whatever else vegetables you have), green beans, greek yogurt and blueberries
  • AWESOME mac n cheese with broccoli, cauliflower and carrots, and banana slices 
  • pizza quesadilla (I used turkey pepperoni), corn off the cob, and sliced grapes
  • shredded pork chops mixed with cauliflower mash, sweet potatoes and apple sauce.
  • barbeque chicken, sweet potato, and grapes
  • shredded ham, sweet potato, and blueberries
  • homemade chicken tenders with ketchup and honey mustard for dipping(daddy taught her how to dip her chicken and she had so much fun), homemade sweet potato French fries, banana slices
  • Leftover chili and cheesy noodles, green beans, and applesauce
  • chicken parmesan, brown rice, and California blend veges.
  • turkey hamburger with ketchup for dipping, peas, and yogurt
  • loaded potatoes
  • brown rice baked in some chicken broth, turkey sausage, corn, diced tomatoes, with sprinkled cheese( after it was all cooked i put it in a pan in the oven to warm up the corn and melt the cheese), a mix of peas and corn, and half a piece of bread
  • roast with a touch of bbq sauce, and fresh cauliflower baked in the oven 

My mom heard me bitching about how I never know what to feed Lamora since I don't like any veges, I never have healthy food made. So she went out and bought a huge bag of chicken breasts and veges. She also got small containers from the dollar store that are the perfect size for her meals.
She boiled the whole bag of chicken, made a bag of chicken rice, a bag of brussel sprouts sauteed in onions, made a squash with butter and brown sugar, a couple diced sweet potatoes, and pureed an avocado. I also had a can of black beans and corn in the fridge from the day before. after everything was cooked we cut up all the chicken. Then we started filling each bowl with a little bit of everything. Each container had something different in it. examples of the variations:
chicken, brussel sprouts, squash
chicken and rice, black beans and corn, sweet potatoes
chicken mixed with avocado, sweet potatoes, black bean and corn.
and so on, and so on.
we eventually ran out of containers and had to put the leftover chicken and black beans in.
I put all these in the freezer and now I have go to meals when I didn't have anything planned for her.
Its awesome, simple and easy.


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