Need Help with Feeding a Toodler

at 15 months he should be eating whatever you eat so im not sure why you would want to make things in advance however....you can freeze anything in small bads and take out in the morning to thaw. i workin a restaurant as a manager and i tell you, anything you cook can be frozen

Hi J.,

At 15 months, your son should be able to eat anything you eat as long as you cut it up into small pieces (about 1/4" square, like the Gerber Graduates) and don't put too much on his plate at once. Also, instead of a spoon, try giving him a fork that's sharp enough to pierce food, but not super sharp. Some of the kids ones have really rounded tynes and my kids hated those. If you give him too much at once, he might try to put it all in at once.

Good luck!!

Try lasagna, lentil soup with lots of veggies like carrots and potatoes, sweet potatoes that have been mashed, edamame, vegetarian corn dogs...

Also, a quick little thing to make is an avacado sandwich. Just take half of the avacado, mash it up and throw a dollup in between two pieces of wheat bread and cut out with a cookie cutter to seal the edges. Takes seconds and is packed full of vitamins.

One thing that I do is, at the beginning of the week, I will make up rice, pasta, lentils, steamed veggies, etc and put them all in separate containers. Then, each day, I grab a little out of a few containers and whip something up quick. It's always different and all the containers last me the whole week.

My son loves to eat Shipwreck. Here is the recipie:
1 lb of ground beef or turkey
1 box of Kraft Mac and Cheese (the one with the cheese Sauce)
1 cup of frozen peas
1 cup of milk
1 cup shredded mozzarella
1 can fstewed tomaotoe not drained
Brown meat and drain. Put back in skillet add milk, peas, tomatoes and cheese sauce. Bring to a boil them simer covered until noodles are tender and remove from heat. Sprinkle on Mozzarella cheese and let stand uncovered until cheese is melted ad sauce thickens. It makes 4 1 cup servings. I make it and we freeze the rest. You can microwave it for a couple of minutes, or invest in one of the food saver things and make up little bags and boil the bag for about 15 minutes until it is heated.
We love our food saver. I use it for everything. We have a bunch of single serve casarolles in our freezer. My hubby is deployed so it is me and my 2 kids and we never eat all of things like this so the Food Saver keeps me from throwing a lot of food and $ away each month. I even keep leftover veggies and freeze them, even if it is just a half cup, and once a month I pull out all the left over veggies and make stew. My son has been eating veggie stew since he was 9 months old and loves that, too

At this age he should be able to eat what ever you cook for yourself unless he has any food allergies. My son is getting ready to turn 11 months and throws a fit if he even sees a baby food jar!! So what I do is put stuff in the blender on chop that I cook for dinner and what ever is left over I just put it in small storage bowl for another day (I'm sure you could freeze them too for later). I only do this with food that might be too hard for him to mash up himself like chicken breast. I'll add some veggies to it and the juice to help keep it moist and not so bland tasting if I didn't put any seasonings on his piece. But other than that he eats everything the same way we do, green beans, peas, carrots, noodles and rice, etc.

Hope this helps!!!

S.

I have a 17 month old little girl. I feed her what everybody eats. Its healthy for them to eat what you eat and it helps you eat better. My daughter is very healthy and barely gets sick. She never ate baby food. Its not only healthy for your baby but it does help on your budget.