Good nutritious, healthy food

[TopCat1]

Can anyone give me some quick, easy to make recipes, which are healthy and nutritious, for my 2 year old. I am struggling at meal times, as she is getting bored with the food I usually give her.

Thanks in advance.

[SKY250]

Try this my daughter loves it!

16 thin sausages, 225g Lean bacon, 2x400g can baked beans.

preheat oven 200oC/400oC/Gas 6.

Cut the sausages into small pieces and dice the bacon.

Put both in a deep tin, and bake for 10-15mins until golden brown.

Add the beans to the sausages and bacon,cover with foil and cook for further 25-30mins.

Have fun!

[rosyrussell]

a book that I found invaluable when my kids were little - the Feeding your baby and toddler by Annabel Karmel - great ideas and some recipes that the grown ups like too!

[Trotbot]

Living in Thailand, we give our 19 month old fried rice with veggie (broccoli, carrot, peas etc) and small pieces of pork or chicken. Also do Thai omlettes (cross between UK omlette and fried egg) with spinach, or any other veggie. Rice soup with veggie works when she is not tired, otherwise it gets messy. We also do salmon pasta (decadence for one so young but she absolutely loves it), sheppards pie mix, paprika pork, chicken veggie mix and fish pie.

All the sloppy dishes have multiple portions made and then frozen in ice cube trays and used over a week or so. Even the fried rice freezes ok with a little water added before defrosting in the microwave.

[Twirly00]

Pasta with homemade cheese sauce and either salmon or chicken and broccoli.

Homemade soup - lentil, vegetable, ministrone, etc.

Jacket potato with various fillings - tuna, egg, chilli, etc.

Spagehtti bolognaise

Lasagne

Omlette with various toppings - spinach and cheese, mushroom, pepper and sweetcorn, etc.

Homemade fish pie

Those are just a few ideas. Let me know if u want any recipes for these or anything else.

[gessoo]

Little pieces of brightly coloured finger food arranged on her plate. Carrots, cheese, apple, small pieces of chicken, some dried fruit, etc. etc. Tiny squares of bread with Marmite or cheese spread. Make a pretty pattern on the plate. Some nice cheesy dip to dunk her food into. Makes mealtime very enjoyable and it usually all gets eating.

[gessoo]

eaten

[teaaddict]

My husband, picky 6 year old and not so picky 2 year old hoover this up:

Sausage Pie:

Peel, dice and cook a couple of potatoes and one medium carrot. Squish together with about 1lb of sausage meat - I get mine with herbs in from the local butcher and it has a nice high meat content.

Roll out some shop bought puff pastry into a rectangle and shape the meat and veg mixture into an even sausage shape along the middle. Brush beaten egg round the edges of the pastry to help it stick, and make a kind of massive sausage roll with it.

Stick it on a greased baking sheet, seam side down, cut a few slits in the top to let the steam escape, brush with beaten egg and cook at 180 degrees for about 40 mins. until golden brown and the sausage mixture cooked through.

Nice served with peas or broccoli and ketchup, dead cheap and you can get loads of portions out of it so it's a good one if little friends are round for tea.

Good luck!

[Colortec]

Casserole dish. Slice potatoes layer in bottom with onion and carrot. Next layer three slice bacon. Next layer the veg again then more bacon. Keep going till the top of the dish. Final layer bacon on top.Open can of chicken soup and pour over the top DO NOT ADD WATER.
Oven gas 5/6 or 220 degree for around 3 hours. Test with sharp knife - should glide through when ready.

[mollymandy]

let her choose the veg / fruit in the super market ... make recieps when you get home with them . Dry fry them roast them chop them ect .... make smoothies ...

make food faces on plates ... get cracking ... bye some squeezing bottles and fill them with fruit puree to put over yogarts ect ..or a plate of tinned pears / peaches ect ...

Cook steamed meat and fish and colour with veg ie make a picture of a fish swimming in a sea of peas !! with some clouds make from new potatoes !!! ... get the idea !!!

Make fun drinks with friut and umbrellas !! have a laugh !!