Toddler snacks and meal ideas for school

I actually love love love meal prepping and our family does it mainly on Sundays for the week. We really do usually eat the same things, rotated every few weeks, and we started Finley just eating what we eat from the beginning. That is THE EASIEST for you! We do not cook him separate food. Finley goes to school Monday/Wednesday/Fridays so I pack snacks and lunch for those days but at home we all eat this too! He always gets a variety of food on his plate and always sides of fruit, veggie with a protein and a carb/sweet thing. Follow my boards on Pinterest to see what I cook every week!

Snacks

pretzels and hummus or veggies and hummus

roasted cauli

cheese sticks

yogurt pouches

cut up fruit-rotate with all different fruit throughout the week. I’ve found Finley doesn’t want to eat the same thing two days in a row.

Protein muffins

Power balls

granola bars

popcorn already popped-we love Trader Joe’s kettle corn

graham crackers/goldfish/vanilla wafers

lunchbox ideas for toddlers

Meals

This is what I pack for Finley for lunch which are a lot of times leftovers from dinner

Pasta with larger noodles-bowtie or penne so they can pick it up or put it on the fork easily

Sandwiches:  turkey and cheese, plain cheese

Turkey burgers/meatballs

Cheese sticks can go here too!

Yogurt pouches can go here too!

lunchbox ideas for toddlers

Sides

Always a veggie: cucumbers sliced thin, roasted cauliflower, steamed cauliflower, steamed broccoli, sweet potatoes cut into squares (cooking them until they are NOT mushy)

Some sides can be taken from snacks above: i.e. pretzels and hummus

Lots of fruit: sliced watermelon, sliced grapes, sliced apples, bananas

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