Healthy snacks for my toddler

My little guy loves his fruits and veggies, actually so much so that it's what he will only eat all day if he had the choice.

My little guy rarely drinks milk or eats yogurt so a fruit like Avocado which he loves is a great source of vitamins and fat for him. I usually cut it up into small squares and serve as a appetizer.

Weekly I peel, slice and bake sweet potatoes or squash drizzled with olive oil for healthy fries.

I also have sweet peppers sliced for a quick snack to pull out. Blueberries and apple are also on his favorites list. Especially blueberries.

A daily meal for my toddler looks something like this:

Breakfast:
Water, 1 cereal bar, 1/2 a banana and 1/2 toast with butter

Snack: Blueberries

Lunch: Water, Avocado, Scrambled eggs, toast

Snack: Apple

Dinner: Water, Sweet potato fries, chicken strips, peas

Snack: Chex cereal with milk

Toddler Quesadilla, Chicken and Veggie Meatballs and Spaghetti Squash

I have been looking for and trying out new recipes for my 15 month old :) So I decided to start using my recipe blog once again and blog the recipes I try out!

Today we tried Quesadilla's for lunch and chicken meatballs for dinner!

Quesadilla

2 Flour tortillas
Shredded cheese
chopped veggies (I used peas, tomato)
Chicken

Tortilla on the top Tortilla on the bottom and heat up in a pan only for a minute or so, or longer for more crispy.

Baby K loved it!


Chicken Meatballs. (From a book I have called Sprout Right)
A little different than the book since I used some different ingredients.
1 1/12 of ground chicken
2 1/2 cups of veggies diced ( I used zucchini and yellow pepper)
1 cup of bread crumbs
1 egg
1 onion diced
1 garlic minced
pinch of salt and pepper

Mix all ingredients in a bowl. Roll into balls (I made mine pretty big ha!)   Place on a parchment lined baking tray and cook at 350F for 20-30 minutes depending the size and make sure internal temp is 165F to be ready.



Spaghetti Squash! I just started making this and LOVE IT !

1 Spaghetti Squash
Cut in half
scoop out seeds
drizzle with olive oil and a little salt
Put it on a baking sheet scooped sides up and at 375F for 40-50mins
When you take it out of the oven, use your fork to scrape the strands out.



Top with meatballs and sauce! or whatever you like! :)

Yummy!