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Choose one lunch and adjust the idea and sides according to the preferences of your kiddo. Use these portions as general guidelines and 100% adjust for the reality of your child's appetite. (Nutrition info will vary based on the specific ingredients you use.)

15 Toddler Lunch Ideas for Daycare (No Reheating Required)

Hummus Sandwich: assembled

Spinach and Cheese Pizza Rolls: 1 pizza roll, 1/4-1/2 cup each fruit and veggie

Hard-Cooked Egg Snack Box: 1 hard-cooked egg, sliced or cubed, 1/2 cup pita bread

Toddler Taco Salad: 1/2 cup brown rice, 2 tablespoons-1/4 cup black

Pesto Pasta Salad: 1-1 1/2 cup pasta salad,

Egg and Cheese Mini Muffins: 1-2 muffins, 1/4-1/2 cup crackers or pita bread, small piece of fruit

Veggie Muffins: 1 muffin, 1 tube

Tortilla Rolls: 1 tortilla, 2 tablespoons Sunbutter

beans

Ham and Cheese Snack Box: 1 oz each diced ham

Pancake

Yogurt and granola: 1/2 cup yogurt, 2 tablespoons-1/4 cup granola, 1/4-1/2 cup each fruit and veggie

Overnight Oats : 1/2 cup overnight oats, 1/4-1/2 cup each fruit

Snack box: 1 oz each cheese and meat, 1/4-1/2 cup each fruit

Cinnamon Chickpeas:1/4-1/2 cup chickpeas, 1 oz cheese, 1/4-1/2 cup each fruit and veggie, 1/4-1/2 cup crackers

Hummus Sandwich: Spread hummus on bread or serve as a drip with bread cubes. Add sliced pepperoni, cut up fruit, animal crackers, and desired veggies.

Spinach and Cheese Pizza Rolls: Prepare rolls ahead. Pack warm in a thermos or chilled in a lunchbox. Add beans and fruit on the side.

Hard-Cooked Egg Snack Box: Add hard-cooked eggs, pita or crackers, fruit and veggies to a snack box.

Toddler Taco Salad: Pack brown rice, black or pinto beans, diced veggies, cubed cheese, and salsa or guacamole in a lunchbox. (Sub pasta for the rice if that&#39;s easier.)

Pesto Pasta Salad: Prepare pasta salad ahead. Pair with fruit and a fun food like puffs.

Egg and Cheese Mini Muffins: Prepare muffins ahead. Pack with crackers or pita bread, fruit, and a veggie.

Veggie Muffins: Prepare muffins ahead. Pack with a yogurt tube, fruit, and cubed chicken, turkey, or ham.

Tortilla Rolls: Spread Sunbutter or other favorite nut butter onto a tortilla. Add a banana or whole-fruit jam. Roll up and slice into spirals. Can also do this with turkey and cheese. Add simple sides to round out the meal.

Sandwich Spirals: Roll soft whole grain sandwich bread flat and thin with a rolling pin. Spread on cream cheese and jelly, nut butter and jam, mashed sweet potato and nut butter, hummus, mashed beans and salsa, or herbed goat cheese. Slice and serve as spirals with simple sides to round things out.

Ham and Cheese Snack Box:  Pack diced ham, shredded cheese and a whole grain bread or muffin into a lunch box.

Pancake or Waffle Sandwich:  Spread leftover pancakes or waffles with nut or seed butter or cream cheese and jam. Add another pancake or waffle on top and pack as a sandwich. (Cut up if needed.) Add simple sides as needed.

Yogurt and granola: Layer granola over yogurt and pack with simple fruit or veggies on the side 

Overnight Oats: Make overnight oats the night before. Pack with simple sides.

Snack box: Add cheese (slices, cubes, or string cheese); meat (cut up deli meat, leftover shredded chicken or beef); thawed frozen peas or corn, cherry tomatoes, shredded carrots; cut grapes, berries, melon, or another favorite fruit, to a lunchbox. Put in a few crackers or a favorite dry cereal

Cinnamon Chickpeas: Make chickpeas ahead. Pack with cheese, fruit, crackers, and veggies

Spinach Grilled Cheese is one of our favorite go-to 1 year old lunches and it&#039;s an easy recipe to make for the kids. You can even use the filling for future meals too—just stash it in the fridge!

15 Easy Lunch Ideas for 1 Year Olds

baby spinach ((loosely packed))

cheddar cheese

cream cheese

cumin

bread

butter

Place the spinach, cheese, cream cheese, and cumin in a food processor or blender. Blend until smooth, stopping to scrape down the sides of the bowl as needed.

Spread a thin layer of the spinach mixture onto 2 of the slices of bread. (You may have leftovers.) Add the second bread slices on top to make a sandwich. Add a thin coat of butter to the outside of each sandwich.

Warm a skillet over medium heat. When warm, cook each sandwich for 2-3 minutes per side or until warmed through and melty.

Serve warm in slices or cubes.

You can store any leftover spinach mixture in an airtight container in the fridge for 3-5 days to make additional sandwiches.

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