Easy No Cook Toddler Food

Have you noticed all of the special toddler food appearing in the baby food section of the grocery store? Are all those processed foods really good for your toddler? Maybe they're not the best for toddlers, but they are one thing - convenient. More importantly, toddlers usually like them.

The truth is, those foods are not good for your toddler, and it's not good to give your toddler a taste for processed junk. But you're busy and you need your little one to actually eat what you prepare. Here are some great ideas for easy toddler food:

Tiny Trays
Somehow things are always more exciting when they come in an ice-cube tray. Get a couple of ice-cube trays and reserve them for your tot. Cube some cheese, add some sausage chunks or deli sliced meats, and slice some vegetables and fruits and add them to the tray. Your child will love to have his or her own personal tray of food. Add a nut butter or another dip to one or two of the cubes. Little kids really like to dip foods. These trays are great for snack time. You can quickly put a couple of trays together in the morning, cover, and pull them out of the fridge when you're ready for them later in the day.

Fruit and Cream
Kids love fruit. And kids love cream. Get a high quality heavy cream (not ultra-pasteurized, which has been heated beyond all recognition). Pour over sliced fruit and serve. The cream helps your child's body absorb the nutrients from the fruit. Freeze the fruit first (berries work really well) and pour a little cream on for an instant "ice cream" - your tot will love seeing the cream freeze over the fruit in his bowl!

Trail Mix
Once your tot is able to handle nuts, trail mix becomes a great toddler food. You can easily buy a few different kinds of nuts and a dried fruit like raisins and mix them together to create your own healthy, homemade trail mix. Scoop out a little and serve to your toddler for a quick and easy snack.

Salmon or Sardine Dip
Believe it or not, most kids really like canned salmon and sardines. This easy dip is a real hit. Soften around four ounces of cream cheese. Take one can of sardines or one half a can of salmon and place it in a bowl. Use a fork to mash together the cream cheese and fish until well mixed. If your tot likes spicy foods, you can add a teaspoon of prepared horseradish for some "zip." Serve with vegetable sticks or vegetable shapes (cut them with a small cookie cutter). Steam the veggies for a very young toddler.

Avocado Slices
A classic favorite of babies and young children. Just slice the avocado and serve for a super easy food with lots of good fat.

It doesn't have to be hard to feed your toddler well. Forget about relying on unhealthy processed toddler food... and forget about being chained to the kitchen. You can make tasty, healthy foods at home... with just a few minutes of your time.

Article by Kristen Burgess
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