Diaper Swappers

Hungry Caterpillar · 02-17-2013, 01:20 PM

I've been getting frustrated by planning lunches for DS (16 months) to eat every week and have been rotating off this list for the past week. I plan to change it up next week and then we start our CSA in early March so we will plan around that. Anyways, I hope this can help someone:

Monday: Cheese, turkey, cucumbers, and blueberries
Tuesday: Black beans, cheese, tortilla, tomatoes
Wednesday: Turkey, cheese, tomatoes, avocado
Thursday: Cottage cheese, banana, piece of toast with sunflower seed butter
Friday: Turkey, black beans, tomatoes, cheese
Saturday: cottage cheese and tbsp of jam, blueberries
Sunday: Whatever is left from everything cut up

Snacks every day are a piece of banana bread or poppy seed bread with cream cheese

Shopping List:
1 block of organic cheese
1 package organic turkey lunch meat
3 organic bananas
1 container organic cottage cheese
3 small organic cucumbers
1 package organic blueberries
2 cups cooked black beans (I make in crockpot and freeze in freezable Ball jars)
1 loaf organic multigrain bread
1 jar sunflower seed butter
1 jar organic jam (type rotates)
1 package flour tortillas
1 container organic cherry tomatoes
1 organic avocado
1 container cream cheese

In addition to the above, I make:
Banana bread
Poppy seed bread

Monday

hbee · 02-18-2013, 07:46 PM

Oh, gosh. I think I love you.

Sarah-B · 03-11-2013, 12:04 PM

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Originally Posted by hbee

Oh, gosh. I think I love you.

This!!!!

Southern Momma · 02-19-2013, 07:01 PM

Fantastic! Thank you!

judyjudyjudy · 02-21-2013, 09:03 PM

I have found that my toddler loves to eat things in sectioned containers - like ice-cube trays or muffin tins. She likes sorting things and having lots of options.

By the way - what are freezable Ball jars? Are these the same as the glass canning jars?

Hungry Caterpillar · 02-22-2013, 08:30 AM

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Originally Posted by judyjudyjudy

I have found that my toddler loves to eat things in sectioned containers - like ice-cube trays or muffin tins. She likes sorting things and having lots of options.

By the way - what are freezable Ball jars? Are these the same as the glass canning jars?

Some of the jars are freezable, some are not. On the side of the case they have a little icon that says if they are freezable. On my local store's shelves, they have the same sizes side by side, one stack is freezable, one is not.

I think most toddlers love variety and to have things sorted. I just got really tired of standing in my kitchen every day and trying to decide on the spot what variety he was going to have today. I needed to plan it out.

Anyways, I will probably post next week's menu/shopping list as well if anyone wants a second week.

Southern Momma · 02-22-2013, 09:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Hungry Caterpillar

Some of the jars are freezable, some are not. On the side of the case they have a little icon that says if they are freezable. On my local store's shelves, they have the same sizes side by side, one stack is freezable, one is not.

I think most toddlers love variety and to have things sorted. I just got really tired of standing in my kitchen every day and trying to decide on the spot what variety he was going to have today. I needed to plan it out.

Anyways, I will probably post next week's menu/shopping list as well if anyone wants a second week.

I do! My new little isn't here yet but I've been filing away ideas for lunches. That's always a hectic time in my house for some reason and I want to be prepared!

Hungry Caterpillar · 02-22-2013, 09:34 AM

Okay, I will post it when I devise it. Possibly later today. My general parameters are that I try to only incorporate meat into around two lunches each week, because my husband is really into meat and we tend to have it most dinners. My alone time with the baby is our non-meat time

Back later

Southern Momma · 02-22-2013, 09:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Hungry Caterpillar

Okay, I will post it when I devise it. Possibly later today. My general parameters are that I try to only incorporate meat into around two lunches each week, because my husband is really into meat and we tend to have it most dinners. My alone time with the baby is our non-meat time

Back later

No meat is fine with me

My DH is a meat eater and we have it for most dinners too. DD and I really don't like meat so breakfasts and lunches for us typically don't include it.

chewie · 03-20-2013, 08:07 PM

"I think most toddlers love variety and to have things sorted. I just got really tired of standing in my kitchen every day and trying to decide on the spot what variety he was going to have today."

Um, yeah that's pretty much what I do. You are a goddess among women.

02-17-2013, 01:20 PM	#1
Hungry Caterpillar Registered Users Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Southern California Posts: 2,867 Ratings: 2 Feedback: 100%	I've been getting frustrated by planning lunches for DS (16 months) to eat every week and have been rotating off this list for the past week. I plan to change it up next week and then we start our CSA in early March so we will plan around that. Anyways, I hope this can help someone: Monday: Cheese, turkey, cucumbers, and blueberries Tuesday: Black beans, cheese, tortilla, tomatoes Wednesday: Turkey, cheese, tomatoes, avocado Thursday: Cottage cheese, banana, piece of toast with sunflower seed butter Friday: Turkey, black beans, tomatoes, cheese Saturday: cottage cheese and tbsp of jam, blueberries Sunday: Whatever is left from everything cut up Snacks every day are a piece of banana bread or poppy seed bread with cream cheese Shopping List: 1 block of organic cheese 1 package organic turkey lunch meat 3 organic bananas 1 container organic cottage cheese 3 small organic cucumbers 1 package organic blueberries 2 cups cooked black beans (I make in crockpot and freeze in freezable Ball jars) 1 loaf organic multigrain bread 1 jar sunflower seed butter 1 jar organic jam (type rotates) 1 package flour tortillas 1 container organic cherry tomatoes 1 organic avocado 1 container cream cheese In addition to the above, I make: Banana bread Poppy seed bread Monday __________________ Andrea Wife of E, Mom of B (10/11) Enjoying the smile that wakes me up every morning.

02-18-2013, 07:46 PM	#2
hbee Registered Users Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: PA Posts: 4,551 Ratings: 112 Feedback: 100%	Re: Toddler Meal Planning Oh, gosh. I think I love you. __________________ Holly, married to my wonderful DH 7-28-06 The Bear, 9/11. Doin' the (coo coo) pigeon... or swagbucks, or, perhaps even plink.

02-19-2013, 07:01 PM	#4
Southern Momma Registered Users Formerly: MorrigansMomma Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 609 Ratings: 35 Feedback: 100% My Mood:	Re: Toddler Meal Planning Fantastic! Thank you! __________________ -wife to "E", Momma to M 6/27/08 and B 4/13/13

02-21-2013, 09:03 PM	#5
judyjudyjudy Registered Users Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 32 Ratings: 1 Feedback: 100%	Re: Toddler Meal Planning I have found that my toddler loves to eat things in sectioned containers - like ice-cube trays or muffin tins. She likes sorting things and having lots of options. By the way - what are freezable Ball jars? Are these the same as the glass canning jars?

02-22-2013, 09:34 AM	#8
Hungry Caterpillar Registered Users Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Southern California Posts: 2,867 Ratings: 2 Feedback: 100%	Re: Toddler Meal Planning Okay, I will post it when I devise it. Possibly later today. My general parameters are that I try to only incorporate meat into around two lunches each week, because my husband is really into meat and we tend to have it most dinners. My alone time with the baby is our non-meat time Back later __________________ Andrea Wife of E, Mom of B (10/11) Enjoying the smile that wakes me up every morning.