What Luca Eats In a Day at 16 Months
I wanted to create a post on what Luca eats in a day to give you guys some new ideas! I’m not going to lie, Luca is a great eater. He does have preferences for sure (kid loves cheese), but overall he eats a really healthy, well-balanced diet of whole foods. I limit the pre-made things, but still buy them because let’s be real I’d rather throw Dr. Prager’s spinach bites into the oven instead of making that shiz myself. We do what we can. 🙂
Just to note, Luca also usually eats whatever I am making myself for dinner! Unless it’s spicy or sushi, he eats what we eat. That being said, I still HAVE to meal prep for him. His lunch and dinner foods are interchangeable, so I always have things prepped for his lunches that he can also have for dinner if I decide I’m having cereal. 😉
And a note on snacks. At this point in time (Luca is 16 months) I don’t give him puffs, crackers, baby cheeto things etc. for a snack. I tend to find that once these things are introduced, kids want “snack foods” over real food. The easiest way to avoid this is to just make their snack food, real food. Problem solved. 😉
Would also LOVE any new ideas from you guys! It’s easy to get stuck into a routine a making what we know.
Green Smoothie
Fruit (banana, blueberries, strawberries, etc.)
Avocado Toast
Scrambled Eggs
Whole Food’s 365 or Birch Benders organic frozen waffles
Wallaby Whole Milk Yogurt with fruit
Overnight Oats with peanut butter or almond butter and fruit
Toast with almond butter or ghee
Quinoa and vegetable mixture (I use frozen veggies or buy it pre-made at Whole Foods!) with smashed avocado
Dr. Pragers veggie burger or spinach bites
Turkey Broccoli and Cheddar Biscuits
Broccoli Grilled Cheese
Pasta with olive oil and vegetables
Steamed or roasted vegetables (broccoli, sweet potato, butternut squash, carrots etc)
Trader Joe’s organic roasted vegetable pizza
Veggie Loaded Turkey Meatballs
Chicken breast or rotisserie chicken
Spinach and Feta Turkey Burgers
Ground chicken to turkey mixed with black beans, vegetables and mild taco seasoning
Pan seared Salmon with vegetables
Organic turkey and cheese roll up
Peanut butter sandwich
Turkey and Cheese Sandwich
Fruit
Freeze Dried Fruit
Pouch (Once Upon A Farm, Serenity Kids, Happy Baby Organics, Peter Rabbit)
Organic turkey and cheese roll up