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Chicken rice nuggets 2 cups sliced boneless chicken 3-4 cups of rice flour 1 tablespoon vegetable oil How to: Cut the boneless chicken pieces into smaller bits so that it is easier for the toddler to eat them. Steam the chicken pieces for 10 minutes using a steam grill inside a pan or a cooker. You can also boil the pieces by placing them in shallow water and boiling them for 5-7 minutes. Remove the boiled chicken pieces from the water and roll them in rice flour multiple times so that there is a thick layer of rice flour around. Pour a tablespoon of oil into a pan and fry the chicken for four minutes on a low flame. Turn the pieces around and fry the other side for four minutes as well. Fry till the outer layer of the nugget turns golden brown. Let the chicken nuggets cool, and the delicious meat finger food for toddlers is ready. French Toast Sticks with Maple syrup Cut the bread into long strips. Beat the eggs in the large bowl and soak the bread strips for ten minutes. Heat oil in a pan. Transfer the egg-soaked bread onto the pan and shallow fry on a low flame. Keep turning and cooking the bread pieces till they become golden brown. Once cooked, transfer the bread to a plate. Let it cool and pour honey before serving it to the preschooler. Quesadilla (Fold a tortilla wrap over in your flat frying pan with some cheese (mix cheddar and mozzarella) and shredded chicken meat inside) Can use those store bought wraps at bread section Can also use the wrap and turn it into mini pizzas with tomato base, shredded ham, loads of cheese Sometimes I add baby spinach into the base as well finely chopped or blended
Making wraps could be a good option for you. They are easy to prepare and will not take long to make. There are also many different combinations so things will not be "boring". Here is one recipe for you to consider: Breakfast Wrap Ingredients 1 tsp unsalted butter 1 large egg pinch of salt pinch of pepper 1/2 cup of baby spinach 7-in. whole wheat tortilla 1 slice of Emmenthal cheese 2 tsp green onion Directions - Heat butter in a small, non-stick pan over medium-low. Add egg, beaten with a salt and pepper, and scramble for 1 min, or until just cooked through. - Lay the baby spinach in a row on top of a tortilla and top with sliced Emmenthal cheese. Spoon scrambled egg on top of cheese and sprinkle with green onion. Roll up. Taken from: http://www.todaysparent.com/recipe/vegetarian/breakfast-wrap-recipe/
Chicken curry. 5 mins Prep and 20 mins cooking time. 1 onion, finely chopped 400g chicken breasts (skinless), diced 2 sweet potatoes (large), diced 4 tbsp curry paste 400ml vegetable stock 400ml coconut milk 2 tbsp olive oil fresh coriander (to serve), chopped Method Chop your onion into small pieces and leave it to sweat in the oil on a medium heat Turn up the heat and add the diced chicken breasts Add the curry paste once the meat is sealed Now add the diced sweet potato, coconut milk and vegetable stock Bring to boil and turn the heat down, then let it simmer with the lid on for roughly 15 minutes, until the chicken is cooked and the sweet potato is soft Sprinkle with freshly chopped coriander and serve with basmati rice
Why not serve them a fast & easy nutritious breakfast to kick start the day well. Friso Gold apple and raisin cereal Ingredients 6 tbsp Friso Gold rice-based milk cereal 200 ml warm water ½ apple 1 tbsp raisins Method 1. Peel, seed and dice the apple half. 2. Steam for 8 minutes till soft. 3. Place cooked apple in blender with raisins, and purée. 4. Mix Friso Gold rice-based milk cereal with the warm water. 5. Add in apple-and-raisin purée. Stir well. Enjoy😋
How about home-made pizzas? You can buy ready-made crusts from the store or even just use tortilla wraps as the base. You can get each of your kids to choose their own toppings and that way, everyone gets what they want. Plus, it's pizza -- which kid doesn't love pizza? :) Here's a simple pizza recipe you can try: http://www.livestrong.com/article/523567-how-to-make-pizza-with-pre-made-dough/
I used to follow Annabel karmel's recipe. She have some pretty good one dish nutritious meals for children. U can visit her website www.annabelkarmel.com or download her app on your phone. We also do dishes like baked rice or pasta where u can change the ingredients easily and doesn't take up much time to prepare.
Try this! pasta with garlic and chicken/brocolli. Boil pasta, fry garlic, add vegetables/chicken, add pasta, salt, black pepper. Serve!
carrot , sweet potato porridge with a fried egg as side. H aha... sounds v pauper but it's my fastest meal
Maybe just prepare nutritious one dish meals like fried rice, porridge, noodles etc?