ideas for lunch and dinner

My son eats snacks fine, yogurt & fruit/veggies pouches, gold fish, puffs and fruit But wont eat actual food for lunch or dinner, beside tomatoes! he’s obsessed…and also loves fries and burgers. i try not to go to mcdonalds and make it home but thats only the only food that interests him. that cant be good so i cant give it to him more than a few times a week but what else can i try?

any suggestions?

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Could you make your own burgers? Like black bean burgers, spinach or other things hidden in the patties?

My daughter really enjoys the veggie nuggets from Aldi (won't eat actual chicken nuggets). She's super picky, so we also turn snacks into meals. For example: she loves slim jims, so we got fresh made deer slim jims, she likes smoothies, but not milk, so she gets a smoothie with hidden veggies with dinner.

My son loves ramen, tater tots, fries, chicken nuggets (sometimes, hasn’t in a while) But that’s about it he’s such a picky eater 😂

This is normal for toddlers. Thsts why its so important to make sure his snacks are nutritious. Continue to offer healthy well-rounded meals at lunch and dinner too- include one item you know he will like.

My little has loved avacado since 6 months. I never introduced her to McDonalds or other things I don’t want her to like. I think once they get a taste for the stuff they don’t want plain food.
For breakfast its egg, avocado, raspberries and cottage cheese. For awhile she refused the egg but I still made it every morning and now shes back to eating it. I would say find something nutritious thats easy to make for your schedule and continue to offer it, even in different forms. i.e. scrambled, on a piece of toast, or even boiled.
lunch for her is usually something like hummus, crackers, a fruit 🍉, and rotisserie chicken or a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. For dinner she gets whatever we eat (thats healthy) She loves sweet potatoes so i try to make at least weekly to also have for snacks. Spaghetti, I make lots of chicken, I follow dr. Vegan on IG (I do add meat to some recipes bit he has great ideas for making nutritious meals with lots of different veggies) and have made his pasta…

Have also made his dumplings but ised ground turkey instead of the tofu he suggests. She gets a lot of white meat, loves fish, loves pico de gallo (without the chile) and for snacks we will also make guacamole and do that with crackers. I don’t like to give carbs in the morning, just proteins but for lunch i also make quick Kodiak pancakes. They are a protein packed pancake and 1-2 fill her up.

Oh, for adding more nutrition, a friend sent me this recipe of kids brownies. You smash 3 bananas and mix in peanut butter and cocoa powder you can also add chocolate chips if you want and then bake them
RECIPE IS 3 RIPE BANANAS, 4 TABLESPOONS OF COCOA POWDER, 1/2 cup PB. Bake at 350 for 20-30 min
These are great and I give her as many as she wants 😊

You don't really need to feed them "real" food for meals, if they won't eat it.
Food is food. My daughters went through a phase of snacky meals. Like, a toddler charcuterie board with fruit, veggies, multigrain crackers, yogurt, etc..
I'm not judging you for the occasional fast food. Our kids get it once in a while too, but fruit and yogurt are healthier than a burger, so I wouldn't be that hung up on the idea of full meals.

My daughter literally won’t eat anything for dinner or lunch other than tortilla pizzas, quesadillas or fries. Sometimes she will try to like broccoli but 9/10 it’s a struggle. Try hidden veggies in things maybe! I’m going to be trying that too

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