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Dinner ideas after nursery

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ba03 · 05/04/2019 21:23

Looking for some help with ideas for dinner. My daughter is 9mo and has started nursery 5 days a week. They have a 2 course hot lunch at midday and then afternoon tea at 3.30pm. This is something like soup or sandwiches.
I'm struggling with ideas of what to give her for dinner - I don't want to give her too much when she has already had a substantial afternoon tea so looking for some suggestions for lighter meals. She would be eating around 5.30pm.
She's generally a good eater, but refuses scrambled egg for some reason.
Thank you!

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Ricekrispie22 · 06/04/2019 10:43

You say she doesn’t like scrambled egg so she might not like these frittata muffins. realfood.tesco.com/recipes/green-frittata-muffins.html I find them so useful though as I make a batch and freeze, and just get a couple out as and when I need them. For the same reason, I made these lentil squares a lot www.healthylittlefoodies.com/curried-lentil-bake/. One of these squares plus a yogurt would be a good idea. Ditto for these easy fish cakes www.organix.com/recipes/simple-haddock-fish-cake-bites Freeze a batch and get one out each evening.

Other ideas:
Cheese and ham pancake. I add chives for extra flavour.
A few veggie nuggets clareslittletots.co.uk/2016/03/veggie-nuggets/
A couple of pikelets or the large unsalted rice cakes spread with cream cheese

mindutopia · 09/04/2019 08:03

I would just give her whatever you’re eating, but let her eat until she’s full. It doesn’t have to be loads. It means she gets to experience family meals and the kinds of foods you eat at home. If you don’t cook that early, save her leftovers from your meal the night before.

The ‘tea’ is usually not substantial and I always treated it more like an afternoon snack. At 9 months realistically she won’t be eating much soup anyway. Mine has tea at nursery around 4 and he still has a full dinner with us at home. He eats as much as he wants and that’s never been an issue. But it’s the only meal a day we get to sit down together unrushed so it’s important.

stucknoue · 09/04/2019 08:18

There's a nursery at work , the tea is just to keep them going (once upon a time it would have been biscuits and cake but they do healthy food now) not a substitute for and evening meal

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