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Vegetarian lunch ideas for 2 year old?

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shish · 19/04/2008 12:30

My ds is nearly 2. Used to eat everything. Now getting a little fussy with lunch as he won't eat anything relatively bland.

Any ideas??

At the moment he's stuck on 3 options - spaghetti and waffles, veggie sausage or eggie bread. At nursery he'll eat whatever they give him. Dinner isn't too much of a problem cos he'll eat mostly what we eat - usually curry with chapatti or rice.

He used to love pasta or cauliflower cheese - seems to hve gone off it all now. I would like him to have more variety in his diet..

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newgirl · 19/04/2008 12:45

home made tomato and lentil soup gets eaten by my 2 year old - you can make a batch, eat some yourself, freeze some - make it quite thick so he can eat it himself

newgirl · 19/04/2008 12:45

forgot to say, if he goes for it vary it now and then with butter beans

also home made baked beans

OverMyDeadBody · 19/04/2008 12:49

Soup and bread is a good option.

How about sandwitches/cheese on toast/toasties?

Pizza? You could make the base and then get him to help add toppings, children are often more willing to eat something if they've helped prepare it.

Pitta brerad with a variety of dips also good.

Wraps? My DS has always loved these and will add anything to a wrap and eat it, grated cheese, salad stuff, pulses, olives, tuna, hard boiled egg, the possibilities are endless...

OverMyDeadBody · 19/04/2008 12:50

falafel?

Humous?

Spanish omelete cut into wedges?

AllBuggiedOut · 19/04/2008 12:52

Houmous is a big fave in our house - in sandwiches or on toast, or to dip with falafel and celery. Eggs in lots of ways - omelette (with peas and soya beans cooked into it), scrambled on toast etc. Soup great too, and we usually go for lentil/beany ones for the protein.

Also have jacket potatoes with beans and cheese, or homemade chilli, cheese on toast, sandwiches...

shish · 19/04/2008 22:19

Thank you for the ideas. SOme of them I have tried, but a while ago. Maybe I could try them again.

I will look out for any more.

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FAWKEOFF · 19/04/2008 22:20

cheese and tomato quiche with toamto and garlic pasta with a sprinkle of cheese...or a bity of salad

shish · 20/04/2008 12:37

Thank you for all the ideas. Some of them I've tried but not for a while, so I guess I could try again. I'll look out for more

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