Healthy Lunch Ideas For Toddlers

It's always difficult trying to prepare healthy lunches for our little ones; will it take much time to prepare, is it balanced, will my child even eat it?  So I've compiled nine quick and healthy lunch ideas to help out with that lunch time rut.  I always strive to make each lunch as colorful and fun to look at as possible.  I also try to include a vegetable, fruit, and protein in each lunch (and organic whenever possible).  

These are 100 percent toddler approved, and so I hope you'll find success with your toddler as well.  My daughter actually puts her hands to her mouth and gasps with excitement each day when her lunch is placed on the table, and it melts me every time.

Sample Lunch #1:

- hummus (this recipe)

- red pepper

- cucumbers

- blueberries

- raw cheddar cheese

- filtered water

Sample Lunch #2:

- nectarines

- raw cheddar cheese

- healing bone broth

- Pasta with green pea pesto 

- filtered water

Sample Lunch #3:

- green grapes

- raw cheddar cheese

- red peppers drizzled with extra virgin olive oil, balsamic vinegar, and a dash of sea salt

- sunbutter and honey sandwich (using this grain-free sandwich bread)

- filtered water

Sample Lunch #4:

- blueberries

- Beanitos black bean chips

- cucumbers drizzled with extra virgin olive oil, balsamic vinegar and sea salt

- baked eggs in avocado

- filtered water

Sample Lunch #5:

- steamed sweet potatoes with Irish butter and sea salt

- grapes

- turkey wrap (cucumber, raw cheese, and mustard wrapped in a slice of nitrate-free turkey)

- filtered water

Sample Lunch #6:

- strawberries

- soft boiled egg (boiled for no longer than 3 minutes), sprinkled with sea salt

- cucumber, raw cheese and mayonnaise sandwich (using this grain-free sandwich bread)

- filtered water

Sample Lunch #7:

- strawberries

- raw cheddar cheese

- cucumbers and red peppers drizzled with extra virgin olive oil and balsamic vinegar and sea salt

- coconut crusted chicken strips (made in advance and frozen; just thaw and reheat in oven), dipped in good quality ketchup.

- filtered water

Sample Lunch #8:

- Pears and raw cheese

- red peppers

- non-GMO tortilla chips

- healing bone broth

- soft scrambled eggs, topped with Irish butter and sea salt

- filtered water

Sample Lunch #9:

- Hummus

- carrot sticks

- kiwis

- blueberries

- soft boiled egg (boiled for no longer than 3 minutes), sprinkled with sea salt)

- Bubbies pickle

Toddlers Enjoy!