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[quote=Anonymous]I think it depends on what you consider processed and your comfort level.  As a PP mentioned, boxed cereals and crackers are an easy, portable and convenient snack so in public you might see my kid with a snack cup of goldfish or cheerios with a squeeze pouch of yogurt.

She usually has oatmeal or cereal for breakfast.  I make pancakes and waffles and freeze them.  She's not a huge fan of eggs.

Lunch is often a sandwich or crackers with a topping.  Peanut butter, hummus, or some turkey.  All processed, but typically as natural or organic as I can find them (365 natural peanut butter as opposed to Jif peanut butter, for example).  Whole grain breads or crackers.  At daycare it's often homemade soup or beans or baked salmon.

Dinner varies.  We eat salad a lot, so often her meal differs from our's.  I try to make things in bulk and freeze in single toddler-size servings.  Tacos, Chicken, Pasta, Soup are all types of things she might eat.  I use whole grain boxed pasta, but soup is homemade and we don't do things like Chef Boyardee, canned soups or stuff like that.

All of this is also built around lots of fresh fruits and veggies, cheese and dairy.  I WOH and do try to balance a healthy wholesome diet with the realities of time constraints.

Things she doesn't get? Juice. Chewy fruit snacks or fruit roll-ups.  Granola bar-type things.  Fast food.

For us it is about moderation and balance in both nutrition and sanity.

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