I feel like I should bookmark this page for ideas for my own lunches. What a great list!

Anonymous wrote:You're a nanny and don't know what to cook for a 2 yo ?

CHANGE JOBS ! You ain't good at it obviously !

She said the child was a picky eater and wanted some ideas.

Geez...What's your problem PP?

I have 18 month old triplet charges. I make most of their food from scratch, but we have the occasional pizza or take out.

Turkey Meatballs
Cheese (all different kinds)
Quesadilla (Chicken, Cheese, Black Bean, etc.)
Lasagne
Baked Ziti
Pasta Salads
Cous Cous
Quinoa Salads
Sandwiches (turkey, pb&j, etc.)
Grilled Cheese
Muffins
Greek Yogurt
Fruit (all kinds)
Veggies (all kinds)
Brocolli Cheese Patties
Quiche (all kinds)
Scrambled Eggs
Bagels
Hummus with Pita Bread
Mac and Cheese
Pancakes
Chicken Tenders
Fish
Fish Sticks
Hamburgers
Meatloaf
All kinds of pasta dishes (one of their favorits is the mini wheel recipe on Weelicious)
Pizza
Oven Baked Fries (regular and Sweet potato)
Enchiladas (vegetarian and meat)
Tacos
Burritos


Etc…

My 3 year old and 2 year old eat:

Grilled Cheese
Ham Sandwiches
PB&J
Quesadillas
Black Beans and Rice
Veggie/Pasta Soup(I make)
Fresh Bell Peppers
Slightly cooked Carrots
Hummus/Chips or Pita Bread
Celery Sticks
Avocado(they love)
Guac(I make)
Any and every fruit
Cubed Sweet Potato

We generally will do a sandwich, 1-2 vegetables, fruit and hummus/pita chips. Sometimes, if I have made Pasta or similar they will have the leftovers for lunch. The 3 year old usually will choose the lunch.

I have 2 year old twin charges.

Sample lunches:
Cheese or chicken quesadilla
Hummus on pita bread
Crackers & cheese
PB&J
Annie's Mac & cheese
Lightly breaded chicken nuggets
Grilled cheese
Turkey meatloaf
Turkey meatballs with buttered pasta

Sides:
Apple slices
Cheese stick
Baby carrots
Clementine
Frozen mixed veggies
Sweet potato frys

I like to make nibble trays. I use an ice cube tray and fill it with stuff like carrots, apple slices, pretzels, cheese, raisins, chicken nuggets, pasta, grapes ect.

Google nipple trays for toddlers and look at the images I've found great ideas.

Soup (Whole Foods makes awesome chicken noodle and chicken dumpling soup)
Grilled cheese with broccoli mixed in
Mac n cheese with broccoli
Grilled chicken with rice and or vegetables
Pasta

Typical menu for my charge:
Breakfast: Scrambled eggs (2), toast with almond butter or jam
Lunch: Grilled chicken and mixed vegetables
Snack: fruit/banana/puffs/yogurt if he hasn't had one yet

My picky eaters love
black bean & cheese quesadillas
grilled cheese with cherry tomatoes on the side
macaroni & cheese with peas
pb & j sandwhich and apples
yogurt with granola

Good list from 11:28. Also;
- beans and rice (or rice and lots of other stuff)
- avocado and cottage cheese
- melted open face tomato and cheese sandwiches
- mac and cheese w/ veggies or proteins mixed in
- omelette type eggs w/ cheese/veggies/meat
- pizza or chicken fingers as a treat
- fish sticks - they love to dip them in ranch dressing or other sauces
- corn on the cob
- sugar snap peas
- carrot sticks with a dipping sauce (sometimes hummous goes over well)
- tons of fruit
- yogurt
- breads of various types

Mains:
Pasta
Quesadilla (either cheese or chicken)
Hamburger, turkey burger, salmon burger
Yogurt
Apples and peanut butter
Avocado

Sides:
Sweet peppers
Corn
Cheese
Soft carrots
Tomatoes
Strawberries
Blueberries
Watermelon
Bananas
Pretty much every fruit

Snack type:
Rice cakes
Oven French fries
Honey Cheerios
Popsicle
Fruit bar
Granola bar.

You're a nanny and don't know what to cook for a 2 yo ?

CHANGE JOBS ! You ain't good at it obviously !

What do you make for your 2-year olds for lunch? I need some ideas for a picky eater that are not too time consuming.