By the time my twin boys were 18 months old, I was excited at all the new foods they were now eating. No more pureeing all their food! Not that they weren’t picky about their food, however. Many times you have to introduce a new food to a toddler many times before they will accept it.
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Below I have listed what my boys ate when they were 18 to 24 months old. I tried not to give them the same things to eat every single day. Basically they had 3-4 favorite meals that I rotated.
Breakfast
Hashbrowns
French toast
Sausage links or cut up ham
1/2 piece toast with peanut butter
Scrambled eggs
Cheerios
Oatmeal
Yogurt
Mandarin oranges
Sliced bananas
Milk
Morning or Afternoon Snack
Homemade oatmeal raisin cookies
Fruit snacks
Ritz dinosaur crackers
Goldfish crackers
Rice Krispie Treats
String cheese
Frozen juice bar
Juice* or water
Lunch
2-3 chicken nuggets
2-3 fish sticks
1/2 hot dog, cut up
Frozen french fries
Spaghetti-O’s with meatballs (cut up)
1/2 toasted cheese sandwich
1/2 peanut butter sandwich
Cut up ham, cubed cheese, crackers
Applesauce
Canned peaches or pears
Sliced bananas
Carrot sticks (we’re still working on these)
Yogurt
Finger Jello
Dinner
For dinner, your young toddler should be starting to eat what your family eats for dinner. If they can’t have what we’re having, I give them something from the lunch list. Here are some of the things they like to have for dinner:
Ham, cut up
Tater Tot Casserole
Macaroni and Cheese
Tuna Casserole
Scalloped Potatoes and Ham
Chicken quesadillas
Corned beef hash
Mashed or baked potatoes
Canned green beans
Frozen peas
Frozen corn
Jello salad
Pudding
This is just a partial list…we’re still working on eating vegetables! I encourage you to try to incorporate your toddlers into your family’s meals as much as possible. They like eating with mom and dad!
* Note: I don’t give my boys straight juice to drink. It’s hard on their systems and can give them diarrhea. I give them half 100% fruit juice and half water. When they want more juice I give them ice water. They seem to like the water better with ice in it!
