Life without sandwiches

Silver Member Joined: Aug 24 2009 Posts: 653

What do you do if your kid just doesn't like bread? Or bagels, or rolls, or pita or whatever? What if you need to go out for an extended period and need to pack food for your toddler, who won't eat a sandwich?
What do you take along that
-stays fresh for a few hours
-doesn't make a huge mess if they're going to have to eat it in the stroller or carseat?
-can be eaten independently by the toddler if they're eating in their carseat while you're driving
-is reasonably filling so they won't need a snack every 1/2 hour
-is a nutritious, balanced, complete meal?
bonus points if it also doesn't take much time or effort to prepare

What

?????????? Help

Posted: Mon, Apr 19 2010, 11:59 am Post subject:

crackers and tuna
rice cakes and peanut butter
macaroni in a bag
cereal bar
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Posted: Mon, Apr 19 2010, 12:02 pm Post subject: re: Life without sandwiches

yogurt, rice cakes
cubes of turkey roll, crackers
cheerios in a bag, banana
rice in a small container (if you're child likes lukewarm food like mine does)

carry the food in a small insulated bag. you'll only need a small soft icepack in there if you'll be out for a really long time or it's a really hot day.
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Silver Member Joined: Dec 11 2008 Posts: 621

Breaded chicken cutlet can be eaten room temperature, is filling, the kid can eat it without cutlery, just wrapped in a napkin and biting, I hope it fills all criteria.
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Posted: Tue, Apr 20 2010, 10:13 am Post subject: re: Life without sandwiches

cheese cubes, tofu cubes, peanut butter in celery sticks (we put raisins on it and called it ants on a log growing up), hardboiled eggs (ice pack, not peeled, good for a few hours if it isnt august) sliced meat in a lettuce roll

Posted: Tue, Apr 20 2010, 10:36 am Post subject: re: Life without sandwiches

fish sticks
veggie burgers (I buy the Trader Joe's chickenless chicken nuggets that my daughter likes)
little containers are great: fill with melon, grapes, pasta, corn, cheese cubes, deli cubes etc.

Silver Member Joined: Aug 24 2009 Posts: 653

oh, I forgot to mention that the food needs to be toddler-friendly and not a choking hazard. I think most of these would be ok, except for maybe the celery stick idea.
There are a lot of good ideas here. I think I'm going to print out a list of them and hang it near the fridge so I'll have it handy the next time I need to pack a lunch. Smile

Executive Member Joined: Oct 29 2009 Posts: 368

Both my kids don't eat sandwiches and we make several 10 hour trips to Toronto each year. A staple is yogurt with a straw. My kids love this and eat it all the time. The first time you give it with a straw, sip it till the yogurt is close to the top, just so they know what to do.
We also do meat patties or chicken cutlets, or I have the deli cut a thicker piece of turkey so they have a better grip on it than the regular thin slices.
We do lots of fruit slices.

Posted: Tue, Apr 20 2010, 12:39 pm Post subject: Re: re: Life without sandwiches

Silver Member Joined: Aug 24 2009 Posts: 653