Toddler Food 12-18 Month January 2012 Menu
I am really excited to share the first toddler menu with you. The setup of this menu is slightly different than the other OAMM menus. On the menu I have included breakfasts, lunches, and snacks for toddlers. In our house, I prepare dinner for the whole family and the little ones are offered whatever we are eating. However, breakfast and lunch are usually different because I either send food with them to daycare, or prepare lunch for them at home. The lunch recipes could also be prepared as a dinner item for your toddler if the meal you are serving is not something they can eat. Each of these recipes has been tested and approved by my own toddlers, so I hope your toddlers enjoy them also!
Toddler 12-18 Month Menu
- Included below are the menu items that we will be preparing as part of our Once A Month Cooking (OAMC) BIG DAY. In the printable Toddler Food 12-18 Month January 2012 Recipe Cards you can adjust the number of servings to accommodate the number of toddlers that you are cooking for. The recipes linked below are ONLY for the single batch, to see the amounts we are making on the OAMC BIG DAY you will need to visit the printable Toddler Food 12-18 Month January 2012 Recipe Cards.
- Having trouble using the Recipe Cards or YELLOW BOX? See this post!
Mini Cheese Scones
Breakfasts
- Mini Cheese Scones
- Peach Raspberry Muffins
- Blueberry Granola Pancakes
- French Toast Squares
Lunches
- Cheesy Potato Soup
- Whole Wheat Pizza Dough
- White Chicken Chili
- Sweet Potato & Ham Burgers
- Cheesy Tuna Mac
- Fish Stix
Toddler-ific Pizza Snack Cups
Snacks
Printable Toddler Food 12-18 Month January 2012 Menu
Grocery List
- Included in this spreadsheet you will find a listing of all the items you will need to complete your January 2012 once a month cooking (OAMC) toddler food BIG DAY. For more instructions on how to use this, go here.
- Toddler Food 12-18 Month January 2012 OAMM Grocery List
Instructions
- These are the step-by-step instructions you will need to quickly and efficiently approach your once a month cooking (OAMC) baby food BIG DAY!
- Toddler Food 12-18 Month January 2012 OAMM Instructions
Labels
These customized labels are designed specifically for the January 2012 Once A Month Mom Menu. They contain not only the name of the dish but also the serving instructions for preparing the dish on your serving day. They make preparation of the dishes hassle free.
These labels are designed to be printed on Avery 8163
Pinterest:
- Are you a person that likes to see the menus visually? Perhaps you should check out the January 2012 12-18 Month TODDLER FOOD Menu via Pinterest to see the yummy goodness you will be cooking up on this menu.
- Coming sometime on the 1st.
Facebook Fan Party:
OAMM Facebook Fan Page Party – January 15th 2011, 9:00 pm – 9:30 pm EST – We will be able to chat via video AND messaging during the event through FACEBOOK! How cool is that? We will be talking about the current month’s menus, answer your burning questions about freezer cooking and have fun getting to know one another. You can also see other past recordings from that tab as well.
Instructions for viewing live-stream:
- Go to the Once A Month Mom Facebook Fan Page.
- Click on the “FB Fan Night” Tab on the left.
- Hit “view live recording” – If I am live streaming it will show you what is happening in progress. If I am not live streaming at the time, you will have the option to click through other videos that I have recorded in the past.
- Enjoy!
Test Cooks
Each month we have some wonderful volunteers who “test” out the menu prior to publication. They do an amazing job of helping to eliminate confusion and mistakes. They may not catch everything but they sure do catch A LOT! Here is a little bit about this month’s test cook:
- Jessie Bode – I am a SAHM to two daughters – a 5 year old and almost 1 year old. My girls love to help me in the kitchen (sometimes too much!) and we have a lot of fun preparing kid friendly foods together. Seems to help with the pickiness!
Get Started
Are you new to Once A Month Mom or once a month cooking (oamc) in general? If so, you might want to spend a few minutes (or hours) on the Get Started Series. If you are in a real hurry to catch on we have written some simple steps for getting started. Welcome!
- How to Freeze Baby Food
- Basic Equipment for Making Baby Food
- What to Do with the Kids While Once a Month Cooking
What do you think of the TODDLER FOOD 12-18 Month January 2012’s menu?
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Im a full time working mom of a special needs 5 yr old and an active 11 yr old. I’m writing as my 5 yr old has texture issues and does not understand chewing. A lot of his food for snacks and lunch are canned do you have recipes that can help me feed him healthier foods? Chunky foods must be blended as he can take small soft chunks anything else he gags and vomits. I really really could use some help. Thanks! Mel
Mel – wow, that sounds like a real challenge! Does your son eat soups? The cheesy potato soup in this menu might work well for him.
You could also look back at some of the baby food menus for puree ideas. The 9-12 month menu: http://onceamonthmom.com/baby-food-9-12-month-fall-2011-menu/ has some good combinations that you could leave in a chunkier texture for your son.
Mel – Since I’ve never had this type of problem with my own children, I was curious about how other moms have approached this problem. So I asked our readers on Facebook if they had any suggestions.
The link to the comments is here: http://www.facebook.com/onceamonthmom/posts/10150477262572476?notif_t=feed_comment
Looks like some great feedback so far and I hope you find it helpful!
Thank you I will sign into my fb and reply as many of those suggestions we have tried. I will also look at your other link too for foods. Thank you do much!!!
I love these ideas! I’ve got a 19-month-old and I must say that breakfast and lunch are my most difficult meals as far as keeping things interesting and coming up with new ideas. Thanks so much for offering a toddler meal plan this month! =)
I would say that breakfast and lunch are my most difficult meals as well. So glad that you are finding this menu helpful!
OMG!!! THANK YOU!!! I love having more recipes to try in addition to the ones in the ebook!!!
Oh thank you! Breakfast and lunch are my hardest meals for my kids since I eat a lot of salads, which they don’t particularly care for. I’m very excited to see a toddler menu for kids who are a little older! Dare I hope that this will become a regular feature? Thank you again so much!
Sarah – yes, this will be a regular feature on the site. I will be rotating between toddler and baby food menus to keep a good variety.
Hi thanks for the great ideas…my daughter isn’t a toddler anymore (9yr old actually), but it’s a struggle to find lunch and snack ideas for her lunch box. She loved the ham and potato burgers as a quick lunch with carrot sticks and grapes! We try not send sandwiches everyday so your ideas are great to switch up her menu!
Thank you so much for posting a toddler menu! It is so convenient to pull a prepared meal or snack from the freezer. My 3 year old son is not a picky eater and I love finding new recipes! He helped me make the frozen yogurt fruit cups before nap time and is looking forward to trying them when he wakes up. Thank you for thinking of this age group! I can’t wait to see what else you post!
Love this toddler menu, and I don’t even have toddlers. The breakfast items are wholesome, delicious and kid friendly — perfect for my older kids.
this looks like a great menu for my kids. our baby will be 1 in two weeks and our 3.5 year old would like some of these items. how long do you think we could keep things in our freezer off this menu? daycare provides breakfast and lunch but the kids don’t always eat what we are having for dinner.
Meals vary in length they stay good, check out this post – http://onceamonthmom.com/get-started-how-long-do-meals-last/