TODDLER MEAL PREP | Meal Ideas for Picky Eaters + Free Downloadable

This was one of my favourite videos to film as Sage accompanied as my sous chef while we prepped our current go to make-ahead meals for toddlers. The meal ideas are versatile and most can be adjusted to suit younger little ones or adults making them perfect for the whole family.
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0:00 Introduction
0:58 Baked Pancakes
6:36 Soft Peanut Butter Coconut Cookies (from The Baby HealthNut Cookbook)
11:23 Tofu Nuggets
13:21 Egg Wash
15:30 Meatballs
19:14 Garlic Carrots
20:52 Watermelon
21:37 Recap
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[@HealthNutNutrition]

I think my favourite part of this whole video is when Sagey was eating all the bananas at 7:09 🤣

[@naturallyrachida9812]

😂🤗

[@meanderwiththeandersons8921]

I thought she was about to add her half eaten banana to the batter. Haha!

[@edie9059]

When you said “if you don’t have kids I don’t know why you’re watching” I was cracking up and realized oh my gosh that’s me 😂🤣 but I am a dietitian at WIC so I geek out over tips and tricks with kiddos in the kitchen. I loved this video so much for the creative snack and breakfast ideas. The more ya know!

[@ghostbird92]

Yeah also some people have nieces and nephews and other babies in their life.

[@antoinettenovella1630]

Arrogant statement.

[@katety9771]

You might make a really good mother.

[@stephaniemarin5479]

Is it possible to become a diatician at wic without the dietetic degree ?🥺 I’ve dreamed of that job

[@edie9059]

@@stephaniemarin5479 I know you can be a WIC nutritionist without being a dietitian, but they do want some type of background in nutrition (study wise). If you’re interested in becoming a breastfeeding peer counselor you should look up job postings at your local WIC office! There are many ways to support families through each WIC position 🥰 I’d look into any openings!

[@alix103190]

Love this video! We give our 2 year old yogurt parfaits for breakfast all the time. Such an easy way to include fresh or frozen fruit, and things like chia seeds and shredded coconut in a meal! We also love “oatmeal cups”. I make them all the time because our daughter is allergic to eggs. 2 mashed bananas 2 c rolled oats 3/4 c plant based milk 1 tbsp ground flax (mix w 3 tbsp of the milk to make one “flax egg”) 1 tsp vanilla 1 1/4 c frozen berries or shredded carrot and apple 1 tsp cinnamon Butter or oil for greasing * mix all ingredients together and fill greased mini muffin trays with about 1 tbsp of mix each. Bake at 350F for 18-20 mins. Store in fridge for 3 days or freezer for 3 months!

[@pixiesanchez9195]

You might like chai pudding really healthy but needs to make night before very easy I like it with jam

[@kristenmicula9337]

Sage is such a good little helper in the kitchen! Love seeing her help out and a great learning experience for her! ❤️

[@JR-zi8iv]

These videos are SO helpful! It’s really nice to see toddler meals being made in real time vs just pictures on Pinterest. It definitely helps me want to meal prep more for my little one!

[@gabrielleruizofficial]

Sage's commentary 10/10. Honestly, I make the same sounds when watching your videos. xo

[@sues1980]

WOW! What a fun video! So great to see Sage so engaged in her meal prep. While my husband and I don’t have kids, thanks for the great suggestions❣️

[@isabellep6002]

Ah her little cooking outfit is so so cute 🥺 for breakfast ideas my girl loves yoghurt with berries and ground granola, avocado on toast, cereal with fruit and overnight oats. Can't wait to try the pancakes 😋

[@johanacastro7522]

Love it! Yes please, we would love the “what Sage eats in a week” video! Thank you!! :)

[@Mdb0514]

I’m sorry but I just loved that you messed up. As a mom of twins that is my life! I’m glad it’s not just me.

[@HealthNutNutrition]

I was going to cut the whole thing out but I also love these real life moments so I will make sure to start keeping them in more 😉

[@sarahsalinel9639]

Love all these meal prep ideas! 🥦 Sage is so cute 🥰

[@kilolima5170]

🥦🥦🥦 thank you for so many great ideas! After nursing, I have managed to stay away from pre-bought baby food and have embraced baby-led weaning thanks to you! You’re wisdom is game changing for new moms. Thanks again!

[@roboolz23]

Absolutely love these videos Nikole! Have the 6-8 month puréesin my freezer for my 7 month old and am starting to include some of the 9-12 months. Love that Sage is now cooking with you too 😍 Would love more of these!!

[@cassandraa7]

🥦 Yes loves these videos helps this new mom with a one year old have idea what to make! 🥰 also Sage is just the cutest little chef!

[@jade6259]

🥦

[@sweetsteffi1012]

Definitely the cutest video - Sage in the kitchen ❤️

[@SuperEils]

Yessss! Thank you for this video. I’m in a toddler meal rut at the moment 🤣 really needed some new ideas 🙌🙌🙌

[@nancybraget6006]

🥦🥦🥦🥦 yes more please. I have a 2 yr old and a 6 yr old and it never hurts to have more variety.

[@lauren7738]

🥦 Thank you for the toddler inspiration! Please keep these kinds of videos coming! Always appreciate your realness. 🤍

[@amypotter4542]

My LO just turned 1 and is picky at breakfast too now! I’ve tried giving her sliced banana with peanut butter spread on and she likes that - I guess you could prep a batch of these and even freeze them. Thanks so much for your awesome videos and inspiration mama!!

[@angiefrida0724]

Sage is so adorable!

[@natashaferro7993]

Chia pudding a big hit for breakfast. Also changing it up for more savoury dishes works at our house when in a rut. We have potato zucchini/carrot fritters or even a fish cake. Yogurt dipping sauce with a nut butter mixed in does double duty with fritter and fruit!

[@jeggiee]

🥦🥦🥦🥦🥦 yes pleaseeeeee! So many great meal prep ideas! Always love watching your content. ❤

[@LilLinda327]

Yes please! What your toddler eats in a week🥦

[@andreadelorey]

Can I just say…Sages hat! Omg too cute ❤ love this video 😊

[@HealthNutNutrition]

linked in the description box 😉

[@MsZelda98]

🥦 Great video! Excited to try out these recipes. I like how easy the prep was and that you're not afraid to use spices and herbs!

[@randylang8363]

New dad here!! so bless you for showing me tips and tricks !

[@Nutritiousmama]

Sage is so CUTE! Thankyou for sharing this is awesome and great Ideas for me and my baby girl.

[@TheKrp1997]

My toddler LOVES smoothies and smoothie bowls I can always count on him to eat or drink one when he’s being so picky and not wanting to eat!

[@lianmarkham4226]

🥦 YES, PLEASE do a what Sage eats in a week😁 My son is 19 months old and I feel like I'm running out of ideas. We struggle mostly with supper time🙈 Sage is SO CUTE🥰❤

[@stephaniebartello6593]

My 14 month old is watching this and loving it! 😆

[@irisjc1002]

🥦🥦🥦 Love all of your meal prep videos! They’re easy to make and so inspiring, thank you!!

[@GodSoLoved.Yeshua]

Loved it! Thanks for sharing, mom of 4 including a toddler.

[@RaquelSilva-dd3to]

Loved this video!!! So cute and great ideas of things to make for my kids. Would love to see more of this 🥦🥦🥦 lol.

[@tracypetrella6320]

Best Sage video yet 🥰 She's adorable ❤️

[@HealthNutNutrition]

I think it’s my fav too 🥰

[@lakinkoester2212]

Hi! Love these ideas💛 my 1-yr-old son like applesauce so I mix milled flaxseed in his. He also likes Greek yogurt with hemp seeds, sometimes berries and a few dark chocolate chips for added motivation! For mess free or on the go, I use reusable squeeze pouches for both.

[@missygonzales4790]

i’d definitely recommend smoothie bowls for breakfast. you can have everything read the night before, just blend it up real quick and it’s like a thick delicious smoothie that you can top with all kinds of stuff to make it extra nutritious and yummy

[@marianadelgado1709]

Sage is adorable! ❣️

[@tessafran94]

My 19 month old daughter favorite breakfast is savory muffins - we add any veggies we have on hand + cheese. Also waffles with PB and chia seeds for an easy breakfast. Fruit and yogurt bowl. Banana muffins.

[@Lisa-jz4bv]

Be still my heart! Sage looked adorable in her little chef outfit and if I do say so she made an excellent su chef lol! I love when she was stealing the ingredients to eat! So entertaining and I don’t have small children anymore they are all grown up but I will definitely be making those recipes they look delicious 😋

[@HealthNutNutrition]

Enjoy them mama!

[@yankeeholic22]

😍😍😍😍😍sage came in with all levels of cuteness!!!! My daughters were laughing so much at sage eating the bananas 😂😍😍😍😍😍😍😍best helper !

[@annamarie7694]

🥦 my daughter get excited with the tofu nuggies and cookies. I love this kind of videos.

[@theresewillis5584]

So helpful and ADORABLE!!!!!!!

[@art_strings]

Sage is so cute in the baker/cook's hat!

[@tasfam2023]

I love this video! So adorable!! Something we’ve been trying for breakfast baked oats and it’s super yummy 😋

[@tonicrans18monkey]

Thank you! I love you and your recipes sooooo much!

[@KC-rx5eu]

🥦🥦🥦🥦 love these! that mini toddler chef uniform is the cutest! going to try the tofu nuggets asap!

[@raeesarashid7678]

This Saturday, it's me and my little boy ....making baked pancakes!

[@samantha3493]

I can't thank you enough for this video. extremely helpful.

[@ZombieMan1997]

I have kids but I'm watching for snack ideas. Lol. I do have a toddler and a nine year old though so this helps me for all of us.

[@Slava-Motovilov-Racing]

Thank you for sharing these wonderful meal ideas!

[@DogMommy.]

I honestly need to learn how to cook more for my 16 month old. So glad I found you're channel

[@StorytimewithSai]

So cute 🥰 Thank you for sharing great ideas and tips!

[@artgirlerina1797]

We normally do sausage occasionally when we have it, hash browns (our girl LOVES those two) some kind of fruit, strawberries and blue berries are a go to but she also likes raspberries, and I like to make banana oat pancakes with some flax seed added to the batter. She loves that too with a small drizzle of honey. I try to feed her this breakfast first thing when she wakes up and after we get her on the potty (we are working on potty training) and then I’ll nurse her after she eats and plays a little.

[@allywhitacre4119]

16 month old loves chia pudding with coconut milk and tropical fruit or really any fruit. Mine also got tired of eggs so I switched and started doing a tofu scramble with peas. She loves it.

[@layberl]

🥦 Thank you! Looking for some inspiration and found it here :) Our daughter loves your greens pancake and we had the lentil curry tonight!

[@nataliwithani]

🥦 love this! Going to make the pancakes for my little one.

[@angelasmith4960]

French toast/waffles /blueberry buckwheat pancake/ omelettes/ Avocado toast/fruit salad/

[@jehnnaanderson1172]

I felt so attacked when she said I don’t know why you’re watching this video if you don’t have kids 😅 I don’t have kids but I love to watch all of your videos and also like to plan for the future!

[@ftmbytalita]

This is so helpful! Thanks for sharing❤️🙌🏼

[@saba7938]

I love ur ideas and ur recipes. One thing I do/ did to avoid salt is to add lemon juice & lemon zest and/ or tomatoes to give it that extra zing. Haven’t seen u do it so thought I should mention it. I don’t know why but I thank god that my 1 year baby boy is soo into veggies and fruits. Hv been using them since he could have semi solids in smoothies and meals and now he’s hooked 😊All ur videos r wonderful so highly recommended to any first time mommy, especially ❤ 🥑

[@sashapeirce5936]

🥦 definitely adapting these for my 9 month old. Followed you for years. Definitely my fav youtube channel

[@SofiaStein]

My toddlers favorite food (for breakfast, but pretty much works for any meal) is whole fat cottage cheese. She also loves coconut or almond yogurt (unsweetened, either silk brand or cocojune) and a spoon of almond or peanut butter.

[@jrachel11]

Thank you so much for filming these!!

[@HealthNutNutrition]

You're so welcome, thank you for watching ☺️

[@frankiebee2980]

Sweet potato pancakes with whole wheat or oat flour. Sweeten with a really ripe banana or some pure maple syrup. My son is obsessed. I’ll spread nut butter ontop of it or marscapone cheese sprinkled with cinnamon. I make a bunch during breakfast one morning as my son eats, then I freeze them and pop them in the toaster in the morning!

[@brilliantbutblue]

Sage putting her face in the Cup to lick out the Peanut butter was so cute 😍 ld eat all of these recipes and l don't have a toddler to have to share with. Thankyou for the super cute video with Sage "helping" 👍

[@HealthNutNutrition]

These recipes are both toddler and anyone approved 😉

[@priyankakaramchandani3774]

Banana pancakes and French toast are my 12.5 months old few favorites for breakfast.

[@naturallyrachida9812]

Best sous chef ever

[@kendallangelinehamlyn2402]

Yes! 🥦 so much inspo!

[@ellenedekantella1822]

Oh my God!!! I love it ! Plus my grandson" s name is Sage😍

[@komingtriindahsari454]

Thank you for sharing, super helpful.. Definitely will give these recipes a go for my 14-months old 😍

[@stephaneleblanc22]

🥦🙌 yes would love that, thanks for this video gonna try to do some 👌

[@andreiacantizano6961]

Não tenho filhos e nem quero ter, mas estou aqui assistindo e impressionada com tanta fofura.

[@briannasantos4276]

Nikole! I’m watching this video even though I don’t have kids because I just love your videos 😂💜

[@HealthNutNutrition]

Thank you so much for the support and kindness!

[@sanachughtai5337]

Loved the ideas u shared ! Bravo to you for working so hard to get her the right nutritions. My baby has several food allergies so I am always on hunt of recipes I could make her . She cant have eggs else I would love to make your pancakes . Thanks any ways!

[@denisekohlmann9234]

Avocado toast, cottage cheese & crackers, zucchini banana muffins (or any type of muffin without sugar added), sautéed cinnamon apples, paleo banana bread

[@isabelwade1508]

🥦 your baby cook book 📖 is fantastic 👌 thank you 😊

[@halakasdano1089]

I haven’t watched it all yet but I already know I will love this video!! thank you so much for this!

[@HealthNutNutrition]

you're so welcome thank you for watching!

[@halakasdano1089]

love from Lebanon 🇱🇧🥰

[@tanyas2444]

Very nice video, thank you! Please make more videos with recipes , especially for toddlers ♥️

[@liezljiloca3783]

🥦🥦🥦 love your videos!

[@julianabenavides4878]

Breakfast idea: Arepas! They are traditional colombian corn flour patties .. you fill them with cheese and make them in a pan.

[@ksenyaabdulina6340]

I cook something same to my toddler: 250 gr pumpkin, 400 g soft cottage cheese, 50 gr semolina, 2 eggs, vanilla extract. Bake 20-30 min. Pumpkin is also quite sweet!

[@ericatao7508]

I give my 14 month old French toast (no syrup) for breakfast! Breakfast is his favorite meal of the day

[@sarahann4205]

🥦 I use so many of these recipes from the baby cookbook. My daughter loves them!

[@bukalemun1981]

🥦🥦🥦 please 😇

[@TheMsklopez]

🥦🥦 I love these videos. My son is almost 11 months and your videos have really helped me on our food journey. I really wanted to stay away from the standard "baby foods" and wanted to know what he was eating. I am going to make your smash cake for his birthday. 😊 can't wait

[@TheKopicka]

Almost every day oatmeal, or eggs 😅 sometimes banana pancakes. BUT, we always eat together and everybody gets the same meal.. what I've heard so many times is that the conditions at the table make a much bigger deal than the food itself. My oatmeal is simple: water, grain (oats, spelt or kamut), cinnamon, cooked seasonal fruit, nut butter and at the end smashed banana. My girl loves it and we do too!

[@500gtsnake]

Tank you so much for all your videos my newborn baby is due this week, Nathan will love these recipes and I just bought your book on amazon. Keep them coming 👌👌

[@stephaniecooper2215]

My 13month old likes quesadillas for breakfast, we usually do egg, cheese and whatever diced veg we have + salsa on top… and she is hit or Miss on eggs in general but always goes for these!

[@FamiliaHorota]

🥦 For sure! Love your videos!

[@rossymarqueza1]

Hello wonderful family ❤️❤️❤️❤️ OMG THIS IS SO CUTE🤗🥰😘❤️ SHES PRECIOUS 🥰😘❤️thank u Nikole for this wonderful videos👍🏽 my little one he's 16 moths n I thank life for this wonderful GIFT 💖🙏🏽😘❤️ my respects for all the mothers out there 👍🏽❤️😘🥰💕

[@Marie-ix9ks]

Nice video!!!!Thank you so much ❤️🥦

[@karagonzalez8298]

Baked oatmeal. Pancakes or waffles (easy to freeze and toast in the am). Muffins. French toast. YOGURT MUESLI -1/2 cup quick oats. Soak with 1/2 cup boiling water for 20 mins. -1 cup yogurt -1 grated apple - 1 T flaxseed - 1 T hempseeds - 2 T honey - 2-3 T raisins Refrigerate overnight and top with fresh or frozen fruit (berries or bananas). Keeps in the fridge for a few days. Can also add coconut or even orange juice as a natural sweetener. My kids love it. Especially in summer. -

[@HealthNutNutrition]

This is great thank you!

[@Leslie-lx9hi]

Yes please! 🥦

[@lisaaversa487]

My son loves French toast rolls ups with cream cheese and strawberries. It’s something nice and different to have sometimes

[@yarazard]

Wow look at all this amazing food im never gunna make 😂 -continues to watch every video you make-

[@BakaFreya]

The video comes so perfectly :D I'll fly for the first time with my 12-month-old baby girl from the USA to Germany. My mom didn't see me for 3 years and she wasn't sure what to buy or make for her. And I needed new ideas. I loved all the recipes in your cookbook, but my daughter also started not liking certain kinds of food. They are boring now. So I need to try new things :D And I like that I can snack on them too! The only thing is that my baby really doesn't like the taste of banana... it is such an easy food but she doesn't want it. So I always have to try out your recipes with applesauce :D

[@jennysb]

🥦loved this video, very helpful!

[@gabrielanavarrete4238]

That little chef is so cute! 🥦

[@HealthNutNutrition]

I couldn't agree more!

[@adrianadobozi9940]

🥦 cuteness overload Sagey :D

[@alexarussell9395]

For breakfast we do Greek yogurt/fruit, waffles (homemade or the whole grain from the store), scrambled eggs with ketchup.

[@SparkleNDiva]

FYI, great way to keep the meatballs moist and flavorful is to GRATE your onions into the mixture. You get all that flavor without the "surprise" onion texture. They just melt in. Btw, loved the blueberry coconut mini muffins from your new cookbook. **chefs kiss** Great for the kids and us 😁🙏

[@HealthNutNutrition]

Oh I love that idea! Thank you for the tip and so happy you’re loving those muffins 🫐