Healthy Meal Ideas for Picky Eaters

Children at the age of two or three start becoming picky eaters. And why to blame the children all the time! There are many adults who are picky eaters. Due to these picky eaters, the choice of foods that are to be used, gets restricted and cooking food becomes a daunting task. Also, there is a demerit that these picky eaters face. This demerit is non-consumption of healthy food! Many children do not eat healthy food just because they do not like it. This results in incomplete nutrition for the day. Almost every mother in this world is worried about the daily nutrition of her child. To add to it, if the child is a picky eater, she just has to find a way out to get her child enough nutrition through his/her favorite food. To cater to your needs, here are some healthy meal ideas for picky eaters.

Preparing Healthy Meals for Picky Eaters

Here are some of the healthy meal ideas for kids which will help you in preparing meals everyday and just stop worrying about child's nutrition.

• French toast rollers
• Carrot and yogurt muffin
• Mini fish burgers
• Sweet potato fries
• Mexican rice and beef

Here are some sample recipes which can make healthy meal ideas for dinner.

Chicken and Spinach Quesadillas
This is a Mexican delight and kids love to eat Mexican food. Also, instead of spinach you can add any other vegetables and instead of chicken you can use turkey. Any permutation and combination will help you complete the nutrition. This can be a good dish and kids will love it for sure.

Ingredients

• 10 oz frozen spinach
• 1/2 cup prepared pesto sauce
• 1 cup diced cooked chicken
• 1 cup shredded cheese

Procedure
Place the 4 tortillas on a board and spread the pesto sauce on the tortillas. Squeeze all the water from spinach and place it on the tortilla. Add cheese and chicken and place the remaining tortilla and press them together firmly. Heat the skillet and cook each quesadillas. Cook tortillas until they turn golden brown and the cheese melts.

Rice and Bean Burritos
Veggies and meat can add to the nutritious value and as usual burritos are liked by every child.

Ingredients

• 1 small chopped onion
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 cup canned black beans (mashed)
• 1 cup cooked rice
• cooking spray
• 2 tablespoons salsa sauce
• 1 link of cooked turkey (diced or optional)
• 4 sun dried tomato wraps
• sour cream

Procedure
Initially apply cooking spray to a baking dish and preheat the oven at 300 degrees Fahrenheit. Take some olive oil in a skillet and cook some onion until the onion becomes soft. Add beans, seasoning, rice, salsa and sausages and heat this mixture. ¾ cup of this mixture is then placed at the middle of the wrap and is topped with cheese. Place these burritos in the oil coated baking dish. Place this dish in oven and wrap it with foil and bake the burritos for 15 minutes. Serve the burritos with salsa and sour cream.

More Meal Ideas

Here is a list of healthy recipes for toddlers that they can enjoy and will also help them complete their daily nutrition.

• Milk and yogurt shakes with fruits
• Pudding made of rice and raisin
• Desserts tofu with fresh fruits
• Orange wedges and small muffins
• Banana bread spread with cream cheese
• Macaroni and cheese
• Chicken and vegetable salad
• Pasta with meatballs

These were some healthy meal ideas for picky eaters. I hope you will enjoy serving and eating them as well.