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Cubes of tofu, cooked and sauced like orange chicken, are displayed on a plate that also includes brown rice and broccoli.

The Best Tofu Recipes For Kids And Toddlers

BradUpdated on November 6, 2025October 24, 20252 Comments4 min read

Tofu isn’t exactly the food that gets toddlers cheering. Its pale color, soft texture, and mild flavor don’t compete well …

The toddler cookie, with toasted quinoa, chocolate chips, and peanut butter evident across its surface

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The Best Cookie Recipes for Toddlers and Kids

BradUpdated on November 7, 2025October 8, 20252 Comments3 min read

Introducing cookies to toddlers and young children can be a delightful experience when the treats are both nutritious and appealing. …

An example of salad for toddlers: slices of peach and grape tomato are enrobed in a very light dressing of oil, vinegar, and cilantro.

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How To Make Salad For Toddlers

BradUpdated on August 21, 2025August 18, 20253 Comments6 min read

Yes, really. But, also, not really really–at least not in the grown-up sense of the word. No leafy greens. No …

Strawberries stuffed with ricotta and drizzled with chocolate make for an excellent toddler snack idea.

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The Best No-Bake Treats For Toddlers

BradUpdated on October 16, 2025July 13, 20254 Comments4 min read

They may be treats to your toddler, but to you they’re lifesavers. We’re talking no-bake goodies, the sort of magic …

A cake made from leftover clementines is shown in loaf form, with some slices cut.

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Recipes For Leftover Fruit (And Vegetables)

BradUpdated on October 21, 2025May 21, 20256 Comments2 min read

As any parent of a toddler has lived and (maybe not) learned, it’s easy to end up with a plethora …

Two empanadas filled with lamb keema sloppy joes are examples of easy puff pastry recipe for toddler that utilize frozen dough.

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Easy Puff Pastry Recipes + More Ways To Turn Frozen Dough Into Dinner Gold

BradUpdated on November 6, 2025March 26, 20253 Comments2 min read

Somewhere between capital-C Cooking and giving up (i.e., whatever-is-in-the-freezer-is-dinner) is what you might call remixing: taking a bit of premade …

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How To Cook Chicken For Toddlers Perfectly Every Time

BradUpdated on April 22, 2025September 17, 20241 Comment4 min read

Ah, chicken. So versatile! So comforting! So comfortingly plain! But so, so darn inconsistent. You know how it is: a …

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The Best Toddler Ground Beef Recipes

BradUpdated on July 15, 2025September 13, 20248 Comments3 min read

So you’d like to get out of the rut of serving the same two or three boring meat dishes but …

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The Best Salmon Recipes For Infants and Toddlers

BradUpdated on February 8, 2025August 29, 2024Leave a Comment2 min read

Salmon is easy: it requires little to prep and prepare; is in the goldilocks zone of child-friendly textures, squarely between …

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How-to Make Toddler Dinner The Best Dinner

BradUpdated on June 13, 2025August 7, 20241 Comment3 min read

It’s “brat” summer as I write this, the logical outgrowth of the “girl dinner” moment in 2023–mass culture, in other …

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