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High Protein

Help your toddler stay full and energized with these high-protein recipes built around nutritious, kid-friendly ingredients. Each meal delivers balanced protein from sources like eggs, beans, chicken, and dairy — no protein powders needed. Whether it’s breakfast, lunch, or dinner, these recipes support growing bodies, fuel active days, and taste good enough for the whole family to enjoy together.

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High Protein

Help your toddler stay full and energized with these high-protein recipes built around nutritious, kid-friendly ingredients. Each meal delivers balanced protein from sources like eggs, beans, chicken, and dairy — no protein powders needed. Whether it’s breakfast, lunch, or dinner, these recipes support growing bodies, fuel active days, and taste good enough for the whole family to enjoy together.

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A bowl holds an ideal first stir fry for toddlers: chicken, eggs, celery, onions, and peppers cooked in a light sauce and served over noodles or rice. pinit Eat your Veggies High Protein cup Toddler Favorite

A First Stir Fry For Toddlers

40 mins Beginner
A toddler chicken curry, flavored with mango, is plated next to a heaping pile of coconut rice. pinit Sour Good for Picky Eaters High Protein cup Toddler Favorite

A Toddler Chicken Curry With Big Mango Flavor

30 mins Beginner
garlicky and cinnamon-y buttered noodles are topped with stuffed meatballs. pinit Easy to Make Sour Good for Picky Eaters High Protein

Upgrade Your Buttered Noodles For The Best Toddler Pasta

35 mins Beginner
Moroccan flavored chicken fingers, wrapped in phyllo and split in half. pinit Easy to Make Sour Good for Picky Eaters High Protein

Introduce Spices With These Moroccan Chicken Fingers (Bastilla)

45 mins Intermediate
Fingers of the best toddler salmon cakes line a plate; a ramekin of ketchup sidles up next to them. pinit Sour Good for Picky Eaters High Protein Quick Meals

The Best Toddler Salmon Cakes

20 mins Beginner
puff pastry for toddlers, in the form of chicken tikka masala stuffed into a calzone. pinit Easy to Make Sour Good for Picky Eaters High Protein

How To Use Puff Pastry For Toddlers: Chicken Tikka Calzone

40 mins Beginner
pinit Easy to Make High Protein

Easy Cake Recipe For Kids: Lemon Cottage Cheese Loaf

55 mins Beginner
A split-top bun filled with an egg salad sandwich for toddlers is shown on a plate that also includes berries and tomatoes. pinit Easy to Make High Protein Vegetarian Meals

The Best Toddler Egg Salad Sandwich Recipe

30 mins Beginner
Half of a toddler meatloaf sandwich is held up to show its cruster, interior, and a pickle for some added zing. pinit Easy to Make High Protein cup Toddler Favorite

This Toddler Meatloaf Makes The Best Sandwich

1 hr 10 mins Beginner
A sloppy joes for toddlers sandwich is shown split open to reveal the meaty insides; the plate also contains sides of crunchy raw vegetables. pinit Easy to Make High Protein Quick Meals

Sloppy Joes For Toddlers–With a Twist

35 mins Beginner
Healthy banana pudding, featuring layers of banana cream, banana slices, and graham cracker crumbs pinit High Protein Quick Meals cup Toddler Favorite

Healthy Banana Pudding For Toddlers (and Adults, too)

15 mins Beginner
pinit Easy to Make High Protein cup Toddler Favorite

Easy Ginger Scallion Chicken Rice For Toddlers (Hainan Chicken)

30 mins Beginner