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Easy, Healthy Recipes for Toddlers and Young Kids

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Easy, Healthy Recipes for Toddlers and Young Kids

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Easy, Healthy Recipes for Toddlers and Young Kids

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HomeVegetarian Meals

Vegetarian Meals

Nourish your little one with simple, plant-based recipes made for toddler appetites. These vegetarian meals skip the meat but never the flavor — featuring creamy pastas, veggie-packed patties, and satisfying egg and cheese dishes. Perfect for families reducing meat or raising vegetarian kids, this collection makes it easy to serve wholesome, protein-rich meals your toddler will actually eat.

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Vegetarian Meals

Nourish your little one with simple, plant-based recipes made for toddler appetites. These vegetarian meals skip the meat but never the flavor — featuring creamy pastas, veggie-packed patties, and satisfying egg and cheese dishes. Perfect for families reducing meat or raising vegetarian kids, this collection makes it easy to serve wholesome, protein-rich meals your toddler will actually eat.

1 - 12 of 45 Recipes
A bowl full of creamy orzo, studded with peas and cheese; herbs are strewn on top. pinit Easy to Make Sour Good for Picky Eaters plant-based Vegetarian Meals

Creamy Orzo with Peas and Ricotta (Kid-Friendly Mac & Cheese Alternative)

18 mins Beginner
A stack of chickpea bread for toddlers is adorned with fresh presley. pinit Easy to Make Plate Good for Infants plant-based Vegetarian Meals

Soft Chickpea Bread for Toddlers (Easy, Protein-Rich)

45 mins Beginner
A bowl of lentil pasta for toddlers, topped with a dollop of yogurt, parmesan, and onion strings. pinit Easy to Make high-protein High Protein plant-based Vegetarian Meals

Lentil Pasta for Toddlers: One-Pot Comfort Food

35 mins Beginner
A small bowl is filled with vegetable fried rice for toddlers, with bits of egg, corn, carrot, and green onion visible at top. pinit Eat your Veggies Sour Good for Picky Eaters plant-based Vegetarian Meals

Easy And Delicious Vegetable Fried Rice For Toddlers

40 mins Beginner
A ramekin of pumpking maple bread pudding is shown with whipped cream and berries on top. pinit Easy to Make Sour Good for Picky Eaters plant-based Vegetarian Meals

Easy Pumpkin Maple Bread Pudding – Low Sugar, Big Flavor, Kid Approved

1 hr 50 mins Beginner
A bowl of squash lentil soup for toddlers, topped with a dollop of yogurt, cilantro, and pumpkin seeds pinit Easy to Make Eat your Veggies plant-based Vegetarian Meals

Easy and Delicious Squash Lentil Soup For Toddlers

1 hr 5 mins Beginner
corn cake for kids pinit Sour Good for Picky Eaters plant-based Vegetarian Meals

Easy Corn Cake Recipe Kids Love (Pan De Elote)

1 hr 25 mins Beginner
Buttered noodles for kids, here presented as udon soaked in hoisin butter and showered with parmesan. pinit Sour Good for Picky Eaters quick-meals Quick Meals plant-based Vegetarian Meals

The Best Buttered Noodles For Kids Get An Upgrade

12 mins Beginner
cauliflower fettucine alfredo, topped with cheese and herbs, is shown in a pasta bowl. pinit Eat your Veggies Sour Good for Picky Eaters plant-based Vegetarian Meals

Cauliflower Fettuccine Alfredo: A Healthy Noodle Recipe For Kids

25 mins Beginner
Cheese pull shown on a grilled cheese sandwich stuffed with apples. pinit Easy to Make quick-meals Quick Meals plant-based Vegetarian Meals

Easy Apple and Cheddar Grilled Cheese Sandwich for Kids

12 mins Beginner
cucumber and avocado salad, topped with soy and mayo dressings and seaweed snacks. pinit Easy to Make Eat your Veggies plant-based Vegetarian Meals

Easy Cucumber and Avocado Salad for Kids

25 mins Beginner
A fresh new take on pasta with butternut squash sauce features miso and coconut milk--and is sure to please your toddler!. pinit Eat your Veggies Sour Good for Picky Eaters plant-based Vegetarian Meals

A Better Pasta With Butternut Squash Sauce

1 hr 15 mins Beginner
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