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New Dad's Kitchen

Easy, Healthy Recipes for Toddlers and Young Kids

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New Dad's Kitchen

Easy, Healthy Recipes for Toddlers and Young Kids

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    • Recipe Search – Meal Ideas For Toddlers
    • Breakfast
    • Lunch
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    • Treats and Snacks
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    • Good for Infants
    • Toddler Favorite
    • Good for Picky Eaters
    • Easy to Make
    • Quick Meals
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New Dad's Kitchen

Easy, Healthy Recipes for Toddlers and Young Kids

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    • Recipe Search – Meal Ideas For Toddlers
    • Breakfast
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    • Treats and Snacks
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    • Good for Picky Eaters
    • Easy to Make
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Dinner

Dinner is often the toughest meal with toddlers — but it doesn’t have to be. These easy toddler dinner ideas focus on balanced nutrition, soft textures, and flavors kids actually enjoy. You’ll find simple pastas, veggie-loaded skillets, and protein-packed favorites the whole family can share.

Make weeknights easier with healthy, homemade dinners that toddlers love (and parents don’t have to fight for).

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Dinner

Dinner is often the toughest meal with toddlers — but it doesn’t have to be. These easy toddler dinner ideas focus on balanced nutrition, soft textures, and flavors kids actually enjoy. You’ll find simple pastas, veggie-loaded skillets, and protein-packed favorites the whole family can share.

Make weeknights easier with healthy, homemade dinners that toddlers love (and parents don’t have to fight for).

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A plate of ginger scallion chicken rice (AKA, Hainan chicken) for toddlers: slices of chicken meat are fanned out in the main compartment, with ginger-scallion oil draped over the top; a mound of rice and cucumbers side the plate. pinit Easy to Make high-protein High Protein cup Toddler Favorite

Easy Ginger Scallion Chicken Rice For Toddlers (Hainan Chicken)

30 mins Beginner
Chicken kiev for kids is shown split, with its butter sauce and herb filling at center; peas and mashed potatoes are included on the plate. pinit Sour Good for Picky Eaters high-protein High Protein

How To Make Chicken Kiev For Kids

1 hr 10 mins Intermediate
Toddler beef and broccoli presented in a small ramekin, with pieces of steak and broccoli intermingling. pinit Eat your Veggies high-protein High Protein quick-meals Quick Meals

How To Make Toddler Beef and Broccoli

40 mins Beginner
Chicken in a creamy sauce over rice--otherwise known as brazilian chicken stroganoff--is shown on a toddler plate. pinit Easy to Make Sour Good for Picky Eaters quick-meals Quick Meals

What To Make For Dinner When Your Kid Wants McDonald’s

8 mins Beginner
Marry Me chicken pinit Easy to Make high-protein High Protein quick-meals Quick Meals

Marry Me Chicken, Toddler Style, Is What to Make When You Just Want (or Need) To Eat Chicken

15 mins Beginner
meatball and rice stew pinit dairy-free Dairy Free Easy to Make gluten-free Gluten Free Sour Good for Picky Eaters high-protein High Protein

The Easy Way To Make Your Toddler’s First Curry

20 mins Beginner
Toddler sausage balls, sided by a pool of honey mustard dipping sauce. pinit Sour Good for Picky Eaters high-protein High Protein cup Toddler Favorite

The Strange Deliciousness of Toddler Sausage Balls

27 mins Beginner
A spread of ingredients for making fajitas for kids is shown: chicken, black beans, peppers, guacamole, cheese, tortillas, and more. pinit Easy to Make Eat your Veggies Sour Good for Picky Eaters

How To Make Fajitas For Kids

30 mins Beginner
Planks of tofu pinit Easy to Make Sour Good for Picky Eaters plant-based Vegetarian Meals

The Tofu To Make When All Else Fails

22 mins Beginner
A salmon burger pinit Easy to Make Sour Good for Picky Eaters quick-meals Quick Meals

Make Salmon Burgers If/When Your Kid Won’t Eat Fish

30 mins Beginner
A toddler cheeseburger done in the style of a Juicy Lucy, shown on a plate with sweet potato fries. pinit Sour Good for Picky Eaters high-protein High Protein quick-meals Quick Meals

How to Make A Toddler Cheeseburger (Juicy Lucy)

33 mins Beginner
A toddler butter chicken pinit Sour Good for Picky Eaters high-protein High Protein cup Toddler Favorite

How To Make Toddler Butter Chicken

50 mins Beginner
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New Dad’s Kitchen is a platform for fathers–and the family members who love them–to learn how to cook for their young child(ren). Here you’ll find great toddler dinner ideas, healthy snacks, and more recipes that the whole family will love!

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