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Veggies and Sides

Getting toddlers to eat veggies can be a challenge — these vegetable recipes for toddlers make it easier. Each dish sneaks in flavor and nutrition with familiar textures and simple ingredients. From cheesy veggie bakes and mashed sides to finger foods packed with greens, these recipes help little ones learn to love vegetables.

Tasty, easy, and parent-tested — proof that toddler vegetables don’t have to be boring.

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Veggies and Sides

Getting toddlers to eat veggies can be a challenge — these vegetable recipes for toddlers make it easier. Each dish sneaks in flavor and nutrition with familiar textures and simple ingredients. From cheesy veggie bakes and mashed sides to finger foods packed with greens, these recipes help little ones learn to love vegetables.

Tasty, easy, and parent-tested — proof that toddler vegetables don’t have to be boring.

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A square of zucchini parmesan for toddlers is lifting out of its baking dish. pinit Easy to Make Sour Good for Picky Eaters High Protein

Zucchini Parmesan For Toddlers – Easy and Delicious

50 mins Beginner
A mound of rice for toddlers, sided with a chicken stir fry. pinit Easy to Make Plate Good for Infants Sour Good for Picky Eaters

The Most Perfect Toddler Rice Recipe

50 mins Beginner
A swirl of a zucchini, white bean, and ricotta spread, a vegetable and Protein-Packed Dip, is sided with crackers and crudites. pinit Easy to Make Eat your Veggies High Protein

Healthy, Vegetable and Protein-Packed Dip For Toddlers

20 mins Beginner
This bell pepper recipe features roasted red peppers whipped with nuts (walnuts or pistachios) to create a smooth and creamy dip to serve with crackers or vegetables. pinit Eat your Veggies Plate Good for Infants Sour Good for Picky Eaters

Kid-Friendly Red Bell Pepper Recipe (Muhammara) – Easy, Healthy Dip

40 mins Beginner
Turn leftover mashed potatoes into a winning toddler side by forming them into a pancake and frying them up. pinit Easy to Make Plate Good for Infants Sour Good for Picky Eaters

What To Do With Leftover Mashed Potatoes (Boxty)

13 mins Beginner
toddler veggies fries, made from zucchini, are presented in a bowl. pinit Easy to Make Eat your Veggies Sour Good for Picky Eaters

The Veggie Fries Your Kid Will Actually Eat

15 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 Vegetarian Meals

A Better Pasta With Butternut Squash Sauce

1 hr 15 mins Beginner
A platter of roasted carrot slices that sit atop a green avocado hummus dip. pinit Easy to Make Eat your Veggies Sour Good for Picky Eaters Vegetarian Meals

Cooking Carrots For Toddlers: A Salad Your Kid Will Actually Eat

25 mins Beginner
pinit Easy to Make cup Toddler Favorite Vegetarian Meals

The World’s Best (And Easiest) Tomato Sauce For Kids

50 mins Beginner
An infant and toddler vegetable soup, Ribollita, with grated parmesan and cracked pepper grazing the top of the bowl. pinit Easy to Make Eat your Veggies Plate Good for Infants Vegetarian Meals

The Hearty Toddler Vegetable Soup With Everything (Ribollita)

Beginner
spaetzle, our preferred toddler pasta shape, is shown here covered in a cacio y pepe sauce mixed with kale. pinit Easy to Make Eat your Veggies Vegetarian Meals

A New Pasta Shape For Your Toddler To Love: Spaetzle

30 mins Beginner
toddler noodle dish pinit Easy to Make Quick Meals Vegetarian Meals

How To Move Your Toddler Noodle Game Beyond Mac n Cheese

11 mins Beginner