Meals and Snacks for 12-18 months

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A meal plan definitely takes the stress off, especially if you want to provide healthy meals and snacks instead of relying on prepackaged and processed foods. We make everything from scratch here, some things like our veggie nuggets, soups and applesauce we'll make in large batches and freeze, taking out just what we need for the kids we have. We don't find we have to 'hide' veggies, the kids love them, especially if they're seasoned well with italian seasoning, garlic, himalayan salt, curry, etc. We do lot of fruits, veggies, beans & lentils, rice, quinoa, etc and not so much meat (I find the group we have don't like meat so much but love everything else). Some of their faves are quinoa with black beans, kale and sweet potatoes (with a bit of olive oil and himalayan salt), stir-fry veggies with rice and curry sauce, mac & 'cheese' (the cheese is actually pureed veggies, coconut milk, cashews and seasoning), chia seed pudding (super easy to make, if you buy a package of chia seeds, its usually on the back), green smoothies and chunky veggie soup with beans. I saw a recipe on Pinterest for Applesauce Bites, I haven't tried them yet, but they're super easy - just 1/2 cup applesauce & 1 cup oats, mix it up, put them on a tray (bite sized) and put in the oven at 325 for 8-10 mins. I post some recipes on my Facebook page, feel free to check it out if you'd like some inspiration! https://www.facebook.com/HealthyLittleMonkeys