• Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter
  • Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar

Meg's Meal Planning

  • Home
  • About Me
  • Meal planning tips
  • Contact
  • Privacy Policy

toddler finger food

No bake healthy Cheerio bars

April 5, 2020 by mbmccarrick@gmail.com 1 Comment

No-bake, healthy peanut butter and honey Cheerio bars is an easy breakfast or snack idea for kids and adults. Add in dried fruit, coconut, or mini chocolate chips for a fun treat! 

We are just finishing the 3rd week of quarantine due to COVID-19. With no end in sight, I’ve been looking for more ideas to do at home with my kids. So far, we’ve done yoga and music class on YouTube, teddy bear “hunts” in our neighborhood, tons of outside time, too many arts and crafts to count, and lots and lots of fort building. If you’re like me and are looking for a new idea to do with the kids, try making these no-bake, healthy, Cheerio bars!

Cheerio bars have only three ingredients – peanut butter, honey, and of course, Cheerios! Three staples in our house, we’ve been making a batch every week. Another bonus is this is a guilt free snack! Who else feels like they snack all day long?!

honey cheerio bars

You can add any kind of dried fruit, dried coconut, or even mini chocolate chips for fun. We added dried blueberries to this batch. If you are keeping it simple with just the three main ingredients, you can cut back on how much peanut butter you use.

5.0 from 1 reviews
No bake healthy Cheerio bars
 
Save Print
Prep time
5 mins
Cook time
5 mins
Total time
10 mins
 
No-bake, healthy peanut butter and honey Cheerio bars is an easy breakfast or snack idea for kids and adults. Add in dried fruit, coconut, or mini chocolate chips for a fun treat!
Author: Meg's Meal Planning
Recipe type: Breakfast
Ingredients
  • 1 cup peanut butter (if not using any additional ingredients, use only ¾ cup peanut better)
  • ½ cup honey
  • 3 cups Cheerios
  • 1 cup dried blueberries (optional)
Instructions
  1. In a medium pot, heat the peanut butter and honey over medium heat together until melted, about 5 mins.
  2. Remove from heat, add in the Cheerios and dried blueberries. Stir together.
  3. Line a square pan with aluminum foil and pour Cheerio mixture into the pan.
  4. Press down and refrigerate for at least one hour.
3.5.3251

 

Pin for later

3 ingredient no bake cheerio bars

Filed Under: Breakfast, Toddler food Tagged With: Cheerio bars, toddler finger food

Healthy Toddler Quinoa Pea Mini Muffins

July 18, 2018 by mbmccarrick@gmail.com Leave a Comment

Toddler food quinoa pea mini muffins

Healthy finger food for your picky eater. These mini muffins have protein and veggies packed in. Your little one will love this fun finger food. They also store great in the freezer!

Quinoa pea mini muffins

Do you have a picky eater on your hands? Every mom will love these quinoa pea mini muffins. The pros are endless: they are baked, they store great in the fridge AND FREEZER, and they are packed with protein and veggies. Do I have your attention yet?

Every toddler out there will love this finger food. Trying baby-led weaning? This healthy meal is easy for little fingers to pick up. The quinoa and peas are combined with an egg and shredded cheese mixture, making everything stick together great! Ever give regular quinoa to your little guy or girl? You need to break out the vacuum after, but not with this almost mess-free meal!

My son loves these quinoa pea mini muffins. They can easily be packed and transported for lunch or dinner at Grandma’s. I love making a large batch, leaving some in the fridge for the week and storing the rest in the freezer for up to 3 months.

Healthy Toddler Quinoa Pea Mini Muffins
 
Save Print
Prep time
15 mins
Cook time
20 mins
Total time
35 mins
 
Healthy finger food for your picky eater. These mini muffins have protein and veggies packed in. Your little one will love this fun finger food. They also store great in the freezer!
Author: Meg's Meal Planning
Serves: 12
Ingredients
  • ½ cup cooked quinoa
  • 1 cup cooked peas
  • ¼ cup shredded mozzarella cheese
  • 1 egg
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  2. Mix quinoa, peas, cheese, and egg in a bowl. Stir together.
  3. Spray mini-muffin tin with cooking spray.
  4. Using spoon, scoop up mixture and place into mini muffin tin.
  5. Bake for 20 minutes.
3.5.3251

 

Pin for later

Toddler food quinoa pea mini muffins

Filed Under: Toddler food Tagged With: Quinoa pea mini muffins, quinoa pea muffins, toddler finger food, toddler food

Vegetarian, Cheesy Quesadilla

February 25, 2018 by mbmccarrick@gmail.com Leave a Comment

Vegetarian, cheesy Quesadilla

A protein-powered lunch, dinner, or snack with spinach and quinoa that both adults and kids will enjoy eating. 

Vegetarian, cheesy Quesadilla

 

I love to make a large batch of quinoa at the start of a week. It’s so versatile. You can throw it on top of a salad, add to a soup, or mix with other ingredients for a quinoa salad. Today, I made my first vegetarian, cheesy quesadilla with spinach and quinoa.  Since my toddler loves carbs (rolls, muffins, bread, and wraps, especially quesadillas), I knew this recipe would be perfect for him!

Quinoa for a toddler can be messy! But when it has melted cheese and is packed into a tortilla, you won’t even need to break out the vacuum after the meal!  The following recipe is for one quesadilla; it only calls for a little quinoa, so make sure you have other quinoa meals planned like spicy shrimp with garlicky parmesan quinoa, southwest fiesta quinoa salad, or chicken sausage quinoa stuffed peppers.

 

Vegetarian, Cheesy Quesadilla
 
Save Print
Prep time
10 mins
Cook time
5 mins
Total time
15 mins
 
A protein-powered lunch or snack with spinach and quinoa that both adults and kids will enjoy eating.
Author: Meg's Meal Planning
Cuisine: Mexican
Serves: 1
Ingredients
  • 1 whole wheat tortilla
  • 2 tbsp cooked quinoa
  • 1 tbsp frozen chopped spinach, thawed
  • ¼ cup shredded cheddar cheese
Instructions
  1. Cook frozen spinach according to package directions.
  2. Heat skillet over medium-low heat.
  3. On half of the tortilla, add the quinoa, spinach, and cheese. Fold in half.
  4. Place quesadilla in skillet and cook over medium low heat until browned. Flip and repeat.
  5. Remove from pan, cut into wedges, and serve.
3.5.3229

 

Pin for later

Vegetarian Cheesy Quesadilla

 

 

Filed Under: dinner, Toddler food Tagged With: Spinach quinoa quesadilla, toddler finger food

Primary Sidebar

Hi! I’m Megan.

MeganWelcome to Meg’s Meal Planning. I’m Megan, thank you for stopping by my blog! I am the meal planner behind Meg’s Meal Planning. My weekly dinner recipes are healthy, simple, and can be enjoyed by the whole family! More about me...

Never Miss a Recipe

Get meal plans delivered right to your inbox

Featured Meals

Roasted Gnocchi with Butternut Squash and Kale

Butternut squash gnocchi

Roasted gnocchi and butternut squash with kale mixed in a creamy, healthy Alfredo sauce. A hearty, vegetarian dinner that is perfect for the winter months. Everything about this dish, I just love. From the roasted gnocchi to the soft and tender kale to the healthier Alfredo sauce, I’m pretty positive you will fall in love…

Read More

The Ultimate Foodie Guide to Mystic, CT

S&P oyster house

Mystic, CT is your quintessential New England town. It’s a small, seaside town in the Southeast corner of Connecticut. It’s charm and coastal vibes will leave you no choice but to fall in love with it!  Being born and raised and still currently living in Connecticut, I know a thing or two about good restaurants….

Read More

No bake healthy Cheerio bars

No-bake, healthy peanut butter and honey Cheerio bars is an easy breakfast or snack idea for kids and adults. Add in dried fruit, coconut, or mini chocolate chips for a fun treat!  We are just finishing the 3rd week of quarantine due to COVID-19. With no end in sight, I’ve been looking for more ideas…

Read More

Gluten and dairy free. Week Three

I feel like I’m getting in the groove with these meals. It does take a little more time to plan, but it’s well worth it. At the start of the week, we were still away, but I packed snacks and almond milk, so we were still able to somewhat stay the course. Sunday– away Monday…

Read More

Copyright © 2023 · Foodie Pro & The Genesis Framework