what food(s) do you always have to have in the house

besides the obvious (milk, veggies...), here are the foods that i must always have on hand for the girls:

bananas (you can never go wrong with "nanas" )
those new large, multi grain rice krispies (omg they LOVE those... way more than cheerios! )
cottage cheese (they dance while eating this)

as soon as we are down to two bananas, or 1/4 of a box of the rice krispies, i go to the store and stock back up lol!

 

Mac & cheese
Makings for pancakes
oatmeal

 

oh yeah, i forgot pancake mix! it's always good for the "last minute what in the world am i gonna feed them?" times lol

 

Yes definitely bisquik to make pancakes
Cheerios
Chex
Bananas
Applesauce
Yogurt
Crackers

 

Cheezits or Goldfish crackers
Cheese
Fruit cups
Chicken nuggets
Mac n cheese

(Can you tell my kids love cheese?!)

 

Spaghettios, veggies, fruit, cereal bars, crackers.

 

Cereal Bars, Mandarin Oranges, Applesauce, Goldfish, Graham Crackers ...

I think I have the only freakish kids that REFUSE bananas ... they hate them!

 

CHEERIOS! My kids are OBSESSED with them. I think if they could-they would eat them 24/7. Anthony once went into the cupboard(long cupboard) and took out the container of Cheerios and handed me his snack cup. I think he was trying to tell me something. I can't put my finger on it... :lol:

Fruit-my boys LOVE fruit. So-bananas, strawberries(they chow through these), peaches(LOVE fresh peach season), pears
crackers
eggs-for those "what in the world am I going to feed them" days! LOL!
pasta w/sauce-they LOVE pasta fagioli. LOVE it.
PBJ
DELI cheese-not pre-packaged cheese-they WON'T EAT IT!

Those are a few things that they will CONSISTENTLY eat. But Cheerios-I don't leave home without 'em!

 

Any kind of crackers! Love jello & pudding. Won't touch a banana though.

 

crackers
fruit (any kind)
cereal bars
mac n cheese
And my kids LOVE that new Large Rice Krispies cereal too!

chicken noodle soup
raviolis
These two items are for last minute lunches or dinners. . I always keep a couple cans in the cabinet

 

chicken nuggets
frozen sweet potato french fries
frozen pancakes/waffles
bacon
blueberries
yogurt raisins
apples
garlic/parmesan triscuits or pretzels
string cheese
turkey pepperoni

These are items I keep on hand, all the time and have since the boys were about 15 months old.

 

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chicken nuggets
frozen sweet potato french fries
frozen pancakes/waffles
bacon
blueberries
yogurt raisins
apples
garlic/parmesan triscuits or pretzels
string cheese
turkey pepperoni

These are items I keep on hand, all the time and have since the boys were about 15 months old.



Mine LOVE the frozen sweet potato fries too! :good:

My list is this:

bananas
applesauce
chicken nuggets
fish sticks
string cheese & cheddar cheese
cheerios
goldfish
lunchmeat (ham or turkey)
mac n cheese
frozen waffles & mini pancakes
green beans
peas

 

Goldfish
cheese of any kind
bananas
fruit cups
those pasta pick ups things - not their favorite, but they work in a pinch!

 

MANDARIN ORANGES lol, their absolute favorite!
cheerios
gold fish
puffs
pasta pick ups
junior lunchables (actually we don't always have these, they only get them occasionally but they LOVE them, it's just baby ritz, cheese, and cubed turkey)
those are a few of their favorites, they'll eat just about anything.

 

it seems to change every few weeks, but some of the consistent ones have been:

Bananas
Toast (so basically bread)
Cereal of some sort - cheerios, Chex, shreddies
Cans of corn
Grapes
Graham wafers
Yogurt
oatmeal

I wish I had more easy to make things - but DD is allergic to eggs which makes some of the pancakes, waffles, etc hard to do - wish I could tho!

 

Fruit and Grain bars
apples
mandarin oranges(their favorite fruit)
O's
Lucky Duck crackers
bread for toast
french toast sticks
mac and cheese
cheese

Dianna

 

milk
pediasure
cheese dogs - I know they aren't healthy but sometimes I can't get them to eat anything else!
nutrigrain bars
bread - I eat diet bread, they need the full fat stuff, I usually get them cinnamon raisin.
cheese
peas - just about the only veggie that they always eat.
bananas
pasta pick-ups

 

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milk
pediasure
cheese dogs - I know they aren't healthy but sometimes I can't get them to eat anything else!
nutrigrain bars
bread - I eat diet bread, they need the full fat stuff, I usually get them cinnamon raisin.
cheese
peas - just about the only veggie that they always eat.
bananas
pasta pick-ups

What are pasta pick-ups?

Dianna

 

Dianne, pasta pickups are made by Gerber. You can find them with the baby food. It's basically ravioli w/o sauce. There are several flavors, chicken & carrots, cheese, cheese& spinach are the ones I can think of now.

 

Pasta pickups are a huge hit in our house!
Green beans
cheese
lunch meat
Cheez-Its
Gerber Puffs
Beech Nut Yogurt Puffs
Cheerios
Peas
Chicken
turkey
london broil (DD loves it!)
Mac and cheese
yogurt
carnation instant breakfast
Dole fruit cups
bananas
apples
I'm sure I'm missing some things, but those are the big ones!

 

Yogurt
Frozen waffles
Bread
Cheerios
Crackers
Sweet potatoes fries
Any kind of baby puffs etc
Fruit
Veggie burgers (only way they eat their veggies...)

Rest is hit and miss really...

 

Pasta (I make homade gravy and freeze it)
cheese, cheese and more cheese
yogurt
mandarin oranges
frozen pancakes
grahm crackers
tortellini (spinach and cheese)
bananas
bread
soup

Anyone know a good veggie burger? My kids are protesting veggies at the moment and that seems like a good idea!

 

I buy the veggie burgers in the natural/organic isle. I've tried two so far and they love them... they don't eat plain veggies so I'll take it!

 

This is such a great topic! I am so glad this was posted. Where do you find manderine orangaes? It looks like all the kiddo's love them.

 

bananas (ninas to them)
corn
goldfish (DS2)
kix (DS1)
puffs
cheese
fruit cups (DS2)

eta: We got the mandarin oranges in the fruit cups, but neither one will eat them.

 

Avacado - they love, love, love it!
Gerber meals - spaghetti, chicken and stars etc.
puffs
yogurt puffs
yogurt
bread
cheese
gerber apples, carrots
nutri-grain bars
veggie burgers
chicken
mac n cheese
cheerios
bannanas

Question: do you give them actual mandarin slices or the canned kind? I've wanted to try mandarins, but was afraid they might choke on the skin (is that what you call it?) part. My babies just turned 1 year on 3/14. Also, any other ideas for veggies they can eat right now would be great.

And, thank you for posting this - very helpful ideas for food!! =)

 

Bananas
Grapes
Applesauce
Frozen Veggies (especially green beans, they are a big hit around here)
goldfish crackers
kix cereal (they like it better than cheerios)
cheese cheese and more cheese
eggs (such an easy meal)
noodles (my kids will eat anything if there is a noodle involved)
nutrigrain eggos
peanut butter (we seriously go through 2 jars a month now)
milk

I also try to keep several 'homemade' frozen dinners on hand. I make double batches of chili, spagetti sauce, stirfry, potroast, etc. and freeze it in individual 8 ounce portions. Then on the evenings I work or on crazy days I can have an easy meal for them on the table in 5 minutes or less.

I used to be a once a week max shopper but now I find I am at the store 2 sometimes 3 times a week buying milk, fruit, and other perishables.

 

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Question: do you give them actual mandarin slices or the canned kind? I've wanted to try mandarins, but was afraid they might choke on the skin (is that what you call it?) part. My babies just turned 1 year on 3/14. Also, any other ideas for veggies they can eat right now would be great.

And, thank you for posting this - very helpful ideas for food!! =)


I do both, the canned kind is really quick and easy and great for when I'm out of fresh fruit. I buy tangerines when they look good and just peel them and try to make sure I have all the skin/tough parts off. When they first were doing finger foods I used to cut them in bite sized pieces but not anymore and they do fine.

 

We do mostly fresh fruits, and I have to have a ton of fruit in the house. They do eat a good bit of it. My kids have done both fresh and canned mandarin oranges. If I get the canned kind, I rinse them with water then drain before I give them to them. I used to have to cut them into halfs but I don't have to do that anymore.

So, for us:

Fruits
Cheese
Waffles (they love the mini waffles/blueberry)
Mini bagels and cream cheese
Juice
French toast
Bread
Annie's macaroni/cheese shells (the only kind of macaroni my daughter will eat, and she LOVES it...my son won't eat any pasta)
Veggie Bootie
Lots of veggies (mostly frozen, some fresh)
Multigrain cheerios
Rice (my son loves rice)
Eggs
Nutrigrain bars
Recently, the sunflower seed butter and jelly have been a big success and soooo easy! Great for being on the go.