Ideas for Toddler Meals: Pizza Pinwheels
You’ve got to add these turkey pepperoni, spinach, and cheese pizza pinwheels to your list of ideas for toddler meals. They’re great for lunch ideas for toddlers, or dinner, so you know they’re toddler approved. Check it out below!
Getting the food on the table for my little guy isn’t the hard part, but getting the nutrition in the food and actually getting him to eat it - that’s another conversation. He loves helping us when we’re making meals in the kitchen, so we’ve gotten him fully involved in the process of making his own meals. Doing that alone seems to get him excited about eating his meals daily.
The one thing I love about this idea for a toddler meal is that it’s super easy and it’s quick. There are just a few basic ingredients, and not a lot of time is needed. Plus, with the fresh spinach addition, I feel good knowing he’s getting some good iron through those dark leafy greens.
Another great thing about this recipe is that you can easily adapt it to your toddler’s dietary needs. I don’t know one toddler that doesn’t love bread and cheese, so you can even do these with no meat if you wanted for a great vegetarian meal too. My husband and I love these ourselves too. We pack them with mozzarella cheese and get a little serving of extra sauce on the side.
Fresh Ingredients in Your Ideas for Toddler Meals Make a Difference
The recipe for these pizza pinwheels is super simple. What makes it taste so yummy is the quality of ingredients that are used. The fresher your items are, the better. Using fresh spinach, great quality cheese, and even organic sauces (or making your own) will keep your toddler ready to eat these!
The ingredients in this toddler meal are few and simple:
frozen puff pastry
shredded mozzarella cheese
grated parmesan cheese
your favorite pizza sauce (or make your own)
turkey pepperoni
fresh chopped spinach
flour
egg
fresh parsley (optional)
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How to Make These Pizza Pinwheels as An Idea for a Toddler Meal
Making these cheesy, saucy spirals of goodness only takes a few ingredients, minimal preparation, and little time, so it’s the perfect candidate for a meal to cook with your toddler! Cooking with your toddler is a great developmental activity, as it helps them to identify items, feel textures, and even practice self control by following directions. After it’s all over, they’ll have a tasty meal to dig into!
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Check out the recipe here!
Pizza Pinwheels
Ingredients
Instructions
- Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees, or specified temperature per frozen puff pastry instructions.
- Place just a little flour on a cutting board and roll out your unthawed frozen puff pastry.
- Place pizza sauce on top.
- Layer with chopped turkey pepperoni, mozzarella cheese, and fresh spinach.
- Roll puff pastry as tightly as possible, keeping ingredients inside.
- Cut rolled pastry vertically, creating 6 pinwheels.
- Lightly grease a baking sheet with olive oil. Place pizza pinwheels on baking sheet and into oven.
- Cook for 20- 25 minutes, or timing per puff pastry instructions to ensure a flaky crust.
- Pull pizza pinwheels out of the oven, once puff pastry is flaky, to cool.
- Serve with your toddler's favorite fruit to complete the meal.
This is just one of several great ideas for toddler meals I plan to share with you. I hope you love this recipe, and especially hope you enjoy the time you get to spend with your little one making it in the kitchen. Having those precious memories is priceless!
If you loved this post, please check out 23 Kitchen Essentials for Cooking with Toddlers, How to Make a Kids Picnic Basket, and How to Make a Kids Bento Box for Picky Eaters. Until next time!
