These Easy Toddler Dip Recipes for Veggies & Fruit are essential BLW recipes for helping your kid eat more fruits and vegetables to get their fibre in!
HELP! My kid used to eat broccoli, pate, and fish, and now he only wants pasta and bread!
Sound familiar? I hear you. My kid also was a superstar eater, and then he got his molars in and went through a picky phase where he barely ate anything other than toast. The first things to go, of course, were the veggies – he went from broccoli being a favourite to being despised.
What do I do about picky eaters who don’t want to eat vegetables?
You make these easy toddler dip recipes. Trust me. They work! My kiddo LOVES the dip. He will dip anything in anything (sometimes just his hands because YOLO). But seriously, pairing his basic steamed broccoli with an exciting new dip has been a really great way to encourage him to eat his veggies.
Dips add flavour, fun, and something NOVEL and NEW. Mamas, if you’re struggling with picky eaters trying to get them to eat their vegetables, you need to try out these 6 healthy easy toddler dip recipes.
what are the best toddler dip recipes for picky eaters
The possibilities are endless when it comes to dips, but these 6 easy healthy toddler dip recipes have proven to be Baby E’s favourites and also my favourites (because they’re a sinch to pull off).
For dipping fruit, we have a Berry Protein dip with cottage cheese, cream cheese and your kiddo’s favourite fruit. There’s also a Yogurt Peanut Butter dip which is amazing with strawberries or bananas.
For dipping vegetables, I’ve got even more options (because let’s be real, its the veggies that are a hard sell). There’s a honey mustard yogurt dip that is sweet, tangy and delish. For the kiddos who are under 1, just swap in a hint of maple syrup for the honey. If your kid is an avocado lover like mine, try my white bean avocado dip. Hummus lovers will love the familiar sweetness of my CARROT hummus. And for the cheese lovers, try the creamy pesto dip!
Make one of these toddler dip recipes each week and keep the experience of eating vegetables and fruit fun!
What if the kids just eat the Dips and don’t eat the vegetables?
Ha sometimes my kid gets so excited about the dip, he just shoves his hand in there and dips his fingers in! It happens. But because these toddler dips are so nutrient dense, I’m totally fine with it too. They’ll be getting lots of healthy fats, protein, calcium and more – even if they don’t eat the vegetables with the dip!
How Do I teach my kid how to dip vegetables and fruit?
Modelling! I take a vegetable (try a baby carrot, for example) and dip it into one of these dips. Show babe how to lift it up and bring it to their mouth. The first time I introduced a dip with baby E’s carrots, I stuck one into the avocado dip and turned my back for a second to grab a fork. When I looked back, he had stuck four other carrots into the dip and then I watched him pick them up to eat. Now this kid LOVES to dip!!
So mamas and papas, what are some of your fool proof ways to get your kiddos to eat their veggies?
Have you tried these easy toddler dip recipes for picky eaters?
Leave me a comment below with your thoughts!
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Berry Protein Dip
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup cottage cheese
- 3 tbsp frozen thawed blueberries
- 1 tbsp cream cheese
Instructions
- In a food processor, puree the cottage cheese, blueberries and cream cheese.
- Serve with fruit and enjoy!
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Honey Mustard Yogurt Dip
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup plain full fat Greek yogurt
- 1 tsp grainy mustard
- 1 tsp honey or maple syrup for babies under 1
Instructions
- Mix together the yogurt, mustard and honey.
- Serve with veggies and enjoy!
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Creamy Pesto Dip
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup ricotta
- 2 tbsp prepared pesto
Instructions
- Mix together the ricotta and pesto.
- Serve with veggies and enjoy!
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Carrot Hummus Dip
Ingredients
Instructions
- To a food processor or blender, puree the cooked carrots, chickpeas, tahini, lemon, garlic, paprika, cinnamon and salt to taste.
- Serve with veggies and enjoy!
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PB Yogurt Dip
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup plain full fat Greek yogurt
- 1 tbsp natural peanut butter
Instructions
- Mix together the yogurt and peanut butter.
- Serve with fruit and enjoy!
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Protein Avocado Spread
Ingredients
- 1 can no salt added cannelini beans drained and rinsed
- 2 avocados ripe
- 2-3 tbsp lemon juice to taste
- Salt to taste
Instructions
- In a food processor or blender, puree the beans, avocado and lemon juice with salt to taste.
- Serve with veggies and enjoy!
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Abbey Sharp is a Registered Dietitian (RD), regulated by the Ontario College of Dietitians. She is a mom, YouTuber, Blogger, award winning cookbook author, media coach specializing in food and nutrition influencers, and a frequent contributor to national publications like Healthline and on national broadcast TV shows.
Seraphina says
Are these dips freezer friendly?
Abbey Sharp says
I wouldn’t recommend freezing dips as it may alter the cottage cheese or yogurt consistency
Jackie says
I am not a toddler, but I would eat these dips
Abbey Sharp says
They’re definitely adult friendly too! 🙂
Simone says
I will have to try all of those!
My little one (almost 4) just ate almost a whole zucchini – spiralized with spaghetti!
Veggie balls of any kind also always work.
After his broccoli phase, yes, he had that one also, he loved pureed vegetable soups. Now not so much.
Currently his most hated food are beans. But just this week he loved the big greek white beans in tomato sauce. Maybe only because last week he had the dolmades from the same brand / can and loved it, or it’s just the tomato sauce but I don’t care 🙂 That’s where I’ll start from.
For some reason he loves lentils though ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Hummus is OK sometimes – especially if I make a red and a yellow one and make shapes on pumpernickel. Kidney bean smoked tofu spread is fine, too.
Just experiment, make them try once, remember what they like and never ever give up. Even if it’s your husband 😉
I’m really happy with mine – even in the veggie department. He’s going WFPB with me ❤︎. But my mum has a tough one at home. She’s working on it for over 30 years by now and it’s amazing what she has achieved. My dad will never be vegetarian, but he sometimes doesn’t even mention when a meal is without meat… sometimes.
Angela says
These dips all look great! My kids would have loved these options as toddlers!!
Abbey Sharp says
Awesome!
Julie says
What great ideas! Pinning for the babies in a few months. I”m sure they will love these.
Abbey Sharp says
Amazing! Thanks love
Deborah Brooks says
Have any ideas on how to get my husband to eat more vegetables?! He is more difficult than my kids ever were
Abbey Sharp says
I suggest trying this dip!