
Turkey Grilled Cheese Sandwich

Plus, it’s a clever way to get in a balanced meal of grains, dairy and veggies. I made a ham and grilled cheese in this example. You can always sub out the ingredients if your child has food allergies or make a completely different type of sandwich. Make it your own! This is an easy lunch prep idea that older children can help with.
Feeding Therapy Ideas
Do the different colored peppers taste different or the same? What do you like better, the crunchy cracker texture or the soft sandwich texture? Do you like hot sandwiches or cold sandwiches? Talking about preferences and learning about the different characteristics of food gives kids a sense of control and also exposes them to interact with different or non-preferred foods in a fun way.
Positive associations around meal times, snacks and eating are all part of helping kids with feeding problems and strategies to use with your typical picky eater too!
Ingredientse
- Whole wheat bread
- Butter
- Cheddar cheese slices
- Mini bell peppers or baby carrots
- 1 round wheat cracker
- 2 sliced olives
- Optional: lunch meat
Directions
- Make your sandwich.
- Cut into a triangle shape.
- Cut the 2 smaller triangles in half for the wings.
- Make the face: Use 2 black olives for the eyes, a triangle slice of cheese for the beak and a small piece of red pepper for the gobbler.
- Cut the bell peppers and arrange into a feather pattern.
Enjoy!

STEP 1: Cut the sandwich.

STEP 2: Build your turkey.

STEP 3: Gobble it up!

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