What do y'all do for protein?

Question

My girl doesnt eat meat very well... I think she doesn't like the texture. She loves peanut butter, fish sticks, and chicken nuggets. What else do you do for protein? 
Eggs are a hit or miss. I haven't found a bean that she likes.

Answer

We’re dairy free, so we’ve had to be a bit creative at times. We add chia seeds to smoothies and make chia seed pudding, which he loves. We’ve found that he’ll eat beans if we make quesadillas with smashed sweet potato, veggies and black beans. He also likes beans if they’re made into a “dip” that he can have on crackers - we just smash them up well with salsa or make chili. 
I’m sure you’ve tried the usual cheese and yogurt options. Maybe cottage cheese and fruit? We also make chocolate protein muffins, which have PB & eggs, as well as hidden spinach, bananas, zucchini. Maybe changing the form of the usuals could help? Almond butter instead of peanut butter, etc? 
Some days I find it so difficult to come up with ideas 🤦‍♀️

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The great lifehack that we’ve found is tzatziki sauce. My girls loves it. So if I put some on whatever she’s having (meat or veggies), she’ll usually eat it!

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Try following Feeding Littles, New Ways Nutrition, and Plant Based Jrs on Instagram of food tips! They’ve been my go to all my questions and what to serve for a balanced diet. 
But chickpeas are awesome!

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Milk
Bread
Eggs 
Cheese
Greek yogurt
Nut butters 
Peas 
Chickpeas/lentils/beans
Pasta made from lentils
Most foods contain some protein so U’m not super concerned. I’m more concerned about sources iron for my little one.

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It's hard to get protein into my kiddo too!
Luckily he likes eggs, sausage, and edamame beans if I put butter on them.
He's also obsessed with store-bought frozen Taquitos 😂 at least they have meat and veggies in them, right? Lol

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tofu, broccoli, chia pudding, quinoa, oats. The Banza chickpea pasta has a lot of protein in it. I switch between that and lentil flour pasta on pasta nights!

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What about bacon?? I've never seen a kid who didn't like the taste of bacon 😂 Or an adult for that matter 🥓
My son eats lots of bacon and breakfast sausage and even some diced hotdogs sometimes (I know it's not the best nutrition LOL) but that's the majority of his protein besides some chicken nuggets here and there and fish sticks, too. And milk of course. Also you can get lots of protien through cheeses and yogurts. He loves cheese sticks and cheese wheels and any fruity yogurt.

What do y'all do for protein?

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