Here is your dinner plan for Leo this week:

Monday

Air-Fried Dino Nugget Bites with Cracker Dippers

• 15 minutes: Air fry Tyson dino nuggets until crispy.
• 5 minutes: While nuggets cook, crush a handful of Goldfish crackers into a coarse crumb.
• 5 minutes: Cut each dino nugget into 2–3 pieces. Serve nuggets, cracker crumbs, and apple slices separately.
• Why it works: New shape for nuggets feels like a different dinner, and the cracker crumbs offer a familiar crunchy "dip" that isn't a sauce.

Tuesday

Waffle Sticks and String Cheese "Fries"

• 10 minutes: Toast frozen waffles in the toaster or oven until golden.
• 5 minutes: While waffles toast, unwrap string cheese and cut each stick lengthwise into thinner "fries."
• 5 minutes: Cut toasted waffles into long, dippable sticks. Serve waffle sticks, cheese fries, and plain white rice separately.
• Why it works: Familiar foods presented in a playful, dippable shape offers novelty without any new ingredients.

Wednesday

Pasta "Nests" with Dino Nugget Coins

• 20 minutes: Cook plain pasta according to package directions. Drain well, toss with butter, and spread out on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, forming small, crispy nests.
• 15 minutes: While pasta bakes, cook Tyson dino nuggets in the oven until heated through.
• 10 minutes: Cut warm dino nuggets into small, round "coins." Serve crispy pasta nests, dino nugget coins, and apple slices separately.
• Why it works: The familiar pasta gets a textural transformation, becoming crispy and dippable, while the safe brand stays visible.

Thursday

Goldfish Cracker "Crusted" Toast Squares

• 10 minutes: Toast bread until golden.
• 5 minutes: While toast is warm, spread generously with butter.
• 5 minutes: Crush a handful of Goldfish crackers into a fine crumb and press lightly onto the buttered toast squares. Serve toast, string cheese, and plain white rice separately.
• Why it works: A new texture and appearance for toast, incorporating a safe food in a new way, offers novelty while keeping the base food completely safe.

Friday

Dino Nugget and Rice Bowls

• 15 minutes: Cook plain white rice according to package directions.
• 15 minutes: While rice cooks, air fry Tyson dino nuggets until crispy.
• 5 minutes: Serve warm rice pressed into a small bowl shape, whole dino nuggets, string cheese, and apple slices separately.
• Why it works: The rice is presented in a new, contained form that feels special, offering novelty without any new foods.

Stretch bite (optional)

Thin-cut apple sticks

On Leo's plate, include a few apple slices cut into matchstick shapes alongside his regular apple slices, without comment.

Shopping list

Produce

• Apples (for slicing)

Dairy/Refrigerated

• Butter
• String cheese

Pantry

• White bread
• Plain pasta (e.g., spaghetti or rotini)
• White rice
• Goldfish crackers

Frozen

• Tyson dino nuggets
• Plain frozen waffles