I have a 17 month old and feel terribly guilty whenever I give him a sandwich for lunch. I feel like he is missing out on nutrients by not having a cooked lunch of pasta and veges or something along those lines. How do you squeeze in all their nutritional requirements for the day when they have a sandwich for lunch?

hmm I give both my toddler and my 8 month old sandwich's for lunch...they have wholemeal bread, cheese, lettuce, tomatoe, avocado cucumber..what ever is fresh.

i usually make them one sandwich to share then they have a banana or some other fruit along side with it.

Why dont you keep some tea from the night before and warm that up for his lunch the next day if youd rather.