Feed The Children
Uh...I know the one on the right doesn't look like he NEEDS much more food.
Anyway, I'm always scratching my brain for ideas for dinner for the kids. There's only so much spaghetti (homemade sauce, of course), chicken and rice, and mashed potatos they can eat. And I refuse to feed them anything I wouldn't eat myself (such as Spaghetti-os, Chef Boy R Dee, etc.). Yeah, I'm the snob that "shops the perimeter" of the store like the healthy eating tips suggest.
So if you have any ideas for meals you feed/fed your children, or dinners you enjoyed as a kid, I would gladly appreciate the input.
posted by junebee @ 7:58 PM
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13 Comments:
Junebee: as a child my staple diet was fishfingers with steamed rice and lots of ketchup!
Our children are not that adventurous eaters but to give you some ideas we give them:
Pizza (homemade everything, dough, tomato sauce, the lot...quite hard work but worth it because they are divine.)
Spaghetti bolognaise
Chicken nuggets (100% homemade using cornflakes as the coating)
Shepherds Pie
Traditional 'roasts' (chicken, beef, lamb, with roast potatoes, veggies and a gravy)
Fishfingers and rice of course!
Fried rice
chicken 'casserole' (made with mayonnaise and apricot jam..the children ADORE it)
I can't remember any more!
Have a look at some of the recipes on www.epicurious.com they have a childrens section.
HMHB
I second the homemade pizza! Another way to easily make homade pizza is to make it with english muffins. Homemade chicken soup, oooh, my Son's favorite homemade mac-n-cheese. I do hate to say, but my Son is also very happy eating a PB&J, he's just so picky!!
Unlike most kids these days, I wasn't allowed to be fussy. Mum had great tricks like making us eat raw garlic if we didn't finish up because we "didn't like it".
With that said, I really tire of thinking of new dinner suggestions sometimes. And woe be tide someone complain after I ask for suggestions with nothing in return!!
Hugo eats whatever we do for dinner, but LOVES:
* Spaghetti and meatballs
* Ham lasagne (also traditional meat or vegetarian lasagne), the ham version is really easy though as it uses ham, ricotta, tomato and fresh lasagne sheets
* Chicken and mushroom risotto
* Creamy proscuitto/ham and pea pasta
* Creamy seafood pasta
* Zucchini cakes
* Marinated chicken drumsticks
* Rice paper rolls
* Thai chicken noodles
I have recipes for all of these if you want??
Regarding your comment about Suzuki violin: I love it completely and think it's a GREAT program. It has been wonderful for my son. If you really want to find out about it, read _Nurtured By Love_ by Shinichi Suzuki, the founder of the method. It is kind of an autobiography and kind of an explanation of the ethos of the program. He believed in music's ability to enrich the whole child, not just the violin-playing part. He believed that studying and listening to and playing music created a beautiful soul, and there is a lot of attention paid to respecting your peers, being thankful for your mother and teachers, exercising discipline, really loving and enjoying the music, etc. After you read and find out about the method, make sure the teacher you choose is true to that original philosophy. I myself was trained by a "Suzuki" teacher as a child, but the person was really a disaffected symphony member, not a real Suzuki person at all. Talk to the teachers before you sign up -- interviewing potential teachers is NOT wrong or unreasonable! Entrusting your child's music education to someone is a big decision. Let me know if you have any other questions! :D Obviously I'm a big fan of Suzuki. My daughter who is 2.5 will be starting a Pre-Suzuki class this fall.
A bit more on the Suzuki method, now that I see you're a martial artist. In my opinion, the Suzuki program is a long term process, like teaching a child karate, and the benefits of the study can be seen in other areas of life in the same way. Discipline. Repetition to create excellence. Physical *and* mental development at the same time. Respecting your teacher. Quiet, natural confidence in performance. There are loads of similarities. People have teased me that all Benny's extracurricular activities come from Japan. Hehehe.
We do the same thing with our daughter - don't give her stuff we don't eat - we usually feed her stuff we do eat. She was picky at first, but eventually she started eating.
We're not big believers in the normal kid-food.
Two words: salmon burgers.
The kids are looking GREAT Junebee!
I just wanna come swoop em up and take them out to play at the park :)
At their ages my kids really liked homemade fried rice with chicken, homemade mac and cheese, pancakes, chicken pot pie made with fresh veggies and chicken, scrambled eggs, french toast, and of course, just like Branch and Blossom...Spaggi!!
start them young...with lots of greens and fishes!
Taco night! We put out all kinds of fixin's and tortillas. Big hit at our house.
Also - meatballs. plain, over meatballs, in red sauce with pasta. They love 'em.
Hearty soups - spaghetti soup (I'll send the recipe, if you want), beef barley soup, matzo ball soup (okay, you're probably not Jewish, but it's not a requirement!)
Chicken wings in honey bbq sauce. Messy! But fun.
Chicken Pot Pie - the ones from Banquet - my kids LOVE them! A little high in sodium, but every once in a while...
The little frozen tacos from Trader Joe's. Honestly, not bad. Good for babysitter nights!
I'm with Don, but I am thinking more salmon patties. I loved them as a kid.
btw I love Chef B's ABC's w/ meatballs. haha
You're from Dutch country right? Homemade Chicken Pot Pie (or cheat and buy the pot pie noodles), Chicken Pie, Shepard's Pie (use stewed tomatoes or corn for variety). My daughter LOVES those. Also: chicken divan (cream of chicken soup, broccoli, sharp cheddar cheese, lasagna, salmon cakes, and pasta with sauteed veggies on top (zucchini, mushrooms, peppers, onion, tomatoes, broccoli and sprinkle with parmasean cheese.) My friends all love me for my recipes so if you want any, let me know.
Black Belt Mama
i am having the same dilemma junebee. just this mornign i was thinking what the heck do i feed this child. (and we don't eat any meat besides fish, so that makes it even more complicated).
p.s. she DOES love homemade pizza. bandy had a good suugestion there.
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