One of the challenges I face when feeding my son is to keep his meals interesting in terms of taste and texture, while keeping the nutritional value relatively high. Also, I've noticed that he's becoming more finicky as time goes on and I'm hoping that it's just his way of exerting his independence. Overall, my son isn't a picky eater and will eat a wide variety of foods (thankfully!), but how those foods are presented can make the difference between him eating his meal and turning his nose to it.
So far, he has some particular favorites that seem to survive his changes in appetite. One is a meal of scrambled eggs, sausage patties (perhaps with a bit of syrup), hashbrown patty, and cherry tomatoes with Dari-free milk and juice to wash it down. Another is a sort of stove-top casserole for the lack of a better description. What's nice about it is that it so versatile, it makes a lot so that you can end up with a few days' worth of lunch for work, it's healthy, and it has 4 major food groups: grain, meat, vegetable, and fruit. If you're looking for something easy to make, this would be it. Here's what you need:
1-2 cups of frozen vegetables (mixed veggies or perhaps a single vegetable-it's up to you)
1 pound ground meat (beef, turkey, or chicken work very well)
1 package of pasta (i.e. rotini, or some other small shape will work-we use rotini)
1 14.5oz can of diced tomatoes
1 26oz jar of tomato sauce (any kind)
Separately and at the same time, cook the pasta and ground meat, and steam the vegetables. The veggies and meat will be done first, so just keep them warm 'til the pasta is done. When the pasta is cooked, drain and return to the pot. Put in the meat and veggies, then add the diced tomatoes and tomato sauce. Stir everything together.
I add parmesan cheese to my servings, but since my son can't have dairy foods, he takes his without any cheese topping.
So far, he has some particular favorites that seem to survive his changes in appetite. One is a meal of scrambled eggs, sausage patties (perhaps with a bit of syrup), hashbrown patty, and cherry tomatoes with Dari-free milk and juice to wash it down. Another is a sort of stove-top casserole for the lack of a better description. What's nice about it is that it so versatile, it makes a lot so that you can end up with a few days' worth of lunch for work, it's healthy, and it has 4 major food groups: grain, meat, vegetable, and fruit. If you're looking for something easy to make, this would be it. Here's what you need:
1-2 cups of frozen vegetables (mixed veggies or perhaps a single vegetable-it's up to you)
1 pound ground meat (beef, turkey, or chicken work very well)
1 package of pasta (i.e. rotini, or some other small shape will work-we use rotini)
1 14.5oz can of diced tomatoes
1 26oz jar of tomato sauce (any kind)
Separately and at the same time, cook the pasta and ground meat, and steam the vegetables. The veggies and meat will be done first, so just keep them warm 'til the pasta is done. When the pasta is cooked, drain and return to the pot. Put in the meat and veggies, then add the diced tomatoes and tomato sauce. Stir everything together.
I add parmesan cheese to my servings, but since my son can't have dairy foods, he takes his without any cheese topping.
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