Comments on: need help battling boring meals http://www.mamabirddiaries.com/askamama/need-help-battling-boring-meals/ a humor blog about life as a new york mom Tue, 07 Feb 2012 04:37:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: myhouseof6 http://www.mamabirddiaries.com/askamama/need-help-battling-boring-meals/#comment-11861 myhouseof6 Wed, 01 Oct 2008 20:00:16 +0000 http://www.mamabirddiaries.com/?p=1713#comment-11861 building on the pizza idea, my kids love mini pizzas made with the little cans of biscuits you bake in the oven and topped with turkey pepperoni and veggies. homeade chicken nuggets, just cut chicken breasts into chunks and use shake and bake to coat them. grilled cheese cut into strips homeade granola topped over baked apples and topped with yogurt hummus and pita wedges cheese and turkey cut little and served with crackers... just some simple ideas my kids like. building on the pizza idea, my kids love mini pizzas made with the little cans of biscuits you bake in the oven and topped with turkey pepperoni and veggies.

homeade chicken nuggets, just cut chicken breasts into chunks and use shake and bake to coat them.

grilled cheese cut into strips

homeade granola topped over baked apples and topped with yogurt

hummus and pita wedges

cheese and turkey cut little and served with crackers…

just some simple ideas my kids like.

]]> By: Oz http://www.mamabirddiaries.com/askamama/need-help-battling-boring-meals/#comment-11827 Oz Tue, 30 Sep 2008 15:01:41 +0000 http://www.mamabirddiaries.com/?p=1713#comment-11827 You could try risotto cakes or polenta, or making pancakes with chopped up veggies in them. The Petit Appetit cookbook has a good recipe for those, and I've also found yummy recipes on weelicious.com. You could try risotto cakes or polenta, or making pancakes with chopped up veggies in them. The Petit Appetit cookbook has a good recipe for those, and I’ve also found yummy recipes on weelicious.com.

]]> By: Bitsy http://www.mamabirddiaries.com/askamama/need-help-battling-boring-meals/#comment-11822 Bitsy Tue, 30 Sep 2008 13:05:57 +0000 http://www.mamabirddiaries.com/?p=1713#comment-11822 My kids always loved homemade pizza. You can get fancy and make your own crust or just use whole wheat pita or flat bread straight out of the package. Put whatever she likes on top or sneak in some pureed veggies in the sauce. Slice it in strips to make it easy for little hands. My kids always loved homemade pizza. You can get fancy and make your own crust or just use whole wheat pita or flat bread straight out of the package. Put whatever she likes on top or sneak in some pureed veggies in the sauce. Slice it in strips to make it easy for little hands.

]]> By: Andi http://www.mamabirddiaries.com/askamama/need-help-battling-boring-meals/#comment-11812 Andi Tue, 30 Sep 2008 03:27:42 +0000 http://www.mamabirddiaries.com/?p=1713#comment-11812 When my daughter was that age, she loved meatballs. I would usually make up a batch of meatballs (made them small enough for her to pick up with her fingers) and after cooking them, I froze them in a ziplock bag. For her lunch, I would take a couple of meatballs out of the ziplock and toss them in the microwave for a minute. You can serve them plain (which my daughter loved) or toss them with noodles and a little marinara, or even with rice and veggies. What I loved the best was that I really only had to cook them once and had days and days worth of meals in my freezer. When my daughter was that age, she loved meatballs. I would usually make up a batch of meatballs (made them small enough for her to pick up with her fingers) and after cooking them, I froze them in a ziplock bag. For her lunch, I would take a couple of meatballs out of the ziplock and toss them in the microwave for a minute. You can serve them plain (which my daughter loved) or toss them with noodles and a little marinara, or even with rice and veggies. What I loved the best was that I really only had to cook them once and had days and days worth of meals in my freezer.

]]> By: Robyn http://www.mamabirddiaries.com/askamama/need-help-battling-boring-meals/#comment-11801 Robyn Mon, 29 Sep 2008 14:50:50 +0000 http://www.mamabirddiaries.com/?p=1713#comment-11801 My son LOVES pastina (star-shaped mini pasta). I make it with chicken broth (for protein) and add parm cheese, butter and frozen mixed veggies. He can't get enough and I feel like it's healthier than straight-up noodles. My son LOVES pastina (star-shaped mini pasta). I make it with chicken broth (for protein) and add parm cheese, butter and frozen mixed veggies. He can’t get enough and I feel like it’s healthier than straight-up noodles.

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