Back by popular demand…
Saturday
Breakfast: oatmeal with shredded coconut, pepitas and raisins
Snack: apple slices
Lunch: hard boiled eggs, cucumbers, leftover roasted red potatoes
Snack: chard and kale from the garden (V had fruit at a birthday party too)
Dinner: lemon kale brown rice
Sunday
Breakfast: oatmeal leftovers with blueberries and sunflower seeds
Snack: graham crackers at church
Lunch: pasta + chickpeas + bell peppers [make extra pasta for later]
Snack: apple slices + salty almonds
Dinner: chicken with wild rice salad [grill 1-2 extra chicken breasts]
Monday
Breakfast: granola with almond milk and blueberries
Snack: banana
Lunch: pinto beans with nooch + bell peppers
Snack: dried mango + pistachios
Dinner: leftover chicken + pita bread + frozen veggie medley
Tuesday
Breakfast: bread with sun butter + blueberries
Snack: P had string cheese and pretzels at school / V had a banana
Lunch: chickpeas + cucumber + apples
Snack: raisins + popcorn
Dinner: leftover chicken + kale salad
Wednesday
Breakfast: granola with blueberries and banana
Snack: P had a birthday treat at school / V had apple slices
Lunch: cucumbers + carrots + pineapple + tofu (cubed and dipped in tamari)
Snack: applesauce
Dinner: leftover pasta with ground beef and green beans
Thursday
Breakfast: pancakes with Earth Balance [make extras]
Snack: P had pears and a “rice roller” / V had applesauce and a banana
Lunch: [leftover] pasta, hard boiled eggs, baby carrots, apple slices
Snack: jamba juice smoothies
Dinner: lentil salad with hazelnuts and goat cheese + sweet potatoes + [leftover] Brussels sprouts [make extra sweet potatoes]
Friday
Breakfast: leftover pancakes with Earth Balance + pineapple
Snack: “cookie” balls (dried apricots/dates/almond meal/mac nuts)
Lunch: sun butter and nectarine chia jam on bread
Snack: bell peppers + nuts (cashews for V / almonds for P)
Dinner: pizza birthday party
Bulk prep ideas:
- oatmeal / granola
- sweet potatoes
- pancakes
- hard boiled eggs
- chop veggies (cucumber, bell peppers, carrots, celery)
- lentils
- “cookie” balls (dried fruit and nuts pulsed in the food processor)
Thanks for sharing! Just wondering what brand sun butter you use?
The TJs unsweetened one
I’m guessing no, but I’m curious…do your kids ever whine/complain/cry about their meals? Do they ever ask for something different or say they won’t eat what you gave them?
I think it all sounds and looks amazing, I just have a 2 year old who would have a lot of tears over many of these foods, lol. Even if I tell her she doesn’t have to eat something (like the veggies I put on her plate at nearly every meal), she will still have a meltdown simply because it is on her plate. We are working on it…
I dont think you want to hear the answer then…
They really don’t. They both seem to like everything and eat everything willingly without complaining. I hear whining around the clock about every single other thing in their lives though.
That is amazing. They are such good eaters! G was doing better for a while, but then she got sick and I got very lenient and fed her whatever she would eat for a while, and ever since then it has been a challenge!
Nice post. If a child whinned about their bed time, rules about screen time most parents would ignore them. Because we know best. For some reason a lot of parents do not do that when it comes to food. We like to see our kids eat, or we are afraid they will not sleep on an empty stomach. Present healthy meals. Let them help and participate in the planning. If they do not like the meal move on. They will be hungry at the nect meal or snack. Do not refuse to give them a snack because they did not eat meal.
I’m sorry. I don’t really have any advice because I haven’t dealt with it (I have ideas but they’re likely things you’ve tried or already thought of). I’m sure you are doing your best and through persistence and modeling the eating you want them to do they will come around 🙂
Are they allowed to eat as much as they want or do you limit it to say 12 almonds, a handful of blueberries and half an apple?
As much as they want 🙂