Truman has become pickier in his old age and I am trying to find the balance between making things he enjoys, and not turning our weekly meal plan into a macaroni-hot dog fest.
(As a side note: We do not worry if Truman skips dinner. He
eats a lot during the day and we know that toddlers are less apt to eat big
meals at night. (It is a cultural phenomenon to eat a big meal at the end of
the day – not a biological one.) There
are no food battles at our house. (Lots of other battles, but we never coerce
Truman to eat).
I typically try to plan four or five dinners and a couple of
breakfast items (muffin mix that I freeze, granola, or prepping the dry
ingredients for pancakes)
Here is our meal plan for this week (a short week):
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Chard and
sweet potato enchiladas with homemade tortillas. I found this recipe here: http://annie.paxye.com/. I make half the
tortillas and freeze the other half for a future meal. I have long rolled out
my own tortillas, but Jason bought me a tortilla press for my birthday that I
will be using for the first time. This is a family favorite recipe and it makes
great leftovers.
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Gado Gado.
This is a bed of spinach covered in rice and tons of diced vegetables, tofu,
and hard boiled eggs. The entire thing is covered in peanut dressing. It is
from the Moosewood Cookbook.
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Swedish
meatballs and egg noodles. Not the healthiest meal, but will be loved by
the boys. Also makes a good meal to send
with Truman to preschool. The recipe is here: http://munchkinfood.blogspot.com/
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Also on our grocery list: Thanksgiving fixins,
quiche, cheesy kale chips, and the usual fruit, coffee, milk, and yogurt.
