5 Responses to How does your family eat?

1. Michloe says:

   October 1, 2012 at 4:42 pm

   Hey Kate!!!!! 1st off…great blog…. just a quick tip on what is quick easy cheap quick and healthy. i dont have kids yet but, Chloe and i at least 3 times a week cook brown rice, black beans, chicken and broccoli. Get 1 bag of brown rice $4… 2 packages of thinly sliced chicken $9… 2 heads of broccoli $4 total, 1 can of low sodium black beans or red, or pinto or what beans you like $1.50. start brown rice 1st ( takes the longest) put some oil in pan get it warm put chicken in, when chicken is just about done 8-10 min stove on med\low chop up broccoli small pieces put in pan right on top of chick..wait 10 min add a cap full of soy sauce, or squeeze a lemonon it, salt and pepper and let it to continue cooking for 10 more minutes than put the beans in (right on top) mix together let cook for another 5 min and done. (while all this is happening make sure to stir brown rice in the small pot next to you) its about 30-35 min total an when said and done $18.50 later and only used 2 pans.. you have dinner for the next 2 nights or dinner and a big lunch for the fam. We like to mix the brown rice right into everything else when its done, little bit of ketchup or hot sauce right on top is great.

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   • kate says:

     October 1, 2012 at 4:52 pm

     Michael and Chloe: I love it! Kind of like a stir fry, right? Sounds super easy and healthy.

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2. toots says:

   October 2, 2012 at 6:54 am

   We’re super lucky to have the luxury of going grocery shopping everyday (or every other day). We decide on the day of what we’re in the mood for. I cook stuff that L can eat (not insanely spicy curry) or at least a variation of it. That’s worked out pretty well for us. Now that he’s almost 2 our options have expanded as his palate gets even more adventurous and his teeth are chompier. I feel like our way of eating, and what we eat, has pretty much stayed the same since having a kid. But, I also have a lot of time to put into our meals.

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3. uncle pig says:

   October 2, 2012 at 11:24 am

   The Colonel does most of my catering. And as for kids, to quote Big Al from Blood In, Blood Out ‘that sh*t’ll make a man im-potent but y’all ain’t goin’ to any prom night soon!’

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4. Lynette says:

   October 2, 2012 at 1:04 pm

   We cater a little more to the toddler than to the 5 year old. For a while we let her get away with not eating certain things, but not so much anymore. We tend to not cook things we know she really dislikes, but much of that is due to patterns in her dislikes. For instance, we don’t do a lot of things with sauces/gravies – she realllly doesn’t like them on most foods. We’ll give them to her on the side, and she has to at least taste it. She’s become more adventurous, and based on that, we try to come up with things that are similar to expand her horizons. She was much pickier a year ago than she is now – most of her dislikes are based on texture. I know many adults who have issues with that so I can’t really complain when the kid does too.

   So – mostly we cook things we like, and she has to try them. We rarely cook an entire meal we know she won’t eat. It’s self defeating. We go to costco about every week and a half for meats and some veggies/fruits. I pick up fresh veggies from the farmer’s market or Trader Joe’s when I can.

   Sometimes, when we go out, we’ll ask her where she’d like to go (often we’ll seed the suggestions like “do you want Chinese, or cheeseburgers?”) and let her pick something. We’ll do that at home too, if we’ve got the makings for meals she really likes, spaghetti or burritos for example. Chances are, we’re going to make one of those anyway, and if it helps her feel like she’s helping to decide healthy meals, even better! And when it’s possible, we let her help make food and pick out food at the store so she’s more involved in the process and she gets to learn more about food in general. Believe it or not, she’ll eat brussels sprouts. We found them on the stalk at TJ’s and she thought it was SO SUPER COOL that I bought one (2.99? sure, I’ll risk that to see if she’ll eat it once). Now we simply MUST buy them whenever they’re available.

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