Hi, I thought about posting this in food, but as this really does relate to fact of there being just one small mouth to feed, I thought your collective wisdom would be better to ask!
So...this really is about feeding a younger child, one who is going to bed around 7:30 and eating 5:30-6ish. I'm currently a SAH/WOHM to my nearly 4-year-old DS, and my DH normally gets home from work around 7:30 - just in time to have a goodnight cuddle but not in time to eat with DS.
I try to strike a balance between eating with my DS and eating with DH. But often find myself casting about for something to make at 5, knowing that it's getting late and DS is likely to be less agreeable about whatever I've prepared the later I leave it.
I'd really like suggestions for meals that work in small portions, how do you deal with the vegetable/sides? I use frozen peas an awful lot, and find the frozen mash things go down well but I worry about the amount of salt/fat etc - I guess it's more than I'd myself if I were making it from scratch but can't get my head around mashing such a small portion.
Annoyingly, DS isn't that keen on tomato-based sauces for pasta, or anything that is like shepherds pie etc, he's becoming more 'suspicious' of what's in things and seems to prefer separate items on the plate (eg. a sausage, peas, mashed potato, carrots. NOT peas & carrots together, or sausage casserole).
And do you eat with your child or with your partner/husband? How do you strike that balance?
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LadyMaybe · 24/03/2012 07:21
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