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11 replies

LouiseEH · 14/04/2018 16:25

I’m posting here for traffic!

I have a 3 year old son who is quite fussy when it comes to food, I have also just had my 2nd DC and I’m struggling to manage cooking and dealing with both DC at the same time, so I intend on batch cooking meals for lunches and using the slow cooker for evening meals. I’ve tried looking online for inspiration but the majority of things on there my son won’t eat. I’m looking for really basic and reasonably cheap meals for myself and my DS, any suggestions would be greatly appreciated Smile

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greenlynx · 14/04/2018 16:27

What does he like? Or what he doesn't like?

isseywithcats · 14/04/2018 16:30

Spaghetti bolognese, meat stews, cottage pie, pizza, toad in the hole, roast chicken, jacket potatoes with fillings, pasta bakes, chilli and rice, wethers warming up salad with protiene ie cheese, an omlette or meat, cornish pasties, steak pie, corned beef hash,

halfwitpicker · 14/04/2018 16:33

Soups (loads of veg, lentils, tin of Tom's, blend it, voilà, carrot soup)
Grilled cheese sandwiches
Tapas plate : tortilla, cheese cubes, ham, sliced veggies, hummus, crackers etc.
Pasta with cheese sauce or simple tomato/ veg sauce
Sausages and mash/veggies
Anything with couscous

Penfold007 · 14/04/2018 16:36

Start with what you know DS will eat and go from there. What foods does he enjoy?

LouiseEH · 14/04/2018 16:40

He doesn’t like any veg (no matter how hard I try to hide them) he’s a bit reluctant to try new sauce based things but will try it if he’s in the right mood lol
He loves eggs, ham, cheese, fruit and a lot of snack type things.
Anything quite basic without too many ingredients would be good.

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SaucyJane · 14/04/2018 16:42

DD is fussy as all hell at the moment. She loves "chicken rice", basically chicken breast, rice, as many veggies as we can sneak in without her noticing, and any sauce - could be one of those toddler sauces that they sell at boots (they do tomato or korma), or tinned tomatoes etc

SaucyJane · 14/04/2018 16:43

Sorry pressed post too soon - depending on whether DP is eating with her or not (I don't eat meat).

LouiseEH · 14/04/2018 16:43

Things that can be easily made in advance and stored is my main issue right now, I’m happy to try and introduce lots of new foods to DS.

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SaucyJane · 14/04/2018 16:44

Omelettes are also quick, easy and high protein if he'll eat eggs

BertieBotts · 14/04/2018 16:55

Start with ingredients he likes and go from there? Can you give us a list? Meat/fish/protein sources, vegetables, carb sources and then flavours/sauces.

Pasta bake - with any meat/veg he likes plus a sauce, cheese if you want or top with breadcrumbs and leave in oven. Can freeze/chill leftovers. OR do in slowcooker without topping (start pasta dry). Again chill leftovers and microwave.

Flavoured/fried rice - cook the rice with a stock cube and then add other ingredients. Fry through in wok or just stir them in. Needs a lot of flavouring but works.

Jacket potato fillings - stews, curries, baked beans mixed with various things, you can freeze these.

Mild curry you can just use meat and onions or include chunky veg he can pick out. To be batch or slow-cooked. Serve with naan (microwaved) or rice. A rice cooker might help.

Instant noodles plus ham, sweetcorn, sliced boiled eggs etc. ("Cheat's Ramen")

Home made pizza is healthy and can be eaten cold or reheated. If you get a kit it's not too difficult to make.

If he likes eggs and ham, try German schinkennudeln - that's a popular classic in our house. wholefoodrepublic.com/german-ham-and-egg-noodles-schinkennudeln/

When DS was this age he also had lots of picky dinners, cold salad type stuff with crackers, cheese, ham, etc. You could chop everything in advance and put into little tubs to portion out.

BertieBotts · 14/04/2018 16:58

Make "nuggets" from various ingredients, mashed potato is a good filler or minced meat. Cheese, eggs. Savoury muffin or scone dough. Blend vegetables up to hide them and mix with the ingredients. If you've got mushy ingredients like cheese or mash, coat with breadcrumbs before part-baking and freezing. You can also do them pinwheel style with flattened bread or ready made pastry or pizza dough.

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