Can anyone spare 5 mins to help me with my shopping list?

[rickman]

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squash can be very bad for children who react to additives, if it contains sodium benzoate - my nephew goes hyper if he drinks this.

Tartrazine also has a bad effect on some children

Check the label

Just mentioned on another thread that a dietician (my son has several alleries) suggested I give my son Orange Juice as he refuses to eat any fruit. Apparently it is the equivalent of a portion of fruit.

Is the sugar in OJ a real problem?

Not a problem as such, but most people seem to think that it's better than the sugar in other types of drink although it's essentially the same. It's also pretty bad for teeth as it's acidic and sugary. And it definitely can fill them up so they are less likely to eat. The official `5 a day' guidance says that fruit juice can replace 1 portion of fruit yes. If your son really will not eat any fruit then I would say it's better than nothing however.

Rickman, what you feed them sounds fine. I can think of a few choice words for your X though. However, I will not lower the tone!

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well, I hide the chocolate in my tummy .

6 for tea.....how about DIY pizzas? I know you've already been shopping, and pizza is hardly the most healthy food in the world either, but they seem to like it, it's quick, and you can sneak in some healthy toppings. I buy the ready-made bases (Napolina?) and some sauce, then they have ham, pineapple, mushroom, pepper, baby corn, cheese etc to sprinkle on themselves. They usually eat it (but they don't all choose to put the veggies on theirs!). I do half a base each (cut before they put their toppings on)...this is for 3 year olds.

When you have children who all like and dislike different things, I find it easiest to give them a selection on the table so that they can help themselves, such as cocktail sausages, pizza slices, sandwiches, grated cheese, mini scotch eggs, etc. Then each child will take what it likes and normally everything goes.

Rickman,you sound like you have more than enough on your plate. how about making up big stews/curries and doling those out with some bread?
Would they go for it.
Also I think everyone likes pasta wioth tom. sauce and Parmesan. make up a huge batch. it is so cheap and easy and much nicer than the bought stuff.
Baked potatoes?
Omelettes
Fried rice or rice and stir fry?
Maybe HunkerMunker will pop in. She is the queen of the deep freeze.

Sorry, no this sounds really priggish, but I cant understand people not wanting their children to eat what they scoff themselves like biscuits,chocolates and sweets!!
Luckily for me, my dd turns her nose up at the gallons of Claret we get through.

I have five for tea today rickman, and I have to say I am not looking forward to it.

I am giving them: roast chicken drumstick, mash, broccoli and carrots. I have made the mash already so it will just need heating up. The drumsticks need 25/30 mins in hot oven.

I know at least 3 of them will eat that. Dd1 will not eat the mash and dd2 will not eat the broccoli.

I have made jelly for pudding and I have a pack of choccy fromage frais things too

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what a pr*ck