Hello-
I am looking for new dinner ideas please!

I have a vegetarian (fish, dairy and egg ok) 12 yr old, a picky 5 yr
old and a 3 yr old that says "ewww" to anything that looks different.

So I guess I am really looking for meal ideas that preschoolers will
eat (other than mac and cheese and pb&j)

Thanks for your help!
Laura

"Laura" > wrote in message
oups.com...
> Hello-
> I am looking for new dinner ideas please!
>
> I have a vegetarian (fish, dairy and egg ok) 12 yr old, a picky 5 yr
> old and a 3 yr old that says "ewww" to anything that looks different.
>
> So I guess I am really looking for meal ideas that preschoolers will
> eat (other than mac and cheese and pb&j)
>

It is too late. You should have trained them to eat foods that are good
for them. A wide variety of foods.

In article .com>,
says...
> Hello-
> I am looking for new dinner ideas please!
>
> I have a vegetarian (fish, dairy and egg ok) 12 yr old, a picky 5 yr
> old and a 3 yr old that says "ewww" to anything that looks different.
>
>
>

Good luck in your quest - but if your 12 year old eats fish he is not a
vegetarian. There's nothing wrong with eating fish and no other animal
flesh - but it is not vegetarianism.

--
Peter Aitken
Visit my recipe and kitchen myths pages at www.pgacon.com/cooking.htm

"Laura" > wrote in message
oups.com...
> Hello-
> I am looking for new dinner ideas please!
>
> I have a vegetarian (fish, dairy and egg ok) 12 yr old, a picky 5 yr
> old and a 3 yr old that says "ewww" to anything that looks different.
>
> So I guess I am really looking for meal ideas that preschoolers will
> eat (other than mac and cheese and pb&j)
>
> Thanks for your help!
> Laura
>

Fajitas, tacos, make-your-own pizza. My kids favorite is grilled cheese and
tomato soup night. Sprinkle taco seasoning on crumbled tofu and bake
forever at a low temp and the meat eaters won't be able to tell the
difference.

By the way, I can get anyone to eat broccoli, including kids :-)
Cut broccoli up into little pieces! Then I drizzle with olive oil and
sprinkle with italian style bread crumbs. Bake in oven until you can smell
the broccoli (anywhere from 20-30 minutes depending on what temp the oven is
on). Everyone loves my broccoli!

Elisa

Laura wrote:
> Hello-
> I am looking for new dinner ideas please!
>
> I have a vegetarian (fish, dairy and egg ok) 12 yr old, a picky 5 yr
> old and a 3 yr old that says "ewww" to anything that looks different.
>
> So I guess I am really looking for meal ideas that preschoolers will
> eat (other than mac and cheese and pb&j)
>
> Thanks for your help!
> Laura

This is a weird challenge for me, since I have very close friends who
have raised their kids, now 13 and 16, to decide that they will only
eat cheese pizza, chicken nuggets/fries, and cereal....that's it.
Living next door to Sandy the Cook, they know that they are not allowed
to sit at my dinner table unless they eat my food...no substitutes are
provided, and I do not modify my menu to accomodate their food issues.
The thing is, they want to be in the middle of the adult conversation
so I've gradually coaxed them to try new foods, because they can't be
in the middle of the action if they don't try the food.

If you don't have that kind of leverage though, I'd suggest getting
them in to the kitchen to cook what they want to eat...get them invoved
in food preparation. The make-your-own-pizza that someone else
suggested is a great springboard! Take time to cook with your kids,
and they will be more interested in good food.

Sandy

In article .com>,
"Laura" > wrote:

> Hello-
> I am looking for new dinner ideas please!
>
> I have a vegetarian (fish, dairy and egg ok) 12 yr old, a picky 5 yr
> old and a 3 yr old that says "ewww" to anything that looks different.
>
> So I guess I am really looking for meal ideas that preschoolers will
> eat (other than mac and cheese and pb&j)
>
> Thanks for your help!
> Laura

Pick up one of the Sears parenting books. They address that along with
many other things and have a lot of good suggestions... I read a couple
of the ones my sister bought before my first nephew was born.

Good reading! :-)

They are written by a pediatrician and the nurse he is married to.
--
Peace!
Om

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a Son of a bitch"
-- Jack Nicholson

In article >,
"Elisa" > wrote:
>
> By the way, I can get anyone to eat broccoli, including kids :-)
> Cut broccoli up into little pieces! Then I drizzle with olive oil and
> sprinkle with italian style bread crumbs. Bake in oven until you can smell
> the broccoli (anywhere from 20-30 minutes depending on what temp the oven is
> on). Everyone loves my broccoli!

No offense, but I seriously doubt I would enjoy your broccoli recipe. I
truly and sincerely detest broccoli. Bleh! No matter how I have had it
prepared, broccoli just tastes weird, like a strong sour flavor and I
just don't like it. I can eat broccoli if its in little bits in soup,
but that's it. My dad used to grow broccoli in his garden, so I have
tried it as fresh as it could possibly be and it still tastes like the
vegetable version of spoiled milk to me. I have had what seems like
countless people insist that I would enjoy their broccoli, but when I
try, it still tastes like broccoli that's been adorned in some way to
help improve its flavor, not eliminate it. Bleh!

Numerous friends and family members have said "you should like broccoli,
its so healthy for you." I agree, but its not like I get to chose how my
taste buds react to different foods. I just don't like broccoli! The way
your recipe is prepared means I would also take in extra fat, carbs, and
salt (due to the olive oil and bread crumbs). The olive oil has health
benefits, but the overall health of your broccoli dish could be better,
so I would just as soon not bother, although I don't doubt that you have
converted several broccoli haters to broccoli lovers over the years.

I am a meat and potatoes guy at heart. For health reasons, I rarely eat
red meat now, and I try to eat vegies and salads that require minimal
preparation only because that's the most effective way of benefitting
from their nutrients, but in most cases, it also results in the most
flavor. This is why I eat salads without any dressing (or maybe a bit of
olive oil and vinegar), but if I was a God, all vegies would be truly
unhealthy and moms around the world would need to urge their kids to eat
barbecued ribs, baked potatoes loaded with butter, and juicy steaks
because they are healthy.

In article >, "cybercat" >
wrote:

> "Laura" > wrote in message
> oups.com...
> > Hello-
> > I am looking for new dinner ideas please!
> >
> > I have a vegetarian (fish, dairy and egg ok) 12 yr old, a picky 5 yr
> > old and a 3 yr old that says "ewww" to anything that looks different.
> >
> > So I guess I am really looking for meal ideas that preschoolers will
> > eat (other than mac and cheese and pb&j)
> >
>
> It is too late. You should have trained them to eat foods that are good
> for them. A wide variety of foods.

Maybe I am missing something, but what's wrong with avoiding red meat? I
am a red meat eater from way back, but if I had it to do over again, I
would have preferred my parents encouraged me to eat more fish because
its healthy and there are probably thousands of ways to prepare fish. If
I were the OP, I would simply google for fish recipes and encourage her
other child to adopt the same eating habits, and maybe encourage both of
them to at least try some chicken or turkey, but no one is going to miss
red meat if they don't like it.

Oh pshaw, on Thu 03 Aug 2006 04:28:58a, Stan Horwitz meant to say...

> In article >,
> "Elisa" > wrote:
>>
>> By the way, I can get anyone to eat broccoli, including kids :-)
>> Cut broccoli up into little pieces! Then I drizzle with olive oil and
>> sprinkle with italian style bread crumbs. Bake in oven until you can
>> smell the broccoli (anywhere from 20-30 minutes depending on what temp
>> the oven is on). Everyone loves my broccoli!
>
> No offense, but I seriously doubt I would enjoy your broccoli recipe.

All you need is a bottle of catsup.

--
Wayne Boatwright
__________________________________________________

I fed some lemon to my cat and now I have a sour puss.

"Stan Horwitz" > wrote

> Numerous friends and family members have said "you should like broccoli,
> its so healthy for you."

Stan, someone named Yared posted this at the end of June.
Perhaps you could try skin on almonds.

http://www.washtimes.com/national/20...0158-5398r.htm

nancy

Laura wrote:
> Hello-
> I am looking for new dinner ideas please!
>
> I have a vegetarian (fish, dairy and egg ok) 12 yr old, a picky 5 yr
> old and a 3 yr old that says "ewww" to anything that looks different.
>
> So I guess I am really looking for meal ideas that preschoolers will
> eat (other than mac and cheese and pb&j)
>
> Thanks for your help!
> Laura

Since when are fish, milk, and eggs vegetables?

Anyways, try Chinese. I've just started experimenting with a wok* and I
am truely amazed. Meals are cheaper and faster than ever before. And
super delicious.

Let me add a shameless plug for _Chinese Cooking for Dummies_ by Martin
Yan.

b.

*my cast iron wok has not actually arrived yet, but I have a cast iron
saute pan that seems to be doing just fine.

Stan Horwitz wrote:
> In article >,
> "Elisa" > wrote:
> >
> > By the way, I can get anyone to eat broccoli, including kids :-)
> > Cut broccoli up into little pieces! Then I drizzle with olive oil and
> > sprinkle with italian style bread crumbs. Bake in oven until you can smell
> > the broccoli (anywhere from 20-30 minutes depending on what temp the oven is
> > on). Everyone loves my broccoli!
>
> No offense, but I seriously doubt I would enjoy your broccoli recipe. I
> truly and sincerely detest broccoli. Bleh! No matter how I have had it
> prepared, broccoli just tastes weird, like a strong sour flavor and I
> just don't like it.

Here's a way you're sure to enjoy.

Feed the broccoli to a cow. A few weeks later, butcher and eat the cow.

mmmm.

b.

In article >,
"Nancy Young" > wrote:

> "Stan Horwitz" > wrote
>
> > Numerous friends and family members have said "you should like broccoli,
> > its so healthy for you."
>
> Stan, someone named Yared posted this at the end of June.
> Perhaps you could try skin on almonds.
>
> http://www.washtimes.com/national/20...0158-5398r.htm
>
> nancy

Thanks Nancy. I am a long-time fan of almonds. I guess I should eat them
more. I have a bag almonds sitting on a shelf right now!

In article >,
Wayne Boatwright <wayneboatwright_at_gmail.com> wrote:

> Oh pshaw, on Thu 03 Aug 2006 04:28:58a, Stan Horwitz meant to say...
>
> > In article >,
> > "Elisa" > wrote:
> >>
> >> By the way, I can get anyone to eat broccoli, including kids :-)
> >> Cut broccoli up into little pieces! Then I drizzle with olive oil and
> >> sprinkle with italian style bread crumbs. Bake in oven until you can
> >> smell the broccoli (anywhere from 20-30 minutes depending on what temp
> >> the oven is on). Everyone loves my broccoli!
> >
> > No offense, but I seriously doubt I would enjoy your broccoli recipe.
>
> All you need is a bottle of catsup.

Not even "ketchup" could improve the disgusting flavor of brocoli!

Oh pshaw, on Thu 03 Aug 2006 12:04:31p, Stan Horwitz meant to say...

> In article >,
> Wayne Boatwright <wayneboatwright_at_gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Oh pshaw, on Thu 03 Aug 2006 04:28:58a, Stan Horwitz meant to say...
>>
>> > In article >,
>> > "Elisa" > wrote:
>> >>
>> >> By the way, I can get anyone to eat broccoli, including kids :-)
>> >> Cut broccoli up into little pieces! Then I drizzle with olive oil
>> >> and sprinkle with italian style bread crumbs. Bake in oven until
>> >> you can smell the broccoli (anywhere from 20-30 minutes depending on
>> >> what temp the oven is on). Everyone loves my broccoli!
>> >
>> > No offense, but I seriously doubt I would enjoy your broccoli recipe.
>>
>> All you need is a bottle of catsup.
>
> Not even "ketchup" could improve the disgusting flavor of brocoli!

LOL! I love broccoli as long as it's not overcooked. I also like it raw.
I have a fine appreciation for "ketchup" in certain applications, but
definitely not on everything. :-)

--
Wayne Boatwright
__________________________________________________

Farfignewton: a long way til the next cookie.

"Wayne Boatwright" <wayneboatwright_at_gmail.com> wrote in message > LOL! I
love broccoli as long as it's not overcooked. I also like it raw.
> I have a fine appreciation for "ketchup" in certain applications, but
> definitely not on everything. :-)

Mmmmmmm I love broccoli hot with lots of butter

Laura wrote:
> Hello-
> I am looking for new dinner ideas please!
>
> I have a vegetarian (fish, dairy and egg ok) 12 yr old, a picky 5 yr
> old and a 3 yr old that says "ewww" to anything that looks different.
>
> So I guess I am really looking for meal ideas that preschoolers will
> eat (other than mac and cheese and pb&j)
>

Take the 12 yr old to the library and check out the widest-ranging
vegetarian cookbooks you can find. Let her/him pick some recipes to
try.

The 3 and 5 yr olds are not capable of making these decisions. You are
the responsible one, so prepare and serve them balanced, nutritious
meals. Be a parent, not an idiot fast food worker. -aem

Oh pshaw, on Thu 03 Aug 2006 12:16:59p, Ophelia meant to say...

>
> "Wayne Boatwright" <wayneboatwright_at_gmail.com> wrote in message >
> LOL! I love broccoli as long as it's not overcooked. I also like it
> raw.
>> I have a fine appreciation for "ketchup" in certain applications, but
>> definitely not on everything. :-)
>
> Mmmmmmm I love broccoli hot with lots of butter

Yes, delicious! Have you ever tried spritzing it with olive oil, a sprinkle
of salt, maybe some garlic, then roasting at high temperature? Also
delicious!

--
Wayne Boatwright
__________________________________________________

Farfignewton: a long way til the next cookie.

Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> Oh pshaw, on Thu 03 Aug 2006 12:16:59p, Ophelia meant to say...
>
>>
>> "Wayne Boatwright" <wayneboatwright_at_gmail.com> wrote in message >
>> LOL! I love broccoli as long as it's not overcooked. I also like it
>> raw.
>>> I have a fine appreciation for "ketchup" in certain applications,
>>> but definitely not on everything. :-)
>>
>> Mmmmmmm I love broccoli hot with lots of butter
>
> Yes, delicious! Have you ever tried spritzing it with olive oil, a
> sprinkle of salt, maybe some garlic, then roasting at high
> temperature? Also delicious!

I was thinking of doing something very much like this in the next couple of
days, Wayne. I still have one big bunch of broccoli left. (I could always
make broccoli soup, of course!)

Jill

Oh pshaw, on Thu 03 Aug 2006 02:31:48p, jmcquown meant to say...

> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>> Oh pshaw, on Thu 03 Aug 2006 12:16:59p, Ophelia meant to say...
>>
>>>
>>> "Wayne Boatwright" <wayneboatwright_at_gmail.com> wrote in message >
>>> LOL! I love broccoli as long as it's not overcooked. I also like it
>>> raw.
>>>> I have a fine appreciation for "ketchup" in certain applications,
>>>> but definitely not on everything. :-)
>>>
>>> Mmmmmmm I love broccoli hot with lots of butter
>>
>> Yes, delicious! Have you ever tried spritzing it with olive oil, a
>> sprinkle of salt, maybe some garlic, then roasting at high
>> temperature? Also delicious!
>
> I was thinking of doing something very much like this in the next couple
> of days, Wayne. I still have one big bunch of broccoli left. (I could
> always make broccoli soup, of course!)

Jill, if you're going to roast it or broil it (I do both), be sure to cut
it into smallish evenly-sized florets. The result is really good.

Oh, I love cream of broccoli soup! I rarely ever make cream soups...I
would eat too much. :-)

The last cream soup I made was a cream of cauliflower soup with cheddar
cheese. No real recipe, but I cooked the cauliflower in chicken broth,
then pureed about 2/3 of it. Combined the puree with cream and the
shredded cheese, stirring over low heat until melted, then stirred in the
remaining pieces of cauliflower.

--
Wayne Boatwright
__________________________________________________

Farfignewton: a long way til the next cookie.

Wayne Boatwright <wayneboatwright_at_gmail.com> wrote:
> Oh pshaw, on Thu 03 Aug 2006 12:16:59p, Ophelia meant to say...
> > Mmmmmmm I love broccoli hot with lots of butter
> Yes, delicious! Have you ever tried spritzing it with olive oil, a sprinkle
> of salt, maybe some garlic, then roasting at high temperature? Also
> delicious!

I make broccoli like I make spinach... In a saute pan, melt equal amounts
of butter and olive oil, slowly simmer some garlic and red pepper flakes in
the oil, then turn up the heat and saute the broccoli (or spinach or
shrimp or chicken) in spicy, garlicky, buttery goodness. Toss with pasta.
Maybe sprinkle with a little parmesan cheese.

JR

Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>
> LOL! I love broccoli as long as it's not overcooked. I also like it raw.

I think I could eat broccoli cookies or ice cream. I love the stuff!
DS loves it too, which is awesome.
-L.

cybercat wrote:
>
> It is too late. You should have trained them to eat foods that are good
> for them. A wide variety of foods.

This is so true. They don't starve themselves for long, LOL. I think
part of the problem is that so may people use pre-packaged baby food
which is laden with starch and/or salt and sugar. You switch them to
table food and they reject it. We fed J table food from the start and
he's always been a good eater. He doesn't always eat everything
offered, but we offer it to him time and time again, anyway. Still
won't touch a coked carrot though, LOL...
-L.

-L. wrote:
> cybercat wrote:
>>
>> It is too late. You should have trained them to eat foods that are
>> good for them. A wide variety of foods.
>
> This is so true. They don't starve themselves for long, LOL. I think
> part of the problem is that so may people use pre-packaged baby food
> which is laden with starch and/or salt and sugar. You switch them to
> table food and they reject it. We fed J table food from the start and
> he's always been a good eater. He doesn't always eat everything
> offered, but we offer it to him time and time again, anyway. Still
> won't touch a coked carrot though, LOL...
> -L.

I won't touch carrots, either Oh, I put them in soups and stews but I
usually wind up eating around them. I just can't stand the taste.

Jill

On 2006-08-04, jmcquown > wrote:

> I won't touch carrots, either

You're weird, Jill.

nb

"Wayne Boatwright" <wayneboatwright_at_gmail.com> wrote in message
28.19...
> Oh pshaw, on Thu 03 Aug 2006 12:16:59p, Ophelia meant to say...
>
>>
>> "Wayne Boatwright" <wayneboatwright_at_gmail.com> wrote in message >
>> LOL! I love broccoli as long as it's not overcooked. I also like it
>> raw.
>>> I have a fine appreciation for "ketchup" in certain applications, but
>>> definitely not on everything. :-)
>>
>> Mmmmmmm I love broccoli hot with lots of butter
>
> Yes, delicious! Have you ever tried spritzing it with olive oil, a
> sprinkle
> of salt, maybe some garlic, then roasting at high temperature? Also
> delicious!

No but I will)

notbob wrote:
> On 2006-08-04, jmcquown > wrote:
>
>> I won't touch carrots, either
>
> You're weird, Jill.
>
> nb

I freely admit that! I despise all raw vegetables, as well, but will eat
*most* veggies if they are cooked.

Jill