If my kids had their way, they would eat turkey sandwiches for lunch every single day. Kids are not adventurous creatures when it comes to food, not by nature. You can nurture it though. The easiest way I've found to do that is to always keep them on their toes. Don't provide them with "kid" options all of the time, have them eat what you eat. Over time their taste buds will develop and you'll be so glad you put up the fight. (And sometimes it is a fight. For realz.)
Today I grabbed the turkey and the bagels and got ready to make them their favorite lunch...and then I stopped. I put back the turkey. I grabbed 3 ingredients and made them a healthy and "fancy" (their term, not mine) lunch. And you know what? Plates cleaned in record time. Even Aaron who has a slight aversion to pasta with red sauce.
Of course, we can't do a traditional chicken parmesan due to a dairy allergy, but the kids don't know the difference. And this is a quick lunch, no fuss, no mess. Three ingredients: jarred spaghetti sauce, noodles, chicken nuggets. (Note: we generally make our own spaghetti sauce fresh when we have pasta, but when Target is selling their awesome Market Pantry jars of sauce for $1 a piece, I buy a bunch. You can't make your own that cheap and it's great to have on hand for a quick meal! The best part? Look at the ingredients below...no dairy and no soy! It's hard to find a jar of spaghetti sauce without soybean oil. We aren't totally strict about avoiding soybean oil, but when we can, we do.)
So there you have it! A lunch fit for little dudes in 10 minutes or less, and it isn't a turkey sandwich. Enjoy!
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