Need some cheap and easy recipes to temp my son, any ideas?

Question

my son is 3 3/4 and just tempt him to try different things, he eats fruit and veg but always the same things, spag bol, shepards pie etc, if i try and make him something a little unusual he wont try it because it looks different. He eats well and plenty of the right stuff, he doesnt like burgers and chips etc, but the meals are always the same every week it gets boring

hidy lady thats fine, If he refuses the food i dont go cooking him other stuff, i just wanted help on how to tempt him to eat different eals, its not the kind of food, its just how to get him eating it in different ways. I dont want to get to the point where my son is forcing food down he doesnt like just because mummy cant afford others

Answer 1

www.kraftfoods.com

Answer 2

I have a 3 yr old and a 5 yr old so I know what you are going through. I purchased a cookbook called Recipes Kids Love- in my local grocery store in the check out line (at the most $3.00). It has pictures with every recipe. I let my kids look through the book and pick out 1 recipe each for the week. IIl help them make a list of ingredients and when we go shopping for the week, they are "responsible" for gathering the items- of course I help them, but I have discovered that this keeps them in line during the entire trip- extra bonus. Then when it's time to prepare, I let them help me with the simple stuff like pouring and combining ingredients and they also like to check the timer and count down the remaining cooking time. I have done this for the past month and have found several recipes that my kids love. I have found that by letting them get involved in picking, planning and preparing what we eat, they are more willing to try new things when offered. My children love the whole process of deciding and plannig and get really excited about their new recipes. It is nice quality time together too. I hope this helps.

Answer 3

Boiled noodles, macaroni are good, ground beef, and any cheese you have on hand. Take a look at prepackaged food, like hamburger helper, and imitate the ingredients with real food, kids love it. Anything homemade is good. Fry ground beef, add salt and pepper, add a can of crushed tomatoes, a bit of oregano, chillli powder, touch of sugar, a small can of tomato paste, let simmer down a bit, throw in any noodles. Mix ketchup with equal parts honey, add chilli powder, a bit of cinnamon, garlic, salt, brush onto cooked chicken pieces, and cook on for a few minutes, no too long, the honey burns easily. Go to cooks.com, search for what ever you have in the house.

Answer 4

I have had to make meals with pretty much nothing.. I am not sure how old your son is but my 7 year old step daughter like this..

1 cup rice
1 pound ground beef
1 can corn ( I use the no salt added sweet corn)
brown gravy...

cook the rice and ground beef. ( separate and drain beef)
then make your gravy. I make a roux ( butter and flour equal parts) then add water to the consistency that i like then add beef flavoring..
After the rice to the beef as well as the corn and gravy...
Just heat til the corn is warm....

May look gross but very yummy......

Also, the food Network ( Foodtv.com) has wonderful ideas and recipes for meals that are good for you and are done in less then 30 minutes,

Answer 5

i make my daughter what i have and what i can afford, and if she refuses to eat it (she is 2 1/2) then it goes in the fridge and she gets it cold the next night but isnt allowed to have anything other that fresh fruit for the rest of the night (or until the next meal depending on the time of day). im not evil, she just has to learn not to be picky. parent cant be expected to cook their kids a meal then throw it away and cook something else just because they're having a tantrum. its what they did before everything became illegal and kids started sueing their parents!

Answer 6

Octopus Hot Dogs
A fun way to liven up that ever-present kids' food. Great for bad weather days, cranky kids (or moms!), birthday parties, or just because. My daughters think I'm really cool when I make these for them. :o)
1 hot dog
ketchup, to serve
1 servings 1 octopus per hot dog

1. Cut hot dog in half length-wise, leaving about 1" intact at the end.
2. Cut each of the long sections in half (lengthwise), then in half again - these are the legs.
3. Boil until legs' curl up and hot dog is cooked through.

Answer 7

My nice and nephew loves "green pankakes" basically you take a large oven safe dish, put spinach at the bottom, pour pancake mix over it and make 1.5cm high, put it in the oven on 200 degrees for aprox 15 mins or until it's golden brown and cooked through.

Answer 8

Try taco macaroni

Make 1 box macaroni and cheese according to package directions

Make 1 batch of taco meat according to taco seasoning packet directions

Layer in casserole, starting with macaroni, then taco meat, repeat layers, if you want you can top with crumbled tortilla chips

Bake 350 degrees for about 30 minutes.

Very quick, easy, and tasty for your son!

Answer 9

Macaroni cheese
Soliders and soft boiled eggs
Bangers and mash
Let him help you prepare dinner, and taste the ingredients as they go in, then he will know there is nothing scary in his grub.
Anything that looks fun to a child will make it more appealing- make a smily face out of the food, or pretend that its his favourite tv characters favourite food.

Answer 10

When my kids refused to eat i let them help me make simple things they loved it and ate everything they made.
one of the easiest things was sausage snails.just buy 1 pack of frozen premade flaky pastry and a pound of sausage meat defrost the pastry roll out but not too thin and spread tomato ketchup over the rolled out pastry.place the sausage meat on the rolled out pastry to the right hand side and roll until you have what resembles a large sausage roll cut the roll int equal slices about 1inch or 35mm thick. lay the slices on there sides on a greased baking tray allowing room between each one to swell in the oven.once placed on the tray lightly press on each shape to make them thinner.so they resemble spiral like shapes.place in a medium to hot oven on the middle shelf for about 20/25 Min's or until golden.
good luck please try it there not bad

Answer 11

#Boil some frankfurters for about a minute, cut into 2 or 3 pieces, dip in batter and fry in a little oil.

# Mixed kiddies platter: battered sausage pieces as above, cubes pieces of grilled chicken (popcorn chicken), meat balls cut into halves.

#Fish food platter: Popcorn shrimps, fish fingers cut into pieces, Fish strips, or crab patties. ( you can also have fish cakes cut into quarters)

Kids love these as they always go for finger food. Just some tempting ideas for kids.