Snacks and small meals?

Question

with a preg wife and a 2-year-old im trying to assemble some snacks and small meals on the weekend that they can have during the week. Anyone have any ideas on things that could be stored in ziplock containers or frozen until they need it.

thanks for the help, im heading off to the store now going to get some ziplock boxes and make:
-boiled eggs
-fruit salad
-tuna/chicken salad
-jello
-cut veggies
-cooked chicken

also throw in some yogurt and cheese. Great ideas, this should make life a little more pleasant when i come home at night.

Thanks!

Answer 1

Who the heck gave you a thumbs down for this sweet question? I'll give it a thumbs up to counter it. Any way....

Try fruit salads with canned fruits mixed with fresh fruits.
Also mixtures of nuts and dried fruit.
cut veggies with rach dressing is good and haelthy to have on hand too.
Another easy and healthy snack are wraps. Get tortilla bread and spread light cream cheese on it, then add rotisserie chicken(you buy akready cooked) and avocados. The wrap tightly and cut ona diagonal. Yum
Good luck and how sweet of you to prepare things for your pregnant wife and toddler.

Answer 2

An easy wholesome snack is,
mix in a large bowl,
1. Cheerios
2. dried fruit, i.e., raisins, banana chips, dried apple slices, etc. (these call all be purchased at your local grocery)
3. small pretzel sticks or small pretzel twists
4. rice chex
5. Do NOT put nuts in this mixture due to the fact your child could choke on them.
6. Mix well and put in zip lock bags.

Since your wife is pregnant she needs extra vitamins and minerals, keep plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables on hand. If they are already washed, sliced and bagged in the frig they will be much easier for her and the child to eat.

Soups are a great cook ahead thing to have on hand. She can re-heat and have with a sandwich or some crackers and cheese. Soup can also be made in large quantities and frozen in serving size containers.

Casseroles are another great make ahead dish and they can be frozen too.

Oatmeal/Raisen cookies spread with peanut butter are great, healthy and filling.

For lots more ideas go to Recipezaar they have over 100,000 recipes.

Good luck and your wife is lucky to have such a considerate husband.

Answer 3

yogurt...carrot sticks... granola bars... oatmeal for breakfast is something healthy for the pregnant wife..

you could make chicken salad and put it in tupperware for them to have the next day.. you could make a nice salad and store it in tupperware also to have the next day...

go to kraftfoods.com and they have many snacks and recipe ideas. I'm sure that could help you!

Answer 4

Soups, lasagna, keep cottage cheese and LOTS of crackers around. String cheese! Good for snacking, and good for you, and kids love it. Jello? Her favorite casserole?

My favorite snack is a slice of deli ham rolled up with a piece of Amercian cheese. Mom always had those on a tray in the fridge for snacks. Just keep them covered.

Answer 5

apples and/or yogurt. yogurt forsure. by best advice is to eat a snack every two hrs. whether it be an apple, a tablespoon of peanut butter, handful of nuts or raisins, yogurt, and lastly drink lots of water. it is perfect and you will feel great

Answer 6

Pickles Pickles Pickles and tons of ice cream and apple juice.

Answer 7

- breakfast burritos

- lasagna

- taco meat, sloppy joe meat, spaghetti + sauce + meat

- mashed potatoes

- crockpot pot roast & vegetables

- cut up carrots & celery sticks

Answer 8

simple sandwedges....quick easy and satisfying if not.. carots/crisps and avacado dip.......you cant freeze it but its quick... a nice snack could also be soya sausages...and ketchup u can freeze it and they taste supisingly good... available at any good supermarket