Archive for the 'Dietary' Category - 5
Published by Biggie on August 15th, 2007 tagged bento, dumplings or
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Bug and I made homemade gnocchi for dinner last night, which he really enjoyed as it was like playing with play dough (modeling clay). Involving your kids in meal prep can be a fun way to get them interested in their food, as well as being rewarding family time if you don’t stress about the […]
Published by Biggie on August 15th, 2007 tagged bento, dumplings or buns, pasta or noodles, potatoes, lactose free, vegetarian, for kids, parenthacks, recipe | 24 Comments »
I’m gearing up for preschool to start in September, when I won’t be right there to help my son with frustrating food in his meals. This means putting myself in his shoes when I’m packing his lunch, trying to imagine what’d give him problems if he were eating solo. Kids this age are still perfecting […]
Published by Biggie on August 14th, 2007 tagged bento, glutenfree, potatoes, salad, fish or seafood, for kids | 14 Comments »
I overslept this morning, so today’s lunches were a true test of the speed lunch system (”This is not a drill!”). Having ready-made meatballs in the fridge provided a quick protein; you can also make them from scratch ahead of time and freeze a stash of them. We did wind up being late, but that […]
Published by Biggie on August 8th, 2007 tagged bento, phyllo or pancake or other, poultry, lactose free, for kids | 15 Comments »
My son decided to go on strike against playgroup this morning, so I had more time to think about and prepare lunch before going out for a playdate. Reminds me of a tip I read in a bento cookbook: the night before, think of one item you’ll pack in the next day’s lunch. This’ll help […]
Published by Biggie on August 8th, 2007 tagged bento, meat, onigiri or sushi, phyllo or pancake or other, rice, lactose free, for kids, recipe | 5 Comments »
I didn’t have any nice leftovers to pack for lunch today, so I reached for pasta I’d frozen earlier for just this sort of occasion. I threw together a quick pasta salad for the adults using frozen unsauced pasta, and microwaved frozen spaghetti cups with sauce for Bug as he’s decided he doesn’t like the […]